diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
index d579cd6..ed0bd2d 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
             valueFrom:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: redis-creds
-                key: uri
+                key: database-uri
         resources:
           limits:
             cpu: "0.25"
diff --git a/k8s/secret.yaml b/k8s/secret.yaml
index 91cbd64..c83b086 100644
--- a/k8s/secret.yaml
+++ b/k8s/secret.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # These can also be created from the command line using environment variables
 #
-# kubectl create secret generic redis-creds --from-literal=uri=$DATABASE_URI
+# kubectl create secret generic redis-creds --from-literal=database-uri=$DATABASE_URI
 #
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ kind: Secret
 metadata:
   name: redis-creds
 data:
-  uri: cmVkaXM6Ly86QHJlZGlzOjYzNzkvMA==
+  database-uri: cmVkaXM6Ly86QHJlZGlzOjYzNzkvMA==