diff --git a/config/defaults.json b/config/defaults.json
index 53ae5bb..96510f1 100644
--- a/config/defaults.json
+++ b/config/defaults.json
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@
   "api": {
     "accessLog": "common",
     "host": "http://pelias.mapzen.com/",
+    "indexName": "pelias",
     "version": "1.0"
   },
+  "schema": {
+    "indexName": "pelias"
+  },
   "logger": {
     "level": "debug",
     "timestamp": true,
diff --git a/config/expected-deep.json b/config/expected-deep.json
index 566b9bc..d264ccf 100644
--- a/config/expected-deep.json
+++ b/config/expected-deep.json
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@
   },
   "api": {
     "accessLog": "common",
+    "indexName": "pelias",
     "host": "http://pelias.mapzen.com/",
     "version": "1.0"
   },
+  "schema": {
+    "indexName": "pelias"
+  },
   "logger": {
     "level": "debug",
     "timestamp": true,