diff --git a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
index fbb809935..360d357d9 100644
--- a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
+++ b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) newFlagdProxyManifest(ownerReferences []metav1.Owner
 	replicas := int32(1)
 	args := []string{
 		"start",
-		"--metrics-port",
+		"--management-port",
 		fmt.Sprintf("%d", f.config.ManagementPort),
 	}
 	if f.config.DebugLogging {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) newFlagdProxyManifest(ownerReferences []metav1.Owner
 									ContainerPort: int32(f.config.Port),
 								},
 								{
-									Name:          "metrics-port",
+									Name:          "management-port",
 									ContainerPort: int32(f.config.ManagementPort),
 								},
 							},
diff --git a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy_test.go b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy_test.go
index ae1d6a88d..49fd2594c 100644
--- a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy_test.go
+++ b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy_test.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestFlagdProxyHandler_HandleFlagdProxy_CreateProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	replicas := int32(1)
 	args := []string{
 		"start",
-		"--metrics-port",
+		"--management-port",
 		fmt.Sprintf("%d", 90),
 		"--debug",
 	}
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestFlagdProxyHandler_HandleFlagdProxy_CreateProxy(t *testing.T) {
 									ContainerPort: int32(88),
 								},
 								{
-									Name:          "metrics-port",
+									Name:          "management-port",
 									ContainerPort: int32(90),
 								},
 							},