diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 6b404b09e..f01250d2a 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -372,11 +372,11 @@ set_support_email() {
 }
 
 set_public_registration() {
-    printf "${CYAN}> Checking PUBLIC_REGISTRATION...${NC}\n"
-    if ! grep -q "^PUBLIC_REGISTRATION=" "$ENV_FILE" || [ -z "$(grep "^PUBLIC_REGISTRATION=" "$ENV_FILE" | cut -d '=' -f2)" ]; then
-        update_env_var "PUBLIC_REGISTRATION" "true"
+    printf "${CYAN}> Checking PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ENABLED...${NC}\n"
+    if ! grep -q "^PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ENABLED=" "$ENV_FILE" || [ -z "$(grep "^PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ENABLED=" "$ENV_FILE" | cut -d '=' -f2)" ]; then
+        update_env_var "PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ENABLED" "true"
     else
-        printf "  ${GREEN}> PUBLIC_REGISTRATION already exists.${NC}\n"
+        printf "  ${GREEN}> PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ENABLED already exists.${NC}\n"
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/src/AliasVault.Api/Config.cs b/src/AliasVault.Api/Config.cs
index 9651ff4cd..a724e4d95 100644
--- a/src/AliasVault.Api/Config.cs
+++ b/src/AliasVault.Api/Config.cs
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ public class Config
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether public registration is enabled.
     /// </summary>
-    public bool PublicRegistration { get; set; }
+    public bool PublicRegistrationEnabled { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/src/AliasVault.Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs b/src/AliasVault.Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs
index 44926e429..df168c1d4 100644
--- a/src/AliasVault.Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs
+++ b/src/AliasVault.Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public class AuthController(IDbContextFactory<AliasServerDbContext> dbContextFac
     public async Task<IActionResult> Register([FromBody] RegisterRequest model)
     {
         // Check if public registration is disabled in the configuration.
-        if (!config.PublicRegistration)
+        if (!config.PublicRegistrationEnabled)
         {
             return BadRequest(ServerValidationErrorResponse.Create(["New account registration is currently disabled on this server. Please contact the administrator."], 400));
         }
diff --git a/src/AliasVault.Api/Program.cs b/src/AliasVault.Api/Program.cs
index 0e7a26b83..95b3c69e2 100644
--- a/src/AliasVault.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/src/AliasVault.Api/Program.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnC
 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{builder.Environment.EnvironmentName}.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true);
 
 var config = new Config();
-var publicRegistration = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PUBLIC_REGISTRATION") ?? "false";
-config.PublicRegistration = bool.Parse(publicRegistration);
+var publicRegistrationEnabled = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ENABLED") ?? "false";
+config.PublicRegistrationEnabled = bool.Parse(publicRegistrationEnabled);
 
 builder.Services.AddSingleton(config);
 
diff --git a/src/AliasVault.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/AliasVault.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 7b7ebc0c8..687660e87 100644
--- a/src/AliasVault.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/src/AliasVault.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
         "JWT_KEY": "12345678901234567890123456789012",
         "DATA_PROTECTION_CERT_PASS": "Development",
-        "PUBLIC_REGISTRATION": "true"
+        "PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ENABLED": "true"
       },
       "dotnetRunMessages": true,
       "applicationUrl": "http://0.0.0.0:5092"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
         "JWT_KEY": "12345678901234567890123456789012",
         "DATA_PROTECTION_CERT_PASS": "Development",
-        "PUBLIC_REGISTRATION": "true"
+        "PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ENABLED": "true"
       },
       "dotnetRunMessages": true,
       "applicationUrl": "https://0.0.0.0:7223"