diff --git a/cmd/kots/cli/install.go b/cmd/kots/cli/install.go
index ae228b4bbb..7e4d006929 100644
--- a/cmd/kots/cli/install.go
+++ b/cmd/kots/cli/install.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func InstallCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				RootDir:     rootDir,
 				Namespace:   namespace,
 				Downstreams: []string{
-					"local", // this is the auto-generated operator downstream
+					"This Cluster", // this is the auto-generated operator downstream
 				},
 				LocalPath:           ExpandDir(v.GetString("local-path")),
 				LicenseFile:         ExpandDir(v.GetString("license-file")),
diff --git a/pkg/kotsadm/api_objects.go b/pkg/kotsadm/api_objects.go
index e8cb8a24a4..1ac5403a9e 100644
--- a/pkg/kotsadm/api_objects.go
+++ b/pkg/kotsadm/api_objects.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func apiDeployment(namespace string) *appsv1.Deployment {
 								},
 								{
 									Name:  "AUTO_CREATE_CLUSTER_NAME",
-									Value: "local",
+									Value: "This Cluster",
 								},
 								{
 									Name:  "AUTO_CREATE_CLUSTER_TOKEN",