diff --git a/clustering/consul.py b/clustering/consul.py
index e24279586e6..f0df2368b51 100644
--- a/clustering/consul.py
+++ b/clustering/consul.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ options:
         required: false
         default: http
         version_added: "2.1"
-    verify:
+    validate_certs:
         description:
           - whether to verify the tls certificate of the consul agent
         required: false
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def get_consul_api(module, token=None):
     return consul.Consul(host=module.params.get('host'),
                          port=module.params.get('port'),
                          scheme=module.params.get('scheme'),
-                         verify=module.params.get('verify'),
+                         validate_certs=module.params.get('validate_certs'),
                          token=module.params.get('token'))
 
 
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ def main():
             host=dict(default='localhost'),
             port=dict(default=8500, type='int'),
             scheme=dict(required=False, default='http'),
-            verify=dict(required=False, default=True, type='bool'),
+            validate_certs=dict(required=False, default=True, type='bool'),
             check_id=dict(required=False),
             check_name=dict(required=False),
             check_node=dict(required=False),
diff --git a/clustering/consul_acl.py b/clustering/consul_acl.py
index e07db83232d..b1c7763a550 100644
--- a/clustering/consul_acl.py
+++ b/clustering/consul_acl.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ options:
         required: false
         default: http
         version_added: "2.1"
-    verify:
+    validate_certs:
         description:
           - whether to verify the tls certificate of the consul agent
         required: false
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def get_consul_api(module, token=None):
     return consul.Consul(host=module.params.get('host'),
                          port=module.params.get('port'),
                          scheme=module.params.get('scheme'),
-                         verify=module.params.get('verify'),
+                         validate_certs=module.params.get('validate_certs'),
                          token=token)
 
 def test_dependencies(module):
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def main():
         mgmt_token=dict(required=True, no_log=True),
         host=dict(default='localhost'),
         scheme=dict(required=False, default='http'),
-        verify=dict(required=False, default=True),
+        validate_certs=dict(required=False, default=True),
         name=dict(required=False),
         port=dict(default=8500, type='int'),
         rules=dict(default=None, required=False, type='list'),
diff --git a/clustering/consul_kv.py b/clustering/consul_kv.py
index 45c93d672a0..9358b79749a 100644
--- a/clustering/consul_kv.py
+++ b/clustering/consul_kv.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ options:
         required: false
         default: http
         version_added: "2.1"
-    verify:
+    validate_certs:
         description:
           - whether to verify the tls certificate of the consul agent
         required: false
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def get_consul_api(module, token=None):
     return consul.Consul(host=module.params.get('host'),
                          port=module.params.get('port'),
                          scheme=module.params.get('scheme'),
-                         verify=module.params.get('verify'),
+                         validate_certs=module.params.get('validate_certs'),
                          token=module.params.get('token'))
 
 def test_dependencies(module):
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def main():
         key=dict(required=True),
         host=dict(default='localhost'),
         scheme=dict(required=False, default='http'),
-        verify=dict(required=False, default=True),
+        validate_certs=dict(required=False, default=True),
         port=dict(default=8500, type='int'),
         recurse=dict(required=False, type='bool'),
         retrieve=dict(required=False, default=True),
diff --git a/clustering/consul_session.py b/clustering/consul_session.py
index 625c31c7979..3ba3b6f1619 100644
--- a/clustering/consul_session.py
+++ b/clustering/consul_session.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ options:
         required: false
         default: http
         version_added: "2.1"
-    verify:
+    validate_certs:
         description:
           - whether to verify the tls certificate of the consul agent
         required: false
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def main():
         host=dict(default='localhost'),
         port=dict(default=8500, type='int'),
         scheme=dict(required=False, default='http'),
-        verify=dict(required=False, default=True),
+        validate_certs=dict(required=False, default=True),
         id=dict(required=False),
         name=dict(required=False),
         node=dict(required=False),