diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6317fd7c..3b70436b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * the `r/routes` returns just the path + data tuples as documented, not the compiled route results. To get the compiled results, use `r/compiled-routes` instead.
 * new [faster](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/blob/master/perf-test/clj/reitit/impl_perf_test.clj) and more correct encoders and decoders for query & path params.
   * query-parameters are encoded with `reitit.impl/form-encode`, so spaces are `+` instead of `%20`.
+* correctly read `:header` params from request `:headers`, not `:header-params`
 * welcome route name conflict resolution! If router has routes with same names, router can't be created. fix 'em.
 * sequential child routes are allowed, enabling this:
 
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc
index c5e9c07c..d168adb3 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   {:query (->ParameterCoercion :query-params :string true true)
    :body (->ParameterCoercion :body-params :body false false)
    :form (->ParameterCoercion :form-params :string true true)
-   :header (->ParameterCoercion :header-params :string true true)
+   :header (->ParameterCoercion :headers :string true true)
    :path (->ParameterCoercion :path-params :string true true)})
 
 (defn ^:no-doc request-coercion-failed! [result coercion value in request]
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc
index d212a150..82fc5a04 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
    :query-params {"a" "1"}
    :body-params {:b 2}
    :form-params {:c 3}
-   :header-params {:d 4}})
+   :headers {"d" "4"}})
 
 (def invalid-request
   {:uri "/api/plus/5"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
    :query-params {"a" "1"}
    :body-params {:b 2}
    :form-params {:c 3}
-   :header-params {:d -40}})
+   :headers {"d" "-40"}})
 
 (deftest spec-coercion-test
   (let [create (fn [middleware]