diff --git a/api/v1/connection_types.go b/api/v1/connection_types.go
index 183073791..8f8e4bedd 100644
--- a/api/v1/connection_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/connection_types.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ type ConnectionAzureKeyVault struct {
 }
 
 type ConnectionAzureDevops struct {
-	URL                 string       `json:"string,omitempty"`
+	URL                 string       `json:"url,omitempty"`
 	Organization        string       `json:"organization"`
 	PersonalAccessToken types.EnvVar `json:"personalAccessToken"`
 }
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ type ConnectionGitHub struct {
 }
 
 type ConnectionGitLab struct {
-	URL                 string       `json:"string,omitempty"`
+	URL                 string       `json:"url,omitempty"`
 	PersonalAccessToken types.EnvVar `json:"personalAccessToken"`
 }
 
 type ConnectionGit struct {
-	URL         string        `json:"string"`
+	URL         string        `json:"url"`
 	Ref         string        `json:"ref"`
 	Certificate *types.EnvVar `json:"certificate,omitempty"`
 	Username    *types.EnvVar `json:"username,omitempty"`
diff --git a/config/crds/mission-control.flanksource.com_connections.yaml b/config/crds/mission-control.flanksource.com_connections.yaml
index 37fe5eb64..1ffe09e6e 100644
--- a/config/crds/mission-control.flanksource.com_connections.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/mission-control.flanksource.com_connections.yaml
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ spec:
                             type: string
                         type: object
                     type: object
-                  string:
+                  url:
                     type: string
                 required:
                 - organization
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ spec:
                     type: object
                   ref:
                     type: string
-                  string:
+                  url:
                     type: string
                   username:
                     properties:
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ spec:
                     type: object
                 required:
                 - ref
-                - string
+                - url
                 type: object
               github:
                 properties:
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ spec:
                             type: string
                         type: object
                     type: object
-                  string:
+                  url:
                     type: string
                 required:
                 - personalAccessToken
diff --git a/config/schemas/connection.schema.json b/config/schemas/connection.schema.json
index 037714586..eecf08024 100644
--- a/config/schemas/connection.schema.json
+++ b/config/schemas/connection.schema.json
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     },
     "ConnectionAzureDevops": {
       "properties": {
-        "string": {
+        "url": {
           "type": "string"
         },
         "organization": {
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
     },
     "ConnectionGit": {
       "properties": {
-        "string": {
+        "url": {
           "type": "string"
         },
         "ref": {
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "type": "object",
       "required": [
-        "string",
+        "url",
         "ref"
       ]
     },
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
     },
     "ConnectionGitLab": {
       "properties": {
-        "string": {
+        "url": {
           "type": "string"
         },
         "personalAccessToken": {