diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 30d8f14eb..d53f2eaf3 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     setAdminFqdn: setAdminFqdn,
     setAdminLocation: setAdminLocation,
     version: version,
-    setVersion: setVersion,
     database: database,
     edition: edition,
 
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     isAdminDomainLocked: isAdminDomainLocked,
 
     // for testing resets to defaults
+    _setVersion: setVersion,
     _reset: _reset
 };
 
diff --git a/src/routes/test/caas-test.js b/src/routes/test/caas-test.js
index 8b45c47e9..2789adde0 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/caas-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/caas-test.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function setup(done) {
     nock.cleanAll();
     config._reset();
     config.set('provider', 'caas');
-    config.setVersion('1.2.3');
+    config._setVersion('1.2.3');
 
     async.series([
         server.start.bind(server),
diff --git a/src/routes/test/server-test.js b/src/routes/test/server-test.js
index 884f7bddc..7e9289ec1 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/server-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/server-test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var token = null;
 
 function setup(done) {
     config._reset();
-    config.setVersion('1.2.3');
+    config._setVersion('1.2.3');
 
     async.series([
         server.start,
diff --git a/src/routes/test/sysadmin-test.js b/src/routes/test/sysadmin-test.js
index e79ad19b8..4215e3520 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/sysadmin-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/sysadmin-test.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const DOMAIN_0 = {
 function setup(done) {
     config._reset();
     config.setFqdn(DOMAIN_0.domain);
-    config.setVersion('1.2.3');
+    config._setVersion('1.2.3');
 
     async.series([
         server.start,
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ describe('Internal API', function () {
             });
         });
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/test/config-test.js b/src/test/config-test.js
index c15bfb70c..dfaaf2492 100644
--- a/src/test/config-test.js
+++ b/src/test/config-test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('config', function () {
     });
 
     it('can get and set version', function (done) {
-        config.setVersion('1.2.3');
+        config._setVersion('1.2.3');
         expect(config.version()).to.be('1.2.3');
         done();
     });