diff --git a/brian_polling_manager/cli.py b/brian_polling_manager/cli.py
index 48f4e82485d89aad665d9c1c92f7138883893827..f78df640d949a04d4e4a9e10f5a00d24db7e327e 100644
--- a/brian_polling_manager/cli.py
+++ b/brian_polling_manager/cli.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ _DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
             'https://test-poller-sensu-agent02.geant.org:8080',
             'https://test-poller-sensu-agent03.geant.org:8080'
         ],
-        'token': '696a815c-607e-4090-81de-58988c83033e',
+        'api-key': '696a815c-607e-4090-81de-58988c83033e',
         'interface-check': {
             'script': '/var/lib/sensu/bin/counter2influx.sh',
             'measurement': 'counters',
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
                     'items': {'type': 'string'},
                     'minItems': 1
                 },
-                'token': {'type': 'string'},
+                'api-key': {'type': 'string'},
                 'interface-check': {'$ref': '#/definitions/influx-check'}
             },
-            'required': ['api-base', 'token', 'interface-check'],
+            'required': ['api-base', 'api-key', 'interface-check'],
             'additionalProperties': False
         },
         'statsd': {
diff --git a/brian_polling_manager/sensu.py b/brian_polling_manager/sensu.py
index 18c6b9831604b5596661bc4cc13762889e1f9756..0c60d091320f7ddfbc8a94aa5423b34c7a1dc9f2 100644
--- a/brian_polling_manager/sensu.py
+++ b/brian_polling_manager/sensu.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def load_all_checks(params, namespace='default'):
     r = requests.get(
         f'{url}/api/core/v2/namespaces/{namespace}/checks',
         headers={
-            'Authorization': f'Key {params["token"]}',
+            'Authorization': f'Key {params["api-key"]}',
             'Accepts': 'application/json',
         })
     r.raise_for_status()
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def create_check(params, check, namespace='default'):
     r = requests.post(
         f'{url}/api/core/v2/namespaces/{namespace}/checks',
         headers={
-            'Authorization': f'Key {params["token"]}',
+            'Authorization': f'Key {params["api-key"]}',
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         },
         json=check)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def update_check(params, check, namespace='default'):
     r = requests.put(
         f'{url}/api/core/v2/namespaces/{namespace}/checks/{name}',
         headers={
-            'Authorization': f'Key {params["token"]}',
+            'Authorization': f'Key {params["api-key"]}',
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         },
         json=check)
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ def delete_check(params, check, namespace='default'):
     url = random.choice(params['api-base'])
     r = requests.delete(
         f'{url}/api/core/v2/namespaces/{namespace}/checks/{name}',
-        headers={'Authorization': f'Key {params["token"]}'})
+        headers={'Authorization': f'Key {params["api-key"]}'})
     r.raise_for_status()
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index f86f451629ed27ffdff82ac7e3122f89804399e8..9244fd8cbceda2598cc8e7192a1cb1e9706e6d25 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def config():
                     'https://bogus-sensu02.xxx.yyy:12345',
                     'https://bogus-sensu03.xxx.yyy:12345'
                 ],
-                'token': 'abc-token-blah-blah',
+                'api-key': 'abc-sensu-key-blah-blah',
                 'interface-check': {
                     'script': '/var/lib/sensu/bin/counter2influx.sh',
                     'measurement': 'counters',