diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index eb66039a7..cf1e2c910 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ class Settings(object):
     uploads."""
     if self.gerrit_skip_ensure_authenticated is None:
       self.gerrit_skip_ensure_authenticated = (
-          RunGit(['config', '--bool', 'gerrit.skip_ensure_authenticated'],
+          RunGit(['config', '--bool', 'gerrit.skip-ensure-authenticated'],
                  error_ok=True).strip() == 'true')
     return self.gerrit_skip_ensure_authenticated
 
@@ -2732,7 +2732,7 @@ def LoadCodereviewSettingsFromFile(fileobj):
             keyvals['GERRIT_SQUASH_UPLOADS']])
 
   if 'GERRIT_SKIP_ENSURE_AUTHENTICATED' in keyvals:
-    RunGit(['config', 'gerrit.skip_ensure_authenticated',
+    RunGit(['config', 'gerrit.skip-ensure-authenticated',
             keyvals['GERRIT_SKIP_ENSURE_AUTHENTICATED']])
 
   if 'PUSH_URL_CONFIG' in keyvals and 'ORIGIN_URL_CONFIG' in keyvals:
diff --git a/tests/git_cl_test.py b/tests/git_cl_test.py
index ed24c84ca..a78c7383c 100755
--- a/tests/git_cl_test.py
+++ b/tests/git_cl_test.py
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class TestGitCl(TestCase):
 
   @classmethod
   def _gerrit_ensure_auth_calls(cls, issue=None, skip_auth_check=False):
-    cmd = ['git', 'config', '--bool', 'gerrit.skip_ensure_authenticated']
+    cmd = ['git', 'config', '--bool', 'gerrit.skip-ensure-authenticated']
     if skip_auth_check:
       return [((cmd, ), 'true')]