diff --git a/src/assets/dioxus.toml b/src/assets/dioxus.toml
index 31e306079..d3f160242 100644
--- a/src/assets/dioxus.toml
+++ b/src/assets/dioxus.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ default_platform = "web"
 out_dir = "dist"
 
 # resource (static) file folder
-public_dir = "public"
+asset_dir = "public"
 
 [web.app]
 
diff --git a/src/builder.rs b/src/builder.rs
index efc5a915a..afd551dd3 100644
--- a/src/builder.rs
+++ b/src/builder.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn build(config: &CrateConfig) -> Result<()> {
         out_dir,
         crate_dir,
         target_dir,
-        public_dir,
+        asset_dir,
         executable,
         dioxus_config,
         ..
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ pub fn build(config: &CrateConfig) -> Result<()> {
         content_only: false,
         depth: 0,
     };
-    if public_dir.is_dir() {
-        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&public_dir)? {
+    if asset_dir.is_dir() {
+        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&asset_dir)? {
             let path = entry?.path();
             if path.is_file() {
                 std::fs::copy(&path, out_dir.join(path.file_name().unwrap()))?;
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn build_desktop(config: &CrateConfig, is_serve: bool) -> Result<()> {
         copy(res_path, &config.out_dir.join(target_file))?;
 
         // this code will copy all public file to the output dir
-        if config.public_dir.is_dir() {
+        if config.asset_dir.is_dir() {
             let copy_options = fs_extra::dir::CopyOptions {
                 overwrite: true,
                 skip_exist: false,
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ pub fn build_desktop(config: &CrateConfig, is_serve: bool) -> Result<()> {
                 depth: 0,
             };
 
-            for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&config.public_dir)? {
+            for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&config.asset_dir)? {
                 let path = entry?.path();
                 if path.is_file() {
                     std::fs::copy(&path, &config.out_dir.join(path.file_name().unwrap()))?;
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 5949310dd..ba0427191 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Default for DioxusConfig {
                 name: "dioxus".into(),
                 default_platform: "web".to_string(),
                 out_dir: Some(PathBuf::from("dist")),
-                public_dir: Some(PathBuf::from("public")),
+                asset_dir: Some(PathBuf::from("public")),
             },
             web: WebConfig {
                 app: WebAppConfing {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub struct ApplicationConfig {
     pub name: String,
     pub default_platform: String,
     pub out_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
-    pub public_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+    pub asset_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub struct CrateConfig {
     pub crate_dir: PathBuf,
     pub workspace_dir: PathBuf,
     pub target_dir: PathBuf,
-    pub public_dir: PathBuf,
+    pub asset_dir: PathBuf,
     pub manifest: cargo_toml::Manifest<cargo_toml::Value>,
     pub executable: ExecutableType,
     pub dioxus_config: DioxusConfig,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ impl CrateConfig {
 
         let cargo_def = &crate_dir.join("Cargo.toml");
 
-        let public_dir = match dioxus_config.application.public_dir {
+        let asset_dir = match dioxus_config.application.asset_dir {
             Some(ref v) => crate_dir.join(v),
             None => crate_dir.join("public"),
         };
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl CrateConfig {
             crate_dir,
             workspace_dir,
             target_dir,
-            public_dir,
+            asset_dir,
             manifest,
             executable,
             release,