diff --git a/tls/datadog_checks/tls/tls.py b/tls/datadog_checks/tls/tls.py
index ab5b8b0d68da4..83c156db9049d 100644
--- a/tls/datadog_checks/tls/tls.py
+++ b/tls/datadog_checks/tls/tls.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class TLSCheck(AgentCheck):
         'private_key': {'name': 'tls_private_key'},
         'ca_cert': {'name': 'tls_ca_cert'},
         'validate_hostname': {'name': 'tls_validate_hostname'},
+        'validate_cert': {'name': 'tls_verify'},
     }
 
     def __init__(self, name, init_config, instances):
diff --git a/tls/tests/test_config.py b/tls/tests/test_config.py
index ff13f2642c59c..d09cf836678d4 100644
--- a/tls/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tls/tests/test_config.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def test_validation_data():
         pytest.param(
             {'validate_hostname': False}, {'tls_validate_hostname': False}, id='legacy validate_hostname param'
         ),
+        pytest.param({'validate_cert': False}, {'tls_verify': False}, id='legacy validate_cert param'),
     ],
 )
 def test_config(extra_config, expected_http_kwargs):