diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/manifests/operator.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/manifests/operator.yaml
index 4da7a4dae..246ff330b 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/manifests/operator.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/manifests/operator.yaml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ spec:
               value: tailscale/tailscale:unstable
             - name: PROXY_TAGS
               value: tag:k8s
-            - name: AUTH_PROXY
+            - name: APISERVER_PROXY
               value: "false"
           volumeMounts:
           - name: oauth