diff --git a/peerpodconfig-ctrl/config/manager/manager.yaml b/peerpodconfig-ctrl/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 8e2456ff3..e54c58831 100644
--- a/peerpodconfig-ctrl/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/peerpodconfig-ctrl/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-        - name: CAA_IMAGE
+        - name: RELATED_IMAGE_CAA
           value: "quay.io/confidential-containers/cloud-api-adaptor"
       serviceAccountName: controller-manager
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
diff --git a/peerpodconfig-ctrl/controllers/peerpodconfig_controller.go b/peerpodconfig-ctrl/controllers/peerpodconfig_controller.go
index dd18b7eda..f74265759 100644
--- a/peerpodconfig-ctrl/controllers/peerpodconfig_controller.go
+++ b/peerpodconfig-ctrl/controllers/peerpodconfig_controller.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Name of env var containing the cloud-api-adaptor image name
-	CloudApiAdaptorImageEnvName = "CAA_IMAGE"
+	CloudApiAdaptorImageEnvName = "RELATED_IMAGE_CAA"
 	DefaultCloudApiAdaptorImage = "quay.io/confidential-containers/cloud-api-adaptor"
 	defaultNodeSelectorLabel    = "node-role.kubernetes.io/worker"
 )