diff --git a/spec/git-spec.coffee b/spec/git-spec.coffee
index 8c89ab106..b40f68182 100644
--- a/spec/git-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/git-spec.coffee
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe "Git", ->
 
     it "displays a confirmation dialog by default", ->
       spyOn(atom, 'confirm').andCallFake ({buttons}) -> buttons.OK()
-      atom.config.set('editor.confirmCheckoutHead', true)
+      atom.config.set('editor.confirmCheckoutHeadRevision', true)
 
       repo.checkoutHeadForEditor(editor)
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe "Git", ->
 
     it "does not display a dialog when confirmation is disabled", ->
       spyOn(atom, 'confirm')
-      atom.config.set('editor.confirmCheckoutHead', false)
+      atom.config.set('editor.confirmCheckoutHeadRevision', false)
 
       repo.checkoutHeadForEditor(editor)
 
diff --git a/src/editor-view.coffee b/src/editor-view.coffee
index 580a312b7..41fa8b3e3 100644
--- a/src/editor-view.coffee
+++ b/src/editor-view.coffee
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class EditorView extends View
     softWrapAtPreferredLineLength: false
     scrollSensitivity: 40
     useHardwareAcceleration: true
-    confirmCheckoutHead: true
+    confirmCheckoutHeadRevision: true
     invisibles:
       eol: '\u00ac'
       space: '\u00b7'
diff --git a/src/git.coffee b/src/git.coffee
index 8a74f519f..b8e35911f 100644
--- a/src/git.coffee
+++ b/src/git.coffee
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Git
       editor.buffer.reload() if editor.buffer.isModified()
       @checkoutHead(filePath)
 
-    if atom.config.get('editor.confirmCheckoutHead')
+    if atom.config.get('editor.confirmCheckoutHeadRevision')
       atom.confirm
         message: 'Confirm Checkout HEAD Revision'
         detailedMessage: "Are you sure you want to discard all changes to \"#{fileName}\" since the last Git commit?"