diff --git a/manifest.md b/manifest.md
index 900162b08..fd73d7802 100644
--- a/manifest.md
+++ b/manifest.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Unlike the [Manifest List](manifest-list.md), which contains information about a
 - **`layers`** *array*
 
     Each item in the array MUST be a [descriptor](descriptor.md).
-    The array MUST have the base image at index 0.
+    The array MUST have the base layer at index 0.
     Subsequent layers MUST then follow in stack order (i.e. from `layers[0]` to `layers[len(layers)-1]`).
     The final filesystem layout MUST match the result of [applying](layer.md#applying) the layers to an empty directory.
     The [ownership, mode, and other attributes](layer.md#file-attributes) of the initial empty directory are unspecified.