diff --git a/docs/content/configuration.md b/docs/content/configuration.md
index ff459608f..9429e0c25 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuration.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ these are rarely used for various reasons.
 | `allowAnonymous`      | `CMD_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS`       | **`true`** or `false`                                                   | Set to allow anonymous usage (default is `true`).                                                                                                              |
 | `allowAnonymousEdits` | `CMD_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_EDITS` | **`false`** or `true`                                                   | If `allowAnonymous` is `false`: allow users to select `freely` permission, allowing guests to edit existing notes (default is `false`).                        |
 | `allowFreeURL`        | `CMD_ALLOW_FREEURL`         | **`false`** or `true`                                                   | Set to allow new note creation by accessing a nonexistent note URL. This is the behavior familiar from [Etherpad](https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite).     |
-| `requireFreeURLAuthentication`        | `CMD_REQUIRE_FREEURL_AUTH`         | **`false`** or `true`                            | Set to require authentication for FreeURL mode style note creation. |
+| `requireFreeURLAuthentication`        | `CMD_REQUIRE_FREEURL_AUTHENTICATION`         | **`false`** or `true`                            | Set to require authentication for FreeURL mode style note creation. |
 | `defaultPermission`   | `CMD_DEFAULT_PERMISSION`    | **`editable`**, `freely`, `limited`, `locked`, `protected` or `private` | Set notes default permission (only applied on signed-in users).                                                                                                |
 | `sessionName`         |                             | **`connect.sid`**                                                       | Cookie session name.                                                                                                                                           |
 | `sessionLife`         | `CMD_SESSION_LIFE`          | **`14 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000`**, `1209600000` (14 days)                  | Cookie session life time in milliseconds.                                                                                                                      |
diff --git a/lib/config/environment.js b/lib/config/environment.js
index 3f13c8e0b..e03bac8a3 100644
--- a/lib/config/environment.js
+++ b/lib/config/environment.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = {
   allowAnonymous: toBooleanConfig(process.env.CMD_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS),
   allowAnonymousEdits: toBooleanConfig(process.env.CMD_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_EDITS),
   allowFreeURL: toBooleanConfig(process.env.CMD_ALLOW_FREEURL),
-  requireFreeURLAuthentication: toBooleanConfig(process.env.CMD_REQUIRE_FREEURL_AUTH),
+  requireFreeURLAuthentication: toBooleanConfig(process.env.CMD_REQUIRE_FREEURL_AUTHENTICATION),
   forbiddenNoteIDs: toArrayConfig(process.env.CMD_FORBIDDEN_NOTE_IDS),
   defaultPermission: process.env.CMD_DEFAULT_PERMISSION,
   dbURL: process.env.CMD_DB_URL,