diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/configuration.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/configuration.mustache
index 14d7957fe5..28082851c0 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/configuration.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/configuration.mustache
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class Configuration
      */
     public function setAccessToken($accessToken)
     {
-        $this->$accessToken = $accessToken;
+        $this->accessToken = $accessToken;
         return $this;
     }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/php/SwaggerClient-php/lib/Configuration.php b/samples/client/petstore/php/SwaggerClient-php/lib/Configuration.php
index 1fdac785bf..033f2da7a2 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/php/SwaggerClient-php/lib/Configuration.php
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/php/SwaggerClient-php/lib/Configuration.php
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class Configuration
      */
     public function setAccessToken($accessToken)
     {
-        $this->$accessToken = $accessToken;
+        $this->accessToken = $accessToken;
         return $this;
     }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/php/SwaggerClient-php/tests/PetApiTest.php b/samples/client/petstore/php/SwaggerClient-php/tests/PetApiTest.php
index fe818069da..58d5cd661f 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/php/SwaggerClient-php/tests/PetApiTest.php
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/php/SwaggerClient-php/tests/PetApiTest.php
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ class PetApiTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     $this->assertNotEquals($apiClient3, $apiClient4);
     // customied pet api not using the old pet api's api client
     $this->assertNotEquals($pet_api2->getApiClient(), $pet_api3->getApiClient());
+
+    // test access token
+    $api_client->getConfig()->setAccessToken("testing_only");
+    $this->assertSame('testing_only', $api_client->getConfig()->getAccessToken());
   }
 
   // test getPetById with a Pet object (id 10005)