diff --git a/spec/kong_tests.conf b/spec/kong_tests.conf
index 25d07a1f661..ef047f61f9d 100644
--- a/spec/kong_tests.conf
+++ b/spec/kong_tests.conf
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dedicated_config_processing = on
 dns_hostsfile = spec/fixtures/hosts
 resolver_hosts_file = spec/fixtures/hosts
 
-nginx_main_worker_processes = 1
+nginx_worker_processes = 1
 nginx_main_worker_rlimit_nofile = 4096
 nginx_events_worker_connections = 4096
 nginx_events_multi_accept = off