diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0a72eb..61e2bc5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ Next, lets configure the development server. To keep things simple we can put th
 var hypernova = require('hypernova/server');
 
 hypernova({
-  devMode: true,
-
   getComponent(name) {
     if (name === 'MyComponent.js') {
       return require('./app/assets/javascripts/MyComponent.js');
@@ -207,8 +205,8 @@ Options, and their defaults
   bodyParser: {
     limit: 1024 * 1000,
   },
-  // disables cluster mode and reloads each component every time it is requested
-  devMode: false,
+  // disables cluster mode
+  enableCluster: false,
   // how components will be retrieved,
   getComponent: undefined,
   // configure the logger
diff --git a/examples/simple/hypernova.js b/examples/simple/hypernova.js
index 525481a..dcf0fc6 100644
--- a/examples/simple/hypernova.js
+++ b/examples/simple/hypernova.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const hypernova = require('hypernova/server');
 
 hypernova({
-  devMode: true,
-
   getComponent(name) {
     if (name === 'MyComponent.js') {
       return require('./app/assets/javascripts/MyComponent.js');
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 5fac449..8ebc6cf 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   bodyParser: {
     limit: 1024 * 1000,
   },
-  devMode: false,
   endpoint: '/batch',
+  enableCluster: false,
   files: [],
   logger: {},
   plugins: [],
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ export default function hypernova(userConfig, onServer) {
 
   const app = express();
 
-  if (config.devMode) {
-    worker(app, config, onServer);
-  } else {
+  if (config.enableCluster) {
     if (cluster.isMaster) {
       coordinator();
     } else {
       worker(app, config, onServer, cluster.worker.id);
     }
+  } else {
+    worker(app, config, onServer);
   }
 
   return app;
diff --git a/test/server-test.js b/test/server-test.js
index f267025..4b5fd8f 100644
--- a/test/server-test.js
+++ b/test/server-test.js
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ describe('Hypernova server', () => {
   });
 
   it('starts up the hypernova server without blowing up', () => {
-    hypernova({ devMode: true, getComponent: () => {} });
+    hypernova({ getComponent: () => {} });
   });
 });