diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance_types.go
index 0c5ac0c12..7582f82b3 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance_types.go
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ type RpaasInstanceStatus struct {
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName=rpaas
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:scale:specpath=.spec.replicas,statuspath=.status.currentReplicas,selectorpath=.status.podSelector
 
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/extensions.tsuru.io_rpaasinstances.yaml b/config/crd/bases/extensions.tsuru.io_rpaasinstances.yaml
index 578fa8e31..681c93d91 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/extensions.tsuru.io_rpaasinstances.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/extensions.tsuru.io_rpaasinstances.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ spec:
     kind: RpaasInstance
     listKind: RpaasInstanceList
     plural: rpaasinstances
+    shortNames:
+    - rpaas
     singular: rpaasinstance
   scope: Namespaced
   versions: