diff --git a/src/backend/core/models.py b/src/backend/core/models.py
index f2d4e77b..a0be2de6 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/models.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser, BaseModel, auth_models.PermissionsMixin):
 class Resource(BaseModel):
     """Model to define access control"""
 
-    is_public = models.BooleanField(default=settings.DEFAULT_ROOM_IS_PUBLIC)
+    is_public = models.BooleanField(default=settings.RESOURCE_DEFAULT_IS_PUBLIC)
     users = models.ManyToManyField(
         User,
         through="ResourceAccess",
diff --git a/src/backend/meet/settings.py b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
index 3f63faa9..d4d3f5d7 100755
--- a/src/backend/meet/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ class Base(Configuration):
         ),
         "url": values.Value(environ_name="LIVEKIT_API_URL", environ_prefix=None),
     }
-    DEFAULT_ROOM_IS_PUBLIC = values.BooleanValue(
-        True, environ_name="DEFAULT_ROOM_IS_PUBLIC", environ_prefix=None
+    RESOURCE_DEFAULT_IS_PUBLIC = values.BooleanValue(
+        True, environ_name="RESOURCE_DEFAULT_IS_PUBLIC", environ_prefix=None
     )
     ALLOW_UNREGISTERED_ROOMS = values.BooleanValue(
         True, environ_name="ALLOW_UNREGISTERED_ROOMS", environ_prefix=None