diff --git a/internal/controllers/common/resource_definitions/resource_definitions.go b/internal/controllers/common/resource_definitions/resource_definitions.go
index be09e2e6..d03d36eb 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/common/resource_definitions/resource_definitions.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/common/resource_definitions/resource_definitions.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func NewDeploymentForCR(cr *operatorv1beta1.Cryostat, specs *ServiceSpecs, image
 				"app.kubernetes.io/name": "cryostat",
 			},
 			Annotations: map[string]string{
-				"app.openshift.io/connects-to": "cryostat-operator",
+				"app.openshift.io/connects-to": "cryostat-operator-controller-manager",
 			},
 		},
 		Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
diff --git a/internal/controllers/cryostat_controller_test.go b/internal/controllers/cryostat_controller_test.go
index 3ec3ec71..67ddb4e7 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/cryostat_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/cryostat_controller_test.go
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ func (t *cryostatTestInput) checkDeployment() {
 	Expect(deployment.Name).To(Equal("cryostat"))
 	Expect(deployment.Namespace).To(Equal("default"))
 	Expect(deployment.Annotations).To(Equal(map[string]string{
-		"app.openshift.io/connects-to": "cryostat-operator",
+		"app.openshift.io/connects-to": "cryostat-operator-controller-manager",
 	}))
 	Expect(deployment.Labels).To(Equal(map[string]string{
 		"app":                    "cryostat",