diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 9278ecc..1cdad17 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -29,15 +29,7 @@ import (
 // used for internal use) have the YAML tag '-' so that they aren't marshalled.
 type CloudConfig struct {
 	SSHAuthorizedKeys []string `yaml:"ssh_authorized_keys"`
-	Coreos            struct {
-		Etcd      Etcd      `yaml:"etcd"`
-		Flannel   Flannel   `yaml:"flannel"`
-		Fleet     Fleet     `yaml:"fleet"`
-		Locksmith Locksmith `yaml:"locksmith"`
-		OEM       OEM       `yaml:"oem"`
-		Update    Update    `yaml:"update"`
-		Units     []Unit    `yaml:"units"`
-	} `yaml:"coreos"`
+	CoreOS            CoreOS   `yaml:"coreos"`
 	WriteFiles        []File   `yaml:"write_files"`
 	Hostname          string   `yaml:"hostname"`
 	Users             []User   `yaml:"users"`
@@ -46,6 +38,16 @@ type CloudConfig struct {
 	NetworkConfig     string   `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
+type CoreOS struct {
+	Etcd      Etcd      `yaml:"etcd"`
+	Flannel   Flannel   `yaml:"flannel"`
+	Fleet     Fleet     `yaml:"fleet"`
+	Locksmith Locksmith `yaml:"locksmith"`
+	OEM       OEM       `yaml:"oem"`
+	Update    Update    `yaml:"update"`
+	Units     []Unit    `yaml:"units"`
+}
+
 func IsCloudConfig(userdata string) bool {
 	header := strings.SplitN(userdata, "\n", 2)[0]
 
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 68a42cc..7cc6756 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ hostname:
 	if cfg.Hostname != "foo" {
 		t.Fatalf("hostname not correctly set when invalid keys are present")
 	}
-	if cfg.Coreos.Etcd.Discovery != "https://discovery.etcd.io/827c73219eeb2fa5530027c37bf18877" {
+	if cfg.CoreOS.Etcd.Discovery != "https://discovery.etcd.io/827c73219eeb2fa5530027c37bf18877" {
 		t.Fatalf("etcd section not correctly set when invalid keys are present")
 	}
 	if len(cfg.WriteFiles) < 1 || cfg.WriteFiles[0].Content != "fun" || cfg.WriteFiles[0].Path != "/var/party" {
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ hostname: trontastic
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(cfg.Coreos.Units) != 1 {
+	if len(cfg.CoreOS.Units) != 1 {
 		t.Error("Failed to parse correct number of units")
 	} else {
-		u := cfg.Coreos.Units[0]
+		u := cfg.CoreOS.Units[0]
 		expect := `[Match]
 Name=eth47
 
@@ -241,14 +241,14 @@ Address=10.209.171.177/19
 		}
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Coreos.OEM.ID != "rackspace" {
-		t.Errorf("Failed parsing coreos.oem. Expected ID 'rackspace', got %q.", cfg.Coreos.OEM.ID)
+	if cfg.CoreOS.OEM.ID != "rackspace" {
+		t.Errorf("Failed parsing coreos.oem. Expected ID 'rackspace', got %q.", cfg.CoreOS.OEM.ID)
 	}
 
 	if cfg.Hostname != "trontastic" {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to parse hostname")
 	}
-	if cfg.Coreos.Update.RebootStrategy != "reboot" {
+	if cfg.CoreOS.Update.RebootStrategy != "reboot" {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to parse locksmith strategy")
 	}
 
diff --git a/initialize/config.go b/initialize/config.go
index 99e18c1..034ba97 100644
--- a/initialize/config.go
+++ b/initialize/config.go
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ func Apply(cfg config.CloudConfig, env *Environment) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, ccf := range []CloudConfigFile{
-		system.OEM{OEM: cfg.Coreos.OEM},
-		system.Update{Update: cfg.Coreos.Update, ReadConfig: system.DefaultReadConfig},
+		system.OEM{OEM: cfg.CoreOS.OEM},
+		system.Update{Update: cfg.CoreOS.Update, ReadConfig: system.DefaultReadConfig},
 		system.EtcHosts{EtcHosts: cfg.ManageEtcHosts},
-		system.Flannel{Flannel: cfg.Coreos.Flannel},
+		system.Flannel{Flannel: cfg.CoreOS.Flannel},
 	} {
 		f, err := ccf.File()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -125,15 +125,15 @@ func Apply(cfg config.CloudConfig, env *Environment) error {
 	}
 
 	var units []system.Unit
-	for _, u := range cfg.Coreos.Units {
+	for _, u := range cfg.CoreOS.Units {
 		units = append(units, system.Unit{Unit: u})
 	}
 
 	for _, ccu := range []CloudConfigUnit{
-		system.Etcd{Etcd: cfg.Coreos.Etcd},
-		system.Fleet{Fleet: cfg.Coreos.Fleet},
-		system.Locksmith{Locksmith: cfg.Coreos.Locksmith},
-		system.Update{Update: cfg.Coreos.Update, ReadConfig: system.DefaultReadConfig},
+		system.Etcd{Etcd: cfg.CoreOS.Etcd},
+		system.Fleet{Fleet: cfg.CoreOS.Fleet},
+		system.Locksmith{Locksmith: cfg.CoreOS.Locksmith},
+		system.Update{Update: cfg.CoreOS.Update, ReadConfig: system.DefaultReadConfig},
 	} {
 		units = append(units, ccu.Units()...)
 	}