diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm b/mozilla/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm
index d108a658b8b..08c96a389c8 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ sub BumpVerifyConfig {
     my $appName = $config->Get(var => 'appName');
     my $mozillaCvsroot = $config->Get(var => 'mozillaCvsroot');
     my $verifyDir = $config->Get(var => 'verifyDir');
-    my $externalAusServer = $config->Get(var => 'externalAusServer');
+    my $ausServerUrl = $config->Get(var => 'ausServerUrl');
     my $externalStagingServer = $config->Get(var => 'externalStagingServer');
     my $verifyConfig = $config->Get(sysvar => 'verifyConfig');
     my $logDir = $config->Get(sysvar => 'logDir');
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ sub BumpVerifyConfig {
                 '" locales="' . join(' ', sort(@locales)) . '" channel="' . 
                 $channel . '" from="/' . $product . '/releases/' . 
                 $oldVersion . '/' . $ftpOsname . '/%locale%/' . $releaseFile .
-                '" aus_server="https://' . $externalAusServer . '" ftp_server="' .
+                '" aus_server="' . $ausServerUrl . '" ftp_server="' .
                 $externalStagingServer . '/pub/mozilla.org" to="/' . 
                 $product . '/nightly/' .  $version .  '-candidates/rc' . 
                 $rc . '/' . $nightlyFile . '"' .  "\n");
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
index 6f488a2e009..4c67c8855c3 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dumpLogs        = 1
 # username and server to push update snippets to
 ausUser           = cltbld
 ausServer         = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
-externalAusServer = aus2.mozilla.org
+ausServerUrl      = https://aus2.mozilla.org
 # Tinderbox server tree that clients should report to
 buildTree       = MozillaRelease
 # where QA updates/builds go
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-staging-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-staging-bootstrap.cfg
index 9f553567207..fa881a04016 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-staging-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-staging-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dumpLogs        = 1
 # username and server to push update snippets to
 ausUser           = cltbld
 ausServer         = staging-build-console.build.mozilla.org
-externalAusServer = staging-build-console.build.mozilla.org
+ausServerUrl      = http://staging-build-console.build.mozilla.org
 buildTree       = MozillaTest
 # where QA updates/builds go
 stagingUser     = cltbld
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz180-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
index 6a13832a21f..7bd1c6dedfa 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ sshServer       = stage.mozilla.org
 # username and server to push update snippets
 ausUser           = cltbld
 ausServer         = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
-externalAusServer = aus2.mozilla.org
+ausServerUrl      = https://aus2.mozilla.org
 # force 1.8 specific behavior
 useTalkback     = 1
 useTarGz        = 1
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz19-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz19-bootstrap.cfg
index ec7a2b68933..32d4acb4ed1 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz19-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz19-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ symbolServerKey  = /home/cltbld/.ssh/ffxbld_dsa
 # username and server to push update snippets to
 ausUser           = cltbld
 ausServer         = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
-externalAusServer = aus2.mozilla.org
+ausServerUrl      = https://aus2.mozilla.org
 buildTree       = MozillaRelease
 # where QA updates/builds go
 stagingUser     = cltbld
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz18-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
index c95b89efccf..5f0763f4e45 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dumpLogs             = 1
 # username and server to push update snippets to
 ausUser              = cltbld
 ausServer            = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
-externalAusServer    = aus2.mozilla.org
+ausServerUrl         = https://aus2.mozilla.org
 # Tinderbox server tree that clients should report to
 buildTree       = MozillaRelease
 # where QA updates/builds go
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz180-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
index 0958481c32e..13c7bea2037 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ sshServer       = stage.mozilla.org
 # username and server to push update snippets
 ausUser           = cltbld
 ausServer         = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
-externalAusServer = aus2.mozilla.org
+ausServerUrl      = https://aus2.mozilla.org
 # force 1.8 specific behavior
 useTalkback     = 1
 useTarGz        = 1