diff --git a/colibri/blackjax_fit.py b/colibri/blackjax_fit.py
index 22ea86cc..bfcba4d3 100644
--- a/colibri/blackjax_fit.py
+++ b/colibri/blackjax_fit.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def blackjax_fit(
     log.info(f"Running fit with backend: {jax.default_backend()}")
 
     # set the BlackJAX seed
-    rng_key = jax.random.PRNGKey(blackjax_settings["seed"])
+    rng_key = jax.random.PRNGKey(blackjax_settings["blackjax_seed"])
     log.info(f"BlackJAX initialisation seed: {rng_key}")
     n_dims = pdf_model.n_parameters
     n_live = blackjax_settings["n_live"]
diff --git a/colibri/doc/sphinx/source/tutorials/running_fits/bayesian/blackjax.rst b/colibri/doc/sphinx/source/tutorials/running_fits/bayesian/blackjax.rst
index 3142af79..b3201443 100644
--- a/colibri/doc/sphinx/source/tutorials/running_fits/bayesian/blackjax.rst
+++ b/colibri/doc/sphinx/source/tutorials/running_fits/bayesian/blackjax.rst
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Runcard
         delete_fraction: 0.5
         log_precision: -3
         posterior_resampling_seed: 52
-        seed: 0
+        blackjax_seed: 0
 
 
 
diff --git a/colibri/tests/test_blackjax_fit.py b/colibri/tests/test_blackjax_fit.py
index c8845666..971a0033 100644
--- a/colibri/tests/test_blackjax_fit.py
+++ b/colibri/tests/test_blackjax_fit.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def mock_sample(rng_key, n_samples):
 integrability_penalty = lambda pdf: jnp.array([0.0])
 
 blackjax_settings = {
-    "seed": 42,
+    "blackjax_seed": 42,
     "n_live": 50,
     "delete_fraction": 0.5,
     "repeats": 2,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_blackjax_fit_truncates_posterior_and_warns(caplog):
     )
 
     blackjax_settings = {
-        "seed": 0,
+        "blackjax_seed": 0,
         "n_live": 4,
         "delete_fraction": 0.5,
         "repeats": 1,