diff --git a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server.hs b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server.hs
index b5ba471a..74010909 100644
--- a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server.hs
+++ b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server.hs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module Servant.Server
   -- * Config
   , ConfigEntry(..)
   , Config(..)
-  , (.:)
+  , (.:.)
 
     -- * Default error type
   , ServantErr(..)
diff --git a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal/Config.hs b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal/Config.hs
index 9dc3befa..a5c05d79 100644
--- a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal/Config.hs
+++ b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal/Config.hs
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ instance Show (Config '[]) where
 instance (Show a, Show (Config as)) => Show (Config (ConfigEntry tag a ': as)) where
   showsPrec outerPrecedence (ConsConfig (ConfigEntry a) as) =
     showParen (outerPrecedence > 5) $
-      shows a . showString " .: " . shows as
+      shows a . showString " .:. " . shows as
 
 instance Eq (Config '[]) where
     _ == _ = True
 instance (Eq a, Eq (Config as)) => Eq (Config (a ': as)) where
     ConsConfig x1 y1 == ConsConfig x2 y2 = x1 == x2 && y1 == y2
 
-(.:) :: x -> Config xs -> Config (ConfigEntry tag x ': xs)
-e .: cfg = ConsConfig (ConfigEntry e) cfg
-infixr 5 .:
+(.:.) :: x -> Config xs -> Config (ConfigEntry tag x ': xs)
+e .:. cfg = ConsConfig (ConfigEntry e) cfg
+infixr 5 .:.
 
 class HasConfigEntry (cfg :: [*]) (a :: k) (val :: *) | cfg a -> val where
     getConfigEntry :: proxy a -> Config cfg -> val
diff --git a/servant-server/test/Servant/Server/Internal/ConfigSpec.hs b/servant-server/test/Servant/Server/Internal/ConfigSpec.hs
index 53436e2e..15cb5bf6 100644
--- a/servant-server/test/Servant/Server/Internal/ConfigSpec.hs
+++ b/servant-server/test/Servant/Server/Internal/ConfigSpec.hs
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ spec = do
 getConfigEntrySpec :: Spec
 getConfigEntrySpec = describe "getConfigEntry" $ do
 
-  let cfg1 = 0 .: EmptyConfig :: Config '[ConfigEntry "a" Int]
-      cfg2 = 1 .: cfg1 :: Config '[ConfigEntry "a" Int, ConfigEntry "a" Int]
+  let cfg1 = 0 .:. EmptyConfig :: Config '[ConfigEntry "a" Int]
+      cfg2 = 1 .:. cfg1 :: Config '[ConfigEntry "a" Int, ConfigEntry "a" Int]
 
   it "gets the config if a matching one exists" $ do
 
@@ -28,20 +28,20 @@ getConfigEntrySpec = describe "getConfigEntry" $ do
     getConfigEntry (Proxy :: Proxy "a") cfg2 `shouldBe` 1
 
   it "allows to distinguish between different config entries with the same type by tag" $ do
-    let cfg = 'a' .: 'b' .: EmptyConfig :: Config '[ConfigEntry 1 Char, ConfigEntry 2 Char]
+    let cfg = 'a' .:. 'b' .:. EmptyConfig :: Config '[ConfigEntry 1 Char, ConfigEntry 2 Char]
     getConfigEntry (Proxy :: Proxy 1) cfg `shouldBe` 'a'
 
   context "Show instance" $ do
-    let cfg = 1 .: 2 .: EmptyConfig
+    let cfg = 1 .:. 2 .:. EmptyConfig
     it "has a Show instance" $ do
-      show cfg `shouldBe` "1 .: 2 .: EmptyConfig"
+      show cfg `shouldBe` "1 .:. 2 .:. EmptyConfig"
 
     it "bracketing works" $ do
-      show (Just cfg) `shouldBe` "Just (1 .: 2 .: EmptyConfig)"
+      show (Just cfg) `shouldBe` "Just (1 .:. 2 .:. EmptyConfig)"
 
     it "bracketing works with operators" $ do
-      let cfg = (1 .: 'a' .: EmptyConfig) :<|> ('b' .: True .: EmptyConfig)
-      show cfg `shouldBe` "(1 .: 'a' .: EmptyConfig) :<|> ('b' .: True .: EmptyConfig)"
+      let cfg = (1 .:. 'a' .:. EmptyConfig) :<|> ('b' .:. True .:. EmptyConfig)
+      show cfg `shouldBe` "(1 .:. 'a' .:. EmptyConfig) :<|> ('b' .:. True .:. EmptyConfig)"
 
   it "does not typecheck if key does not exist" $ do