diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/db/DbConnectorConfig.java b/common/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/db/DbConnectorConfig.java
index ce1c14c08b0..fb7d1a99916 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/db/DbConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/db/DbConnectorConfig.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public abstract class DbConnectorConfig
   @Config("druid.database.segmentTable")
   public abstract String getSegmentTable();
 
-  @JsonProperty("validationQuery")
+  @JsonProperty("useValidationQuery")
   @Config("druid.database.validation")
   public boolean isValidationQuery() {
     return false;