diff --git a/backends/aerospike.go b/backends/aerospike.go
index 03819b31..00468459 100644
--- a/backends/aerospike.go
+++ b/backends/aerospike.go
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ func NewAerospikeBackend(cfg config.Aerospike, metrics *metrics.Metrics) *Aerosp
 
 	// Aerospike's connection idle deadline default is 55 seconds. If greater than zero, this
 	// value will override
-	if cfg.ConnectionIdleTimeout > 0 {
-		clientPolicy.IdleTimeout = time.Duration(cfg.ConnectionIdleTimeout) * time.Second
+	if cfg.ConnIdleTimeoutSecs > 0 {
+		clientPolicy.IdleTimeout = time.Duration(cfg.ConnIdleTimeoutSecs) * time.Second
 	}
 
 	if len(cfg.Host) > 1 {
diff --git a/backends/config/config.go b/backends/config/config.go
index 7d9cf47d..8bcf20bd 100644
--- a/backends/config/config.go
+++ b/backends/config/config.go
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ func getMaxTTLSeconds(cfg config.Configuration) int {
 	case config.BackendAerospike:
 		// If both config.request_limits.max_ttl_seconds and config.backend.aerospike.default_ttl_seconds
 		// were defined, the smallest value takes preference
-		if cfg.Backend.Aerospike.DefaultTTL > 0 && maxTTLSeconds > cfg.Backend.Aerospike.DefaultTTL {
-			maxTTLSeconds = cfg.Backend.Aerospike.DefaultTTL
+		if cfg.Backend.Aerospike.DefaultTTLSecs > 0 && maxTTLSeconds > cfg.Backend.Aerospike.DefaultTTLSecs {
+			maxTTLSeconds = cfg.Backend.Aerospike.DefaultTTLSecs
 		}
 	case config.BackendRedis:
 		// If both config.request_limits.max_ttl_seconds and backend.redis.expiration
diff --git a/backends/config/config_test.go b/backends/config/config_test.go
index bab2f919..e058bb7a 100644
--- a/backends/config/config_test.go
+++ b/backends/config/config_test.go
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func TestGetMaxTTLSeconds(t *testing.T) {
 						Backend: config.Backend{
 							Type: config.BackendAerospike,
 							Aerospike: config.Aerospike{
-								DefaultTTL: 0,
+								DefaultTTLSecs: 0,
 							},
 						},
 						RequestLimits: config.RequestLimits{
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func TestGetMaxTTLSeconds(t *testing.T) {
 						Backend: config.Backend{
 							Type: config.BackendAerospike,
 							Aerospike: config.Aerospike{
-								DefaultTTL: 100,
+								DefaultTTLSecs: 100,
 							},
 						},
 						RequestLimits: config.RequestLimits{
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func TestGetMaxTTLSeconds(t *testing.T) {
 						Backend: config.Backend{
 							Type: config.BackendAerospike,
 							Aerospike: config.Aerospike{
-								DefaultTTL: 1,
+								DefaultTTLSecs: 1,
 							},
 						},
 						RequestLimits: config.RequestLimits{
diff --git a/config/backends.go b/config/backends.go
index a137d9b8..93718976 100644
--- a/config/backends.go
+++ b/config/backends.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Aerospike struct {
-	DefaultTTL      int      `mapstructure:"default_ttl_seconds"`
+	DefaultTTLSecs  int      `mapstructure:"default_ttl_seconds"`
 	Host            string   `mapstructure:"host"`
 	Hosts           []string `mapstructure:"hosts"`
 	Port            int      `mapstructure:"port"`
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type Aerospike struct {
 	// race conditions where the server closes the connection but the client still
 	// tries to use it. If set to a value less than or equal to 0, Aerospike
 	// Client's default value will be used which is 55 seconds.
-	ConnectionIdleTimeout int `mapstructure:"connection_idle_timeout_seconds"`
+	ConnIdleTimeoutSecs int `mapstructure:"connection_idle_timeout_seconds"`
 }
 
 func (cfg *Aerospike) validateAndLog() error {
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ func (cfg *Aerospike) validateAndLog() error {
 	log.Infof("config.backend.aerospike.namespace: %s", cfg.Namespace)
 	log.Infof("config.backend.aerospike.user: %s", cfg.User)
 
-	if cfg.DefaultTTL > 0 {
-		log.Infof("config.backend.aerospike.default_ttl_seconds: %d. Note that this configuration option is being deprecated in favor of config.request_limits.max_ttl_seconds", cfg.DefaultTTL)
+	if cfg.DefaultTTLSecs > 0 {
+		log.Infof("config.backend.aerospike.default_ttl_seconds: %d. Note that this configuration option is being deprecated in favor of config.request_limits.max_ttl_seconds", cfg.DefaultTTLSecs)
 	}
 
-	if cfg.ConnectionIdleTimeout > 0 {
-		log.Infof("config.backend.aerospike.connection_idle_timeout_seconds: %d.", cfg.ConnectionIdleTimeout)
+	if cfg.ConnIdleTimeoutSecs > 0 {
+		log.Infof("config.backend.aerospike.connection_idle_timeout_seconds: %d.", cfg.ConnIdleTimeoutSecs)
 	}
 
 	if cfg.MaxReadRetries < 2 {
diff --git a/config/backends_test.go b/config/backends_test.go
index 0646b5e9..fe8b4bf4 100644
--- a/config/backends_test.go
+++ b/config/backends_test.go
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ func TestAerospikeValidateAndLog(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					desc: "both aerospike.host, aerospike.hosts and aerospike.default_ttl_seconds set",
 					inCfg: Aerospike{
-						Host:       "foo.com",
-						Hosts:      []string{"foo.com", "bat.com"},
-						Port:       8888,
-						DefaultTTL: 3600,
+						Host:           "foo.com",
+						Hosts:          []string{"foo.com", "bat.com"},
+						Port:           8888,
+						DefaultTTLSecs: 3600,
 					},
 					hasError: false,
 					logEntries: []logComponents{
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ func TestAerospikeValidateAndLog(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					desc: "aerospike.connection_idle_timeout_seconds value found in config",
 					inCfg: Aerospike{
-						Host:                  "foo.com",
-						Port:                  8888,
-						ConnectionIdleTimeout: 1,
+						Host:                "foo.com",
+						Port:                8888,
+						ConnIdleTimeoutSecs: 1,
 					},
 					hasError: false,
 					logEntries: []logComponents{
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index d8b9c77f..28578b68 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -1245,14 +1245,15 @@ func getExpectedFullConfigForTestFile() Configuration {
 		Backend: Backend{
 			Type: BackendMemory,
 			Aerospike: Aerospike{
-				DefaultTTL:     3600,
-				Host:           "aerospike.prebid.com",
-				Hosts:          []string{"aerospike2.prebid.com", "aerospike3.prebid.com"},
-				Port:           3000,
-				Namespace:      "whatever",
-				User:           "foo",
-				Password:       "bar",
-				MaxReadRetries: 2,
+				DefaultTTLSecs:      3600,
+				Host:                "aerospike.prebid.com",
+				Hosts:               []string{"aerospike2.prebid.com", "aerospike3.prebid.com"},
+				Port:                3000,
+				Namespace:           "whatever",
+				User:                "foo",
+				Password:            "bar",
+				MaxReadRetries:      2,
+				ConnIdleTimeoutSecs: 2,
 			},
 			Cassandra: Cassandra{
 				Hosts:      "127.0.0.1",
diff --git a/config/configtest/sample_full_config.yaml b/config/configtest/sample_full_config.yaml
index 0f1454ee..6c298d59 100644
--- a/config/configtest/sample_full_config.yaml
+++ b/config/configtest/sample_full_config.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ backend:
     namespace: "whatever"
     user: "foo"
     password: "bar"
+    connection_idle_timeout_seconds: 2
   cassandra:
     hosts: "127.0.0.1"
     keyspace: "prebid"