diff --git a/pkg/k8s/scanner/scanner.go b/pkg/k8s/scanner/scanner.go
index 955916f09c50..f260e8b088e5 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ func (s *Scanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, artifactsData []*artifacts.Artifact)
 		}, nil
 	}
 	var resourceArtifacts []*artifacts.Artifact
-	var k8sArtifacts []*artifacts.Artifact
+	var k8sCoreArtifacts []*artifacts.Artifact
 	for _, artifact := range artifactsData {
 		if strings.HasSuffix(artifact.Kind, "Components") || strings.HasSuffix(artifact.Kind, "Cluster") {
-			k8sArtifacts = append(k8sArtifacts, artifact)
+			k8sCoreArtifacts = append(k8sCoreArtifacts, artifact)
 			continue
 		}
 		resourceArtifacts = append(resourceArtifacts, artifact)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, artifactsData []*artifacts.Artifact)
 		return report.Report{}, err
 	}
 	if s.opts.Scanners.AnyEnabled(types.VulnerabilityScanner) {
-		k8sResource, err := s.scanK8sVulns(ctx, k8sArtifacts)
+		k8sResource, err := s.scanK8sVulns(ctx, k8sCoreArtifacts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return report.Report{}, err
 		}