diff --git a/src/js/mixins/api_access.js b/src/js/mixins/api_access.js
index fafd7bc41..055b11884 100644
--- a/src/js/mixins/api_access.js
+++ b/src/js/mixins/api_access.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ define([
         beehive.getService('Api').setVals({
           access_token: `${data.token_type} ${data.access_token}`,
           refresh_token: data.refresh_token,
-          expire_at: data.expire_at,
+          expires_at: data.expires_at,
         });
 
         console.warn('Redefining access_token: ' + data.access_token);
diff --git a/src/js/mixins/discovery_bootstrap.js b/src/js/mixins/discovery_bootstrap.js
index fef4926de..d0e41224f 100644
--- a/src/js/mixins/discovery_bootstrap.js
+++ b/src/js/mixins/discovery_bootstrap.js
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ define([
       var config = storage.get('appConfig');
       if (
         config &&
-        config.expire_at &&
-        config.expire_at > Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
+        config.expires_at &&
+        config.expires_at > Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
       ) {
         return defer.resolve(config).promise();
       }
diff --git a/src/js/services/api.js b/src/js/services/api.js
index a39261d02..ce55e03fd 100644
--- a/src/js/services/api.js
+++ b/src/js/services/api.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ define([
 
     access_token: null,
     refresh_token: null,
-    expire_at: null,
+    expires_at: null,
     defaultTimeoutInMs: 60000,
 
     activate: function(beehive) {
@@ -272,12 +272,12 @@ define([
       return d.promise();
     };
 
-    if (!this.expire_at) {
+    if (!this.expires_at) {
       return refreshToken();
     }
 
-    // expire_at is in UTC, not local time
-    var expiration = this.expire_at;
+    // expires_at is in UTC, not local time
+    var expiration = this.expires_at;
     var now = this.getCurrentTimestamp();
 
     var difference = expiration - now;
diff --git a/test/mocha/js/components/application.spec.js b/test/mocha/js/components/application.spec.js
index 13e1156dd..b055587bc 100644
--- a/test/mocha/js/components/application.spec.js
+++ b/test/mocha/js/components/application.spec.js
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ define([
           {
             "username": "user@gmail.com",
             "scopes": ["user"],
-            "access_token": "ap0MkGjroS1zzijLlk9fV2UKXdRDo5nzUueTNaog",
+            "access_token": "test-token",
             "token_type": "Bearer",
             "csrf": "142896367##8460e442cb2984810486bf959048a05d7e7d9e78",
-            "expire_at": 16725225600,
+            "expires_at": 16725225600,
             "refresh_token": "KKGJp56UlpKgfHUuNNNvJvJ3XqepWLkTfKKtqmpKM",
           }
         );
diff --git a/test/mocha/js/components/discovery_mediator.spec.js b/test/mocha/js/components/discovery_mediator.spec.js
index 4ebc8d21e..977d676b7 100644
--- a/test/mocha/js/components/discovery_mediator.spec.js
+++ b/test/mocha/js/components/discovery_mediator.spec.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ define([
     var minsub;
     beforeEach(function() {
       var api = new Api();
-      api.expire_at = Date.now() + 100000000;
+      api.expires_at = Date.now() + 100000000;
       minsub = new MinimalPubSub({verbose: false, Api: api});
 
       this.server = sinon.fakeServer.create();
diff --git a/test/mocha/js/components/query_mediator.spec.js b/test/mocha/js/components/query_mediator.spec.js
index a6e686dc0..ddb239ea1 100644
--- a/test/mocha/js/components/query_mediator.spec.js
+++ b/test/mocha/js/components/query_mediator.spec.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ define([
         this.beehive = beehive;
         beehive.addObject("AppStorage", {clearSelectedPapers : sinon.spy()});
         var api = new Api();
-        api.expire_at = Date.now() + 100000000;
+        api.expires_at = Date.now() + 100000000;
         sinon.spy(api, 'request');
         beehive.addService('Api', api);
         var ps = new PubSub();
diff --git a/test/mocha/js/services/api.spec.js b/test/mocha/js/services/api.spec.js
index d3b8fff1f..c3bd155d8 100644
--- a/test/mocha/js/services/api.spec.js
+++ b/test/mocha/js/services/api.spec.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ define([
 
   var __getApi = function (options) {
     var api = new Api(options);
-    api.expire_at = Math.floor(new Date('2500-01-01').getTime() / 1000);
+    api.expires_at = Math.floor(new Date('2500-01-01').getTime() / 1000);
     return api;
   };
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ define([
       api.access_token = 'foo';
 
       // set to less than the expiration time
-      api.expire_at = getSecondsInFuture(90);
+      api.expires_at = getSecondsInFuture(90);
       api._request = sinon.spy();
 
       api.getApiAccess = sinon.spy(function() {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ define([
       expect(api._request.callCount).to.eql(1);
 
       // set to more than the expiration time
-      api.expire_at = getSecondsInFuture(180);
+      api.expires_at = getSecondsInFuture(180);
 
       // reset the call counts
       api.getApiAccess.reset();
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ define([
       });
 
       api.access_token = 'foo';
-      api.expire_at = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000); // Set expire_at to current time in seconds since epoch
+      api.expires_at = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000); // Set expires_at to current time in seconds since epoch
 
       var sendRequest = function () {
         api.request(new ApiRequest({