diff --git a/metaflow/metaflow_config.py b/metaflow/metaflow_config.py
index a590b40527b..468ab980406 100644
--- a/metaflow/metaflow_config.py
+++ b/metaflow/metaflow_config.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 ###
 # Format is a space separated string of decospecs (what is passed
 # using --with)
-DECOSPECS = from_conf("DECOSPECS", "")
+DECOSPECS = from_conf("DEFAULT_DECOSPECS", "")
 
 ###
 # AWS Batch configuration