diff --git a/docs/application_outages.md b/docs/application_outages.md
index 9f460ae4..f2ad9348 100644
--- a/docs/application_outages.md
+++ b/docs/application_outages.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Scenario to block the traffic ( Ingress/Egress ) of an application matching the
 application_outage:                                  # Scenario to create an outage of an application by blocking traffic
   duration: 600                                      # Duration in seconds after which the routes will be accessible
   namespace: <namespace-with-application>            # Namespace to target - all application routes will go inaccessible if pod selector is empty
-  pod_selector: {app=foo}                            # Pods to target
+  pod_selector: {app: foo}                            # Pods to target
   block: [Ingress, Egress]                           # It can be Ingress or Egress or Ingress, Egress
 ```
 
diff --git a/kraken/application_outage/actions.py b/kraken/application_outage/actions.py
index e48a0d26..6c82f8d8 100644
--- a/kraken/application_outage/actions.py
+++ b/kraken/application_outage/actions.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ kind: NetworkPolicy
 metadata:
   name: kraken-deny
 spec:
-  podSelector: {{ pod_selector }}
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels: {{ pod_selector }}
   policyTypes: {{ traffic_type }}
                 """
                 t = Template(network_policy_template)
diff --git a/scenarios/app_outage.yaml b/scenarios/app_outage.yaml
index 4a5d39ea..6459727d 100644
--- a/scenarios/app_outage.yaml
+++ b/scenarios/app_outage.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 application_outage:                                  # Scenario to create an outage of an application by blocking traffic
   duration: 600                                      # Duration in seconds after which the routes will be accessible
   namespace: <namespace-with-application>            # Namespace to target - all application routes will go inaccessible if pod selector is empty
-  pod_selector: {app=foo}                            # Pods to target
+  pod_selector: {app: foo}                            # Pods to target
   block: [Ingress, Egress]                           # It can be Ingress or Egress or Ingress, Egress