diff --git a/chassis/flask_nameko/proxies.py b/chassis/flask_nameko/proxies.py
index 6a23ee3..b8b88c5 100644
--- a/chassis/flask_nameko/proxies.py
+++ b/chassis/flask_nameko/proxies.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class PooledClusterRpcProxy(object):
             self.configure(config)
 
     def configure(self, config):
-        if not config.get('AMQP_URI'):
+        if not config.get('uri'):
             raise BadConfigurationError(
                 "Please provide a valid configuration.")