diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/rocks/theodolite/kubernetes/operator/TheodoliteController.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/rocks/theodolite/kubernetes/operator/TheodoliteController.kt
index 9fdc409e159791f30b62f899e0f4d7aa7bcab319..67a9a40fe260c8105e30fef3c9c44436b7a37c5e 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/rocks/theodolite/kubernetes/operator/TheodoliteController.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/rocks/theodolite/kubernetes/operator/TheodoliteController.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ private val logger = KotlinLogging.logger {}
 const val DEPLOYED_FOR_EXECUTION_LABEL_NAME = "deployed-for-execution"
 const val DEPLOYED_FOR_BENCHMARK_LABEL_NAME = "deployed-for-benchmark"
 const val CREATED_BY_LABEL_NAME = "app.kubernetes.io/created-by"
-const val CREATED_BY_LABEL_VALUE = "rocks/theodolite"
+const val CREATED_BY_LABEL_VALUE = "theodolite"
 
 /**
  * The controller implementation for Theodolite.