diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/select.js b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/select.js
index 0616edc9..f1f114eb 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/select.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/select.js
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ modulejs.define('ext/select', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/resource', 'core
 
     function init() {
 
-        if (!settings.enabled || (!settings.mouse && !settings.checkboxes)) {
+        if (!settings.enabled || (!settings.clickndrag && !settings.checkboxes)) {
             return;
         }
 
         event.sub('location.changed', onLocationChanged);
         event.sub('location.refreshed', onLocationRefreshed);
 
-        if (settings.mouse) {
+        if (settings.clickndrag) {
             $selectionRect.hide().appendTo('body');
 
             // $document
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json b/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
index fe2de8d6..fd4d7582 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
+++ b/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@ Options
     Make entries selectable.
     At the moment only needed for packaged download.
 
-    - mouse: boolean, allow first mouse button + drag selection
+    - clickndrag: boolean, allow first mouse button + drag selection
     - checkboxes: boolean, show a checkbox on mouse over item
     */
     "select": {
         "enabled": true,
-        "mouse": true,
+        "clickndrag": true,
         "checkboxes": true
     },