diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f5ce76db..6afb9c26 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    compass (0.12.0.alpha.0.3f72a54)
+    compass (0.12.0.alpha.0.5e89865)
       chunky_png (~> 1.2)
       fssm (>= 0.2.7)
       sass (~> 3.1)
diff --git a/lib/compass/configuration.rb b/lib/compass/configuration.rb
index 58ad570d..91793a5c 100644
--- a/lib/compass/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/configuration.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module Compass
       attributes_for_directory(:fonts),
       attributes_for_directory(:extensions, nil),
       # Compilation options
-      :sprite_search_path,
+      :sprite_load_path,
       :output_style,
       :environment,
       :relative_assets,
diff --git a/lib/compass/configuration/defaults.rb b/lib/compass/configuration/defaults.rb
index abdd3efd..99a68c61 100644
--- a/lib/compass/configuration/defaults.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/configuration/defaults.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module Compass
         top_level.images_dir
       end
       
-      def default_sprite_search_path
+      def default_sprite_load_path
         [top_level.images_path]
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/compass/sprite_importer.rb b/lib/compass/sprite_importer.rb
index 5307b2cd..6b8f2d94 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sprite_importer.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sprite_importer.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module Compass
     
     # Returns the Glob of image files for the uri
     def self.files(uri)
-      Compass.configuration.sprite_search_path.each do |folder|
+      Compass.configuration.sprite_load_path.each do |folder|
         files = Dir[File.join(folder, uri)].sort
         next if files.empty?
         return files
diff --git a/test/units/sprites/importer_test.rb b/test/units/sprites/importer_test.rb
index 9d058704..a726a413 100644
--- a/test/units/sprites/importer_test.rb
+++ b/test/units/sprites/importer_test.rb
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ class ImporterTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
     config = Compass::Configuration::Data.new('config')
     config.images_path = @images_tmp_path
-    config.sprite_search_path = [@images_tmp_path, other_folder]
+    config.sprite_load_path = [@images_tmp_path, other_folder]
     Compass.add_configuration(config, "sprite_config")
     importer = Compass::SpriteImporter.new
-    assert_equal 2, Compass.configuration.sprite_search_path.compact.size
-    assert Compass.configuration.sprite_search_path.include?(other_folder)
+    assert_equal 2, Compass.configuration.sprite_load_path.compact.size
+    assert Compass.configuration.sprite_load_path.include?(other_folder)
     assert_equal ["bar", "my"], Compass::SpriteImporter.sprite_names(uri)
     
     FileUtils.rm_rf other_folder
diff --git a/test/units/sprites/sprite_map_test.rb b/test/units/sprites/sprite_map_test.rb
index 25d5a98e..abb64542 100644
--- a/test/units/sprites/sprite_map_test.rb
+++ b/test/units/sprites/sprite_map_test.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class SpriteMapTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     FileUtils.cp_r @images_src_path, @images_tmp_path
     config = Compass::Configuration::Data.new('config')
     config.images_path = @images_tmp_path
-    config.sprite_search_path = [@images_tmp_path]
     Compass.add_configuration(config)
     Compass.configure_sass_plugin!
     @options = {'cleanup' => Sass::Script::Bool.new(true), 'layout' => Sass::Script::String.new('vertical')}