diff --git a/charts/keycloak-operator/templates/operator/deployment.yaml b/charts/keycloak-operator/templates/operator/deployment.yaml
index 860c497f6..ee5bbdbcd 100644
--- a/charts/keycloak-operator/templates/operator/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/keycloak-operator/templates/operator/deployment.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-            - name: OPERATOR_KEYCLOAK_IMAGE
+            - name: KC_OPERATOR_KEYCLOAK_IMAGE
               value: "{{ .Values.operator.config.keycloakImage.repository }}:{{ .Values.operator.config.keycloakImage.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           ports:
             - name: http