diff --git a/charts/vela-core/templates/kubevela-controller.yaml b/charts/vela-core/templates/kubevela-controller.yaml
index fcee693eb..01b738a1c 100644
--- a/charts/vela-core/templates/kubevela-controller.yaml
+++ b/charts/vela-core/templates/kubevela-controller.yaml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ include "kubevela.fullname" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    controller.oam.dev/name: application
+    controller.oam.dev/name: vela-core
   {{- include "kubevela.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
diff --git a/pkg/oam/var.go b/pkg/oam/var.go
index c8cb01923..b8fbcd0b0 100644
--- a/pkg/oam/var.go
+++ b/pkg/oam/var.go
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ var (
 	SystemDefinitonNamespace string = "vela-system"
 
 	// ApplicationControllerName means the controller is application
-	ApplicationControllerName string = "application"
+	ApplicationControllerName string = "vela-core"
 )