diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e-tests.yml
index 8902f360..354bd457 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy Kardinal manager
         run: |
-          KARDINAL_CLI_DEV_MODE=TRUE /tmp/kardinal-cli manager deploy local-minikube
+          KARDINAL_CLI_DEV_MODE=TRUE /tmp/kardinal-cli manager deploy local-kardinal-kontrol
 
           # Check that the three kardinal manager service pods are running and ready
           while [ $(kubectl get pods -n default --no-headers -o custom-columns=NAMESPACE:metadata.namespace,POD:metadata.name,PodIP:status.podIP,READY-true:status.containerStatuses[*].ready | grep "true" | wc -l) -ne 3 ]
diff --git a/kardinal-cli/cmd/root.go b/kardinal-cli/cmd/root.go
index 1dd94e0e..fbb28c2f 100644
--- a/kardinal-cli/cmd/root.go
+++ b/kardinal-cli/cmd/root.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"kardinal.cli/kubernetes"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"kardinal.cli/kubernetes"
+
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	"kardinal.cli/consts"
 	"kardinal.cli/multi_os_cmd_executor"
@@ -471,9 +472,10 @@ var topologyManifestCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 var deployManagerCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:       fmt.Sprintf("deploy [kontrol location] accepted values: %s and %s ", kontrol.KontrolLocationLocalMinikube, kontrol.KontrolLocationKloudKontrol),
+	Use:       fmt.Sprintf("deploy [kardinal-kontrol service location] accepted values: %s and %s ", kontrol.KontrolLocationLocal, kontrol.KontrolLocationKloud),
 	Short:     "Deploy Kardinal manager into the cluster",
-	ValidArgs: []string{kontrol.KontrolLocationLocalMinikube, kontrol.KontrolLocationKloudKontrol},
+	Long:      "The Kardinal Manager retrieves the latest configuration from the Kardinal Kontrol service and applies changes to the user K8S topology.  The Kardinal Kontrol service can be the one running in the Kardinal Cloud or can be the one deployed locally.",
+	ValidArgs: []string{kontrol.KontrolLocationLocal, kontrol.KontrolLocationKloud},
 	Args:      cobra.MatchAll(cobra.ExactArgs(1), cobra.OnlyValidArgs),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		kontrolLocation := args[0]
@@ -1087,10 +1089,10 @@ func getKontrolBaseURLForManager() (string, error) {
 	)
 
 	switch kontrolLocation {
-	case kontrol.KontrolLocationLocalMinikube:
+	case kontrol.KontrolLocationLocal:
 		scheme = httpSchme
 		host = localMinikubeKontrolAPIHost
-	case kontrol.KontrolLocationKloudKontrol:
+	case kontrol.KontrolLocationKloud:
 		scheme = httpsScheme
 		host = kloudKontrolAPIHost
 	default:
diff --git a/kardinal-cli/deployment/deployment.go b/kardinal-cli/deployment/deployment.go
index 0d8171c7..08063a23 100644
--- a/kardinal-cli/deployment/deployment.go
+++ b/kardinal-cli/deployment/deployment.go
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ package deployment
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"kardinal.cli/kubernetes"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"kardinal.cli/kubernetes"
+
 	"kardinal.cli/kontrol"
 
 	"github.com/kurtosis-tech/stacktrace"
@@ -208,9 +209,9 @@ func DeployKardinalManagerInCluster(ctx context.Context, clusterResourcesURL str
 	var imagePullPolicy string
 
 	switch kontrolLocation {
-	case kontrol.KontrolLocationLocalMinikube:
+	case kontrol.KontrolLocationLocal:
 		imagePullPolicy = "IfNotPresent"
-	case kontrol.KontrolLocationKloudKontrol:
+	case kontrol.KontrolLocationKloud:
 		imagePullPolicy = "Always"
 	default:
 		stacktrace.NewError("invalid Kontrol location: %s", kontrolLocation)
diff --git a/kardinal-cli/kontrol/location.go b/kardinal-cli/kontrol/location.go
index ad3e9dfd..8bd2f03d 100644
--- a/kardinal-cli/kontrol/location.go
+++ b/kardinal-cli/kontrol/location.go
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 package kontrol
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/kurtosis-tech/stacktrace"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"kardinal.cli/host_machine_directories"
-	"os"
 )
 
 const (
-	KontrolLocationLocalMinikube               = "local-minikube"
-	KontrolLocationKloudKontrol                = "kloud-kontrol"
+	KontrolLocationLocal                       = "local-kardinal-kontrol"
+	KontrolLocationKloud                       = "kloud-kardinal-kontrol"
+	OldKontrolLocationLocal                    = "local-minikube"
+	OldKontrolLocationKloud                    = "kloud-kontrol"
 	kontrolLocationFilePermissions os.FileMode = 0644
 )
 
@@ -33,9 +37,10 @@ func GetKontrolLocation() (string, error) {
 		return "", stacktrace.Propagate(err, "An error occurred getting the Kontrol location filepath")
 	}
 
+	fmt.Println(kontrolLocationFilepath)
 	_, err = os.Stat(kontrolLocationFilepath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", stacktrace.Propagate(err, "An error occurred getting the Kontrol location  file info")
+		return "", stacktrace.Propagate(err, "An error occurred getting the Kontrol location file info")
 	}
 
 	kontrolLocationFileBytes, err := os.ReadFile(kontrolLocationFilepath)
@@ -44,6 +49,12 @@ func GetKontrolLocation() (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	kontrolLocationFileStr := string(kontrolLocationFileBytes)
+	switch kontrolLocationFileStr {
+	case OldKontrolLocationLocal:
+		kontrolLocationFileStr = KontrolLocationLocal
+	case OldKontrolLocationKloud:
+		kontrolLocationFileStr = KontrolLocationKloud
+	}
 
 	logrus.Infof("Using Kontrol location %s", kontrolLocationFileStr)
 	return kontrolLocationFileStr, nil