diff --git a/src/mod_http_api.erl b/src/mod_http_api.erl
index bfaad1652..3d685c21a 100644
--- a/src/mod_http_api.erl
+++ b/src/mod_http_api.erl
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ get_api_version([], Host) ->
     catch error:{module_not_loaded, ?MODULE, Host} ->
         ?WARNING_MSG("Using module ~p for host ~s, but it isn't configured "
                      "in the configuration file", [?MODULE, Host]),
-        mod_http_api_opt:default_version(global)
+        ?DEFAULT_API_VERSION
     end.
 
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