diff --git a/api/v1alpha2/mondooauditconfig_types.go b/api/v1alpha2/mondooauditconfig_types.go
index a9d0df4a..8b6c2584 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha2/mondooauditconfig_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha2/mondooauditconfig_types.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ type Nodes struct {
 	PriorityClassName string `json:"priorityClassName,omitempty"`
 	// Env allows setting extra environment variables for the node scanner. If the operator sets already an env
 	// variable with the same name, the value specified here will override it.
-	Env []corev1.EnvVar `json:"envVar,omitempty"`
+	Env []corev1.EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Admission struct {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ type Containers struct {
 	Schedule string `json:"schedule,omitempty"`
 	// Env allows setting extra environment variables for the node scanner. If the operator sets already an env
 	// variable with the same name, the value specified here will override it.
-	Env []corev1.EnvVar `json:"envVar,omitempty"`
+	Env []corev1.EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Image struct {
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/k8s.mondoo.com_mondooauditconfigs.yaml b/config/crd/bases/k8s.mondoo.com_mondooauditconfigs.yaml
index 7ce7c1f9..4ab1e99f 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/k8s.mondoo.com_mondooauditconfigs.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/k8s.mondoo.com_mondooauditconfigs.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ spec:
                 properties:
                   enable:
                     type: boolean
-                  envVar:
+                  env:
                     description: |-
                       Env allows setting extra environment variables for the node scanner. If the operator sets already an env
                       variable with the same name, the value specified here will override it.
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ spec:
                 properties:
                   enable:
                     type: boolean
-                  envVar:
+                  env:
                     description: |-
                       Env allows setting extra environment variables for the node scanner. If the operator sets already an env
                       variable with the same name, the value specified here will override it.