diff --git a/cornice/__init__.py b/cornice/__init__.py
index 7742e94d..4c09ef99 100644
--- a/cornice/__init__.py
+++ b/cornice/__init__.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def includeme(config):
     config.add_directive('add_cornice_service', register_service_views)
     config.add_directive('add_cornice_resource', register_resource_views)
     config.add_subscriber(wrap_request, NewRequest)
-    config.add_renderer('cornice', CorniceRenderer())
+    config.add_renderer('cornicejson', CorniceRenderer())
     config.add_view_predicate('content_type', ContentTypePredicate)
     config.add_request_method(current_service, reify=True)
 
diff --git a/cornice/service.py b/cornice/service.py
index 8604a1ab..34e72fe7 100644
--- a/cornice/service.py
+++ b/cornice/service.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Service(object):
 
     :param renderer:
         The renderer that should be used by this service. Default value is
-        'cornice'.
+        'cornicejson'.
 
     :param description:
         The description of what the webservice does. This is primarily intended
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Service(object):
     :meth:`~put`, :meth:`~options` and :meth:`~delete` are decorators that can
     be used to decorate views.
     """
-    renderer = 'cornice'
+    renderer = 'cornicejson'
     default_validators = DEFAULT_VALIDATORS
     default_filters = DEFAULT_FILTERS