diff --git a/docs/documentation/getting-started/configuration/index.markdown b/docs/documentation/getting-started/configuration/index.markdown
index c0aea2db..b36d777f 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/getting-started/configuration/index.markdown
+++ b/docs/documentation/getting-started/configuration/index.markdown
@@ -158,10 +158,9 @@ The following variables are settable:
   * **default:** `0`
   * Number of seconds to wait after you reach the limit of concurrent connections to Git repository server and disconnect afterwards to initialize new connections. This prevents from being cut out of SSH server when you use `fail2ban` or similar software for limiting connections to server.
 
-* `:verify_commit`
+* `:git_verify_commit`
   * **default:** `false`
-  * Whether to check if a valid signature exists on the commit to be deployed.
-  * Currently only implemented for Git.
+  * Whether to check if a valid signature exists on the Git commit to be deployed.
 
 Capistrano plugins can provide their own configuration variables. Please refer
 to the plugin documentation for the specifics. Plugins are allowed to add or
diff --git a/lib/capistrano/scm/tasks/git.rake b/lib/capistrano/scm/tasks/git.rake
index 52cd76d1..f87700c3 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/scm/tasks/git.rake
+++ b/lib/capistrano/scm/tasks/git.rake
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace :git do
       within repo_path do
         with fetch(:git_environmental_variables) do
           git_plugin.update_mirror
-          git_plugin.verify_commit if fetch(:verify_commit)
+          git_plugin.verify_commit if fetch(:git_verify_commit)
         end
       end
     end