diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 4b15de87..3b03bc0d 100644
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 application.config['DEFAULT_URL'] = os.environ.get('HQ_DEFAULT_URL', default_url)
 application.config['ENABLE_SSL'] = os.environ.get('HQ_ENABLE_SSL', default_enable_ssl)
 application.config['CA_CERTS'] = os.environ.get('HQ_CA_CERTS', default_ca_certs)
-application.config['HQ_VERIFY_CERTS'] = os.environ.get('HQ_VERIFY_CERTS', default_verify_certs)
+application.config['VERIFY_CERTS'] = os.environ.get('HQ_VERIFY_CERTS', default_verify_certs)
 application.config['DEBUG'] = os.environ.get('HQ_DEBUG', default_debug)
 application.config['CLIENT_KEY'] = os.environ.get('CLIENT_KEY', default_client_key)
 application.config['CLIENT_CERT'] = os.environ.get('CLIENT_CERT', default_client_cert)
diff --git a/elastichq/config/settings.py b/elastichq/config/settings.py
index a42c2ed0..af0f32c4 100644
--- a/elastichq/config/settings.py
+++ b/elastichq/config/settings.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class TestSettings(BaseSettings):
     # static
     HQ_SITE_URL = 'http://elastichq.org'
     HQ_GH_URL = 'https://github.com/ElasticHQ/elasticsearch-HQ'
-    API_VERSION = 'v3.5.5'
+    API_VERSION = 'v3.5.6'
 
     ES_TEST_INDEX_NAME = 'cars'
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class ProdSettings(BaseSettings):
     # static
     HQ_SITE_URL = 'http://elastichq.org'
     HQ_GH_URL = 'https://github.com/ElasticHQ/elasticsearch-HQ'
-    API_VERSION = '3.5.5'
+    API_VERSION = '3.5.6'
     SERVER_NAME = None
 
     # cluster settings: specific settings for each cluster and how HQ should handle it.