diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-db_resurrect_ttl.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-db_resurrect_ttl.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44715db1bb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-db_resurrect_ttl.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: "Fixed an issue where the `db_resurrect_ttl` configuration does not take effect."
+type: bugfix
+scope: Configuration
diff --git a/kong/global.lua b/kong/global.lua
index a67e612ff0c..8b6c479d86a 100644
--- a/kong/global.lua
+++ b/kong/global.lua
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ function _GLOBAL.init_cache(kong_config, cluster_events, worker_events)
     worker_events        = worker_events,
     ttl                  = db_cache_ttl,
     neg_ttl              = db_cache_neg_ttl or db_cache_ttl,
-    resurrect_ttl        = kong_config.resurrect_ttl,
+    resurrect_ttl        = kong_config.db_resurrect_ttl,
     page                 = page,
     cache_pages          = cache_pages,
     resty_lock_opts      = LOCK_OPTS,
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function _GLOBAL.init_core_cache(kong_config, cluster_events, worker_events)
     worker_events   = worker_events,
     ttl             = db_cache_ttl,
     neg_ttl         = db_cache_neg_ttl or db_cache_ttl,
-    resurrect_ttl   = kong_config.resurrect_ttl,
+    resurrect_ttl   = kong_config.db_resurrect_ttl,
     page            = page,
     cache_pages     = cache_pages,
     resty_lock_opts = LOCK_OPTS,