diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/core/settings.js b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/core/settings.js
index bf50eeb4..b529dbee 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/core/settings.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/core/settings.js
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ modulejs.define('core/settings', ['_', 'config'], function (_, config) {
     return _.extend({}, config.options, {
         appHref: config.setup.APP_HREF,
         rootHref: config.setup.ROOT_HREF,
-        currentHref: config.setup.CURRENT_HREF
+        version: config.setup.VERSION
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/view/topbar.js b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/view/topbar.js
index eba49de8..0c88c37e 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/view/topbar.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/view/topbar.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-modulejs.define('view/topbar', ['$', 'config', 'view/root'], function ($, config, root) {
+modulejs.define('view/topbar', ['$', 'core/settings', 'view/root'], function ($, settings, root) {
 
     var template =
             '<div id="topbar">' +
                 '<div id="toolbar"/>' +
                 '<div id="flowbar"/>' +
-                '<a id="backlink" href="http://larsjung.de/h5ai/" title="powered by h5ai ' + config.setup.VERSION + '">' +
+                '<a id="backlink" href="http://larsjung.de/h5ai/" title="powered by h5ai ' + settings.version + '">' +
                     '<div>powered</div>' +
                     '<div>by h5ai</div>' +
                 '</a>' +
diff --git a/test/tests/unit/core/settings.js b/test/tests/unit/core/settings.js
index 7f3736bc..a14a6261 100644
--- a/test/tests/unit/core/settings.js
+++ b/test/tests/unit/core/settings.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
             setup: {
                 APP_HREF: util.uniqId(),
                 ROOT_HREF: util.uniqId(),
-                CURRENT_HREF: util.uniqId()
+                VERSION: util.uniqId()
             }
         };
         this.applyFn = function () {
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('.currentHref', function () {
+    describe('.version', function () {
 
         it('set correct', function () {
 
             var instance = this.applyFn();
-            assert.strictEqual(instance.currentHref, this.xConfig.setup.CURRENT_HREF);
+            assert.strictEqual(instance.version, this.xConfig.setup.VERSION);
         });
     });
 });
diff --git a/test/tests/unit/view/topbar.js b/test/tests/unit/view/topbar.js
index f8d27d68..a673b743 100644
--- a/test/tests/unit/view/topbar.js
+++ b/test/tests/unit/view/topbar.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var ID = 'view/topbar';
-var DEPS = ['$', 'config', 'view/root'];
+var DEPS = ['$', 'core/settings', 'view/root'];
 
 describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
 
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
 
         this.definition = modulejs._private.definitions[ID];
 
-        this.xConfig = {setup: {VERSION: util.uniqId()}};
+        this.xSettings = {version: util.uniqId()};
         this.xRoot = {$el: null};
         this.applyFn = function () {
 
-            return this.definition.fn($, this.xConfig, this.xRoot);
+            return this.definition.fn($, this.xSettings, this.xRoot);
         };
     });
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
         it('#backlink has correct title', function () {
 
             this.applyFn();
-            assert.strictEqual($('#backlink').attr('title'), 'powered by h5ai ' + this.xConfig.setup.VERSION);
+            assert.strictEqual($('#backlink').attr('title'), 'powered by h5ai ' + this.xSettings.version);
         });
 
         it('#backlink has correct text', function () {