diff --git a/object.js b/object.js
index 47351c0..ba50d54 100755
--- a/object.js
+++ b/object.js
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ Constructor('Mixin', {
 	// This can be:
 	// 	'proto'		- mix data into prototype chain (default)
 	// 	'flat'		- use mixinFlat(..) to copy data
-	// 	'softflat'	- like 'flat' but uses mixinFlat('soft', ..)
+	// 	'soft'	- like 'flat' but uses mixinFlat('soft', ..)
 	mode: 'proto',
 
 	// base API...
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ Constructor('Mixin', {
 			&& ([_, mode, target] = arguments)
 		return mode == 'flat' ?
 				this.constructor.mixinFlat(target, this.data)
-			: mode == 'softflat' ?
+			: mode == 'soft' ?
 				this.constructor.mixinFlat('soft', target, this.data)
 			: this.constructor.mixin(target, this.data) },
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d08e02..22a3d83 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-object",
-  "version": "5.4.10",
+  "version": "5.4.11",
   "description": "",
   "main": "object.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 0bba893..b55d597 100755
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ var cases = test.Cases({
 		assert('b' in x == false, 'post-mixout content gone')
 		assert('c' in x == false, 'post-mixout content gone')
 
-		var z = assert(C('softflat', {a:'zzz'}), `C("flat", {})`)
+		var z = assert(C('soft', {a:'zzz'}), `C("flat", {})`)
 
 		assert(z.a == 'zzz', 'no overwrite')
 		assert(z.b == 'bbb', 'mixin content from C')