diff --git a/bento_beacon/config_files/config.py b/bento_beacon/config_files/config.py
index cfe729b..2e863ae 100644
--- a/bento_beacon/config_files/config.py
+++ b/bento_beacon/config_files/config.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ def str_to_bool(value: str) -> bool:
     return value.strip().lower() in ("true", "1", "t", "yes")
 
 
-DEBUG = str_to_bool(os.environ.get("BENTO_DEBUG", os.environ.get("FLASK_DEBUG", "false")))
-VALIDATE_SSL = str_to_bool(os.environ.get("BENTO_VALIDATE_SSL", str(not DEBUG)))
+BENTO_DEBUG = str_to_bool(os.environ.get("BENTO_DEBUG", os.environ.get("FLASK_DEBUG", "false")))
+BENTO_VALIDATE_SSL = str_to_bool(os.environ.get("BENTO_VALIDATE_SSL", str(not BENTO_DEBUG)))
 
-if not VALIDATE_SSL:
+if not BENTO_VALIDATE_SSL:
     # Don't let urllib3 spam us with SSL validation warnings if we're operating with SSL validation off, most likely in
     # a development/test context where we're using self-signed certificates.
     urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class Config:
 
     DEFAULT_PAGINATION_PAGE_SIZE = 10
 
-    BENTO_DEBUG = DEBUG
-    BENTO_VALIDATE_SSL = VALIDATE_SSL
+    BENTO_DEBUG = BENTO_DEBUG
+    BENTO_VALIDATE_SSL = BENTO_VALIDATE_SSL
 
     BENTO_DOMAIN = os.environ.get("BENTOV2_DOMAIN")
     BEACON_BASE_URL = os.environ.get("BEACON_BASE_URL")