diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b36167..eb5e4ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,16 +15,18 @@ Then, add it to your `gulpfile.js`:
 var iconfont = require('gulp-iconfont');
 var iconfontCss = require('gulp-iconfont-css');
 
+var fontName = 'Icons';
+
 gulp.task('iconfont', function(){
   gulp.src(['app/assets/icons/*.svg'])
     .pipe(iconfontCss({
-      fontFamily: 'Icons', // has to be identical to iconfont's "fontName" option
+      fontName: fontName,
       path: 'app/assets/css/templates/_icons.scss',
-      targetPath: '../../css/_icons.scss', // relative to gulp.dest below
-      fontPath: '../../fonts/icons/', // relative to targetPath (yes, slightly redundant but necessary for CSS template)
-    })
+      targetPath: '../../css/_icons.scss',
+      fontPath: '../../fonts/icons/'
+    }))
     .pipe(iconfont({
-      fontName: 'Icons'
+      fontName: fontName
      }))
     .pipe(gulp.dest('app/assets/fonts/icons/'));
 });
@@ -36,10 +38,10 @@ gulp.task('iconfont', function(){
 
 ### iconfontCSS(options)
 
-#### options.fontFamily
+#### options.fontName
 Type: `String`
 
-The name of the generated font family (optional, defaults to "Icons"). **Important**: Has to be identical to iconfont's ```fontName``` option.
+The name of the generated font family (required). **Important**: Has to be identical to iconfont's ```fontName``` option.
 
 #### options.path
 Type: `String`
diff --git a/_icons.scss b/_icons.scss
index 49185fe..356c5cc 100644
--- a/_icons.scss
+++ b/_icons.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 @font-face {
-	font-family: "<%= fontFamily %>";
-	src: url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontFamily %>.eot?') format('eot');
-	src: url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontFamily %>.eot?iefix') format('eot'),
-		url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontFamily %>.woff') format('woff'),
-		url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontFamily %>.ttf') format('truetype');
+	font-family: "<%= fontName %>";
+	src: url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontName %>.eot?') format('eot');
+	src: url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontName %>.eot?iefix') format('eot'),
+		url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontName %>.woff') format('woff'),
+		url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontName %>.ttf') format('truetype');
 }
 
 @mixin icon($filename) {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 	&:before {
 		content: $char;
-		font-family: "<%= fontFamily %>";
+		font-family: "<%= fontName %>";
 			-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
 			-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
 		font-style: normal;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6b52db6..7a193c3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ function iconfontCSS(config) {
 		targetPath: '_icons.scss',
 		fontPath: './',
 		engine: 'lodash',
-		firstGlyph: 0xE001,
-		fontFamily: 'Icons'
+		firstGlyph: 0xE001
 	}, config);
 
 	// Validate config
+	if (!config.fontName) {
+		throw new gutil.PluginError(PLUGIN_NAME, 'Missing option "fontName"');
+	}
 	if (!consolidate[config.engine]) {
 		throw new gutil.PluginError(PLUGIN_NAME, 'Consolidate missing template engine "' + config.engine + '"');
 	}
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ function iconfontCSS(config) {
 		if (glyphMap.length) {
 			consolidate[config.engine](config.path, {
 					glyphs: glyphMap,
-					fontFamily: config.fontFamily,
+					fontName: config.fontName,
 					fontPath: config.fontPath
 				}, function(error, html) {
 					if (error) {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/_icons.scss b/test/fixtures/_icons.scss
index 49185fe..356c5cc 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/_icons.scss
+++ b/test/fixtures/_icons.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 @font-face {
-	font-family: "<%= fontFamily %>";
-	src: url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontFamily %>.eot?') format('eot');
-	src: url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontFamily %>.eot?iefix') format('eot'),
-		url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontFamily %>.woff') format('woff'),
-		url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontFamily %>.ttf') format('truetype');
+	font-family: "<%= fontName %>";
+	src: url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontName %>.eot?') format('eot');
+	src: url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontName %>.eot?iefix') format('eot'),
+		url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontName %>.woff') format('woff'),
+		url('<%= fontPath %><%= fontName %>.ttf') format('truetype');
 }
 
 @mixin icon($filename) {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 	&:before {
 		content: $char;
-		font-family: "<%= fontFamily %>";
+		font-family: "<%= fontName %>";
 			-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
 			-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
 		font-style: normal;
diff --git a/test/main.js b/test/main.js
index 63fcff8..48c7bbe 100755
--- a/test/main.js
+++ b/test/main.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('gulp-iconfont-css', function() {
 	it('should generate SCSS file', function(done) {
 		gulp.src(__dirname + '/fixtures/icons/*.svg')
 			.pipe(iconfontCss({
+				fontName: 'Icons',
 				path: __dirname + '/fixtures/_icons.scss',
 				targetPath: '../_icons.scss'
 			}))