diff --git a/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go b/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go
index 0edaf5b..1851b22 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func NewReloaderCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, "configmap-annotation", "configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload", "annotation to detect changes in configmaps, specified by name")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.SecretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, "secret-annotation", "secret.reloader.stakater.com/reload", "annotation to detect changes in secrets, specified by name")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloaderAutoAnnotation, "auto-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/auto", "annotation to detect changes in secrets")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.AutoSearchAnnotation, "auto-search-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/annotated", "annotation to detect changes in configmaps or secrets tagged with special match annotation")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.AutoSearchAnnotation, "auto-search-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/search", "annotation to detect changes in configmaps or secrets tagged with special match annotation")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.SearchMatchAnnotation, "search-match-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/match", "annotation to mark secrets or configmapts to match the search")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.LogFormat, "log-format", "", "Log format to use (empty string for text, or JSON")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice("resources-to-ignore", []string{}, "list of resources to ignore (valid options 'configMaps' or 'secrets')")
diff --git a/internal/pkg/handler/upgrade_test.go b/internal/pkg/handler/upgrade_test.go
index ee3a670..578757b 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/handler/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/handler/upgrade_test.go
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func TestRollingUpgradeForDeploymentWithConfigmapViaSearchAnnotation(t *testing.
 		clients.KubernetesClient,
 		annotatedConfigmapName,
 		namespace,
-		map[string]string{"reloader.stakater.com/annotated": "true"},
+		map[string]string{"reloader.stakater.com/search": "true"},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create deployment with search annotation.")
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ func TestRollingUpgradeForDeploymentWithConfigmapViaSearchAnnotationNoTriggers(t
 		clients.KubernetesClient,
 		annotatedConfigmapName,
 		namespace,
-		map[string]string{"reloader.stakater.com/annotated": "true"},
+		map[string]string{"reloader.stakater.com/search": "true"},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create deployment with search annotation.")
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ func TestRollingUpgradeForDeploymentWithConfigmapViaSearchAnnotationNotMapped(t
 		clients.KubernetesClient,
 		annotatedConfigmapName+"-different",
 		namespace,
-		map[string]string{"reloader.stakater.com/annotated": "true"},
+		map[string]string{"reloader.stakater.com/search": "true"},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create deployment with search annotation.")
diff --git a/internal/pkg/options/flags.go b/internal/pkg/options/flags.go
index 28f9d05..1bf681e 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/options/flags.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/options/flags.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var (
 	ReloaderAutoAnnotation = "reloader.stakater.com/auto"
 	// AutoSearchAnnotation is an annotation to detect changes in
 	// configmaps or triggers with the SearchMatchAnnotation
-	AutoSearchAnnotation = "reloader.stakater.com/annotated"
+	AutoSearchAnnotation = "reloader.stakater.com/search"
 	// SearchMatchAnnotation is an annotation to tag secrets to be found with
 	// AutoSearchAnnotation
 	SearchMatchAnnotation = "reloader.stakater.com/match"