diff --git a/webapp/build.xml b/webapp/build.xml
index 6aae2b2af..6d7c066cf 100644
--- a/webapp/build.xml
+++ b/webapp/build.xml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 		<copy todir="${vitrohome.image.dir}" file="${appbase.dir}/config/example.runtime.properties" />
 		<copy todir="${vitrohome.image.dir}" >
 			<fileset dir="${appbase.dir}" >
-				<include name="rdffiles/**/*" />
+				<include name="rdf/**/*" />
 			</fileset>
 		</copy>
     </target>
diff --git a/webapp/rdffiles/display/everytime/displayModelListViews.rdf b/webapp/rdf/display/everytime/displayModelListViews.rdf
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/rdffiles/display/everytime/displayModelListViews.rdf
rename to webapp/rdf/display/everytime/displayModelListViews.rdf
diff --git a/webapp/rdffiles/display/firsttime/application.owl b/webapp/rdf/display/firsttime/application.owl
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/rdffiles/display/firsttime/application.owl
rename to webapp/rdf/display/firsttime/application.owl
diff --git a/webapp/rdffiles/display/firsttime/menu.n3 b/webapp/rdf/display/firsttime/menu.n3
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/rdffiles/display/firsttime/menu.n3
rename to webapp/rdf/display/firsttime/menu.n3
diff --git a/webapp/rdffiles/display/firsttime/profilePageType.n3 b/webapp/rdf/display/firsttime/profilePageType.n3
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/rdffiles/display/firsttime/profilePageType.n3
rename to webapp/rdf/display/firsttime/profilePageType.n3
diff --git a/webapp/rdffiles/displayDisplay/everytime/displayDisplay.n3 b/webapp/rdf/displayDisplay/everytime/displayDisplay.n3
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/rdffiles/displayDisplay/everytime/displayDisplay.n3
rename to webapp/rdf/displayDisplay/everytime/displayDisplay.n3
diff --git a/webapp/rdffiles/displayTbox/everytime/displayTBOX.n3 b/webapp/rdf/displayTbox/everytime/displayTBOX.n3
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/rdffiles/displayTbox/everytime/displayTBOX.n3
rename to webapp/rdf/displayTbox/everytime/displayTBOX.n3
diff --git a/webapp/rdffiles/tbox/filegraph/vitro-0.7.owl b/webapp/rdf/tbox/filegraph/vitro-0.7.owl
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/rdffiles/tbox/filegraph/vitro-0.7.owl
rename to webapp/rdf/tbox/filegraph/vitro-0.7.owl
diff --git a/webapp/rdffiles/tbox/filegraph/vitroPublic.owl b/webapp/rdf/tbox/filegraph/vitroPublic.owl
similarity index 100%
rename from webapp/rdffiles/tbox/filegraph/vitroPublic.owl
rename to webapp/rdf/tbox/filegraph/vitroPublic.owl
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/servlet/setup/FileGraphSetup.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/servlet/setup/FileGraphSetup.java
index 94c464cae..5e039e808 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/servlet/setup/FileGraphSetup.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/servlet/setup/FileGraphSetup.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.startup.StartupStatus;
 public class FileGraphSetup implements ServletContextListener {
 	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(FileGraphSetup.class);
 
-	private static final String RDFFILES = "rdffiles";
+	private static final String RDF = "rdf";
     private static final String ABOX = "abox";
     private static final String TBOX = "tbox";
     private static final String FILEGRAPH = "filegraph";
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class FileGraphSetup implements ServletContextListener {
             RDFServiceModelMaker maker = new RDFServiceModelMaker(RDFServiceUtils.getRDFServiceFactory(ctx));
 
             // ABox files
-            Set<Path> paths = getFilegraphPaths(ctx, RDFFILES, ABOX, FILEGRAPH);
+            Set<Path> paths = getFilegraphPaths(ctx, RDF, ABOX, FILEGRAPH);
 
             cleanupDB(dataset, pathsToURIs(paths, ABOX), ABOX);
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class FileGraphSetup implements ServletContextListener {
             aboxChanged = readGraphs(paths, maker, ABOX, aboxBaseModel);		
 
             // TBox files
-            paths = getFilegraphPaths(ctx, RDFFILES, TBOX, FILEGRAPH);
+            paths = getFilegraphPaths(ctx, RDF, TBOX, FILEGRAPH);
 
             cleanupDB(dataset, pathsToURIs(paths, TBOX),TBOX);
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/servlet/setup/RDFFilesLoader.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/servlet/setup/RDFFilesLoader.java
index cbd0f8c3d..50838e472 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/servlet/setup/RDFFilesLoader.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/servlet/setup/RDFFilesLoader.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class RDFFilesLoader {
 
 	private static final String PROPERTY_VITRO_HOME = "vitro.home";
 	private static final String DEFAULT_RDF_FORMAT = "RDF/XML";
-	private static final String RDF_FILES = "rdffiles";
+	private static final String RDF = "rdf";
 	private static final String FIRST_TIME = "firsttime";
 	private static final String EVERY_TIME = "everytime";
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class RDFFilesLoader {
 	public static void loadFirstTimeFiles(ServletContext ctx, String modelPath,
 			Model model, boolean firstTime) {
 		if (firstTime) {
-			Set<Path> paths = getPaths(locateHomeDirectory(ctx), RDF_FILES,
+			Set<Path> paths = getPaths(locateHomeDirectory(ctx), RDF,
 					modelPath, FIRST_TIME);
 			for (Path p : paths) {
 				readOntologyFileIntoModel(p, model);
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ public class RDFFilesLoader {
 			OntModel model) {
 		OntModel everytimeModel = ModelFactory
 				.createOntologyModel(OntModelSpec.OWL_MEM);
-		Set<Path> paths = getPaths(locateHomeDirectory(ctx), RDF_FILES,
-				modelPath, EVERY_TIME);
+		Set<Path> paths = getPaths(locateHomeDirectory(ctx), RDF, modelPath,
+				EVERY_TIME);
 		for (Path p : paths) {
 			readOntologyFileIntoModel(p, everytimeModel);
 		}