diff --git a/core/orchestrator_core.go b/core/orchestrator_core.go
index 97fc92004..2bf02e557 100644
--- a/core/orchestrator_core.go
+++ b/core/orchestrator_core.go
@@ -4340,7 +4340,7 @@ func (o *TridentOrchestrator) addVolumePublication(
 
 // UpdateVolumePublication updates a volume publication on the specified node with the provided value
 func (o *TridentOrchestrator) UpdateVolumePublication(
-	ctx context.Context, volumeName, nodeName string, notSafeToDetach *bool,
+	ctx context.Context, volumeName, nodeName string, notSafeToAttach *bool,
 ) (err error) {
 	if o.bootstrapError != nil {
 		return o.bootstrapError
@@ -4352,19 +4352,19 @@ func (o *TridentOrchestrator) UpdateVolumePublication(
 	defer o.mutex.Unlock()
 	defer o.updateMetrics()
 
-	return o.updateVolumePublication(ctx, volumeName, nodeName, notSafeToDetach)
+	return o.updateVolumePublication(ctx, volumeName, nodeName, notSafeToAttach)
 }
 
 func (o *TridentOrchestrator) updateVolumePublication(
-	ctx context.Context, volumeName, nodeName string, notSafeToDetach *bool,
+	ctx context.Context, volumeName, nodeName string, notSafeToAttach *bool,
 ) error {
 	vPub, err := o.getVolumePublication(volumeName, nodeName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if notSafeToDetach != nil {
-		vPub.NotSafeToDetach = *notSafeToDetach
+	if notSafeToAttach != nil {
+		vPub.NotSafeToAttach = *notSafeToAttach
 	}
 
 	if err := o.unpublishVolume(ctx, volumeName, nodeName); err != nil {
diff --git a/core/orchestrator_core_test.go b/core/orchestrator_core_test.go
index ecc6788ee..032863fc5 100644
--- a/core/orchestrator_core_test.go
+++ b/core/orchestrator_core_test.go
@@ -2772,7 +2772,7 @@ func TestUpdateVolumePublication(t *testing.T) {
 		VolumeName:      vol1,
 		ReadOnly:        true,
 		AccessMode:      1,
-		NotSafeToDetach: true,
+		NotSafeToAttach: true,
 	}
 
 	fakeName2 := utils.GenerateVolumePublishName(vol2, node2)
@@ -2782,7 +2782,7 @@ func TestUpdateVolumePublication(t *testing.T) {
 		VolumeName:      vol2,
 		ReadOnly:        true,
 		AccessMode:      1,
-		NotSafeToDetach: false,
+		NotSafeToAttach: false,
 	}
 
 	fakeName3 := utils.GenerateVolumePublishName(vol3, node3)
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@ func TestUpdateVolumePublication(t *testing.T) {
 		VolumeName:      vol3,
 		ReadOnly:        true,
 		AccessMode:      1,
-		NotSafeToDetach: false,
+		NotSafeToAttach: false,
 	}
 
 	pubs := map[string]*utils.VolumePublication{
@@ -2839,7 +2839,7 @@ func TestUpdateVolumePublication(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Nil(t, err, "update volume publication did not return an error")
 			aPub, err := orchestrator.getVolumePublication(arg.Vol, arg.Node)
 			assert.Nil(t, err, "get volume publication error was not nil")
-			assert.Equal(t, arg.Expected, aPub.NotSafeToDetach, "value of updated field did not match the desired value")
+			assert.Equal(t, arg.Expected, aPub.NotSafeToAttach, "value of updated field did not match the desired value")
 			err = orchestrator.deleteVolumePublication(context.Background(), arg.Vol, arg.Node)
 			assert.Nil(t, err, "delete volume publication did not return an error")
 		})
diff --git a/core/types.go b/core/types.go
index 114c66c3d..63539fb32 100644
--- a/core/types.go
+++ b/core/types.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type Orchestrator interface {
 	PeriodicallyReconcileNodeAccessOnBackends()
 
 	AddVolumePublication(ctx context.Context, vp *utils.VolumePublication) error
-	UpdateVolumePublication(ctx context.Context, nodeName, volumeName string, notSafeToDetach *bool) error
+	UpdateVolumePublication(ctx context.Context, nodeName, volumeName string, notSafeToAttach *bool) error
 	GetVolumePublication(ctx context.Context, volumeName, nodeName string) (*utils.VolumePublication, error)
 	ListVolumePublications(ctx context.Context) ([]*utils.VolumePublicationExternal, error)
 	ListVolumePublicationsForVolume(
diff --git a/frontend/rest/controller_handlers.go b/frontend/rest/controller_handlers.go
index f8824f5c9..e5d73d38e 100644
--- a/frontend/rest/controller_handlers.go
+++ b/frontend/rest/controller_handlers.go
@@ -965,8 +965,8 @@ func UpdateVolumePublication(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	response := &VolumePublicationsResponse{}
 	UpdateGeneric(w, r, response,
 		func(vars map[string]string, _ []byte) int {
-			notSafeToDetach := vars["notSafeToDetach"] == "true"
-			err := orchestrator.UpdateVolumePublication(r.Context(), vars["volume"], vars["node"], &notSafeToDetach)
+			notSafeToAttach := vars["notSafeToAttach"] == "true"
+			err := orchestrator.UpdateVolumePublication(r.Context(), vars["volume"], vars["node"], &notSafeToAttach)
 			if err != nil {
 				response.Error = err.Error()
 			}
diff --git a/utils/types.go b/utils/types.go
index 6856a6aa7..892df356b 100644
--- a/utils/types.go
+++ b/utils/types.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ type VolumePublication struct {
 	// The access mode values are defined by CSI
 	// See https://github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/blob/release-1.5/lib/go/csi/csi.pb.go#L135
 	AccessMode      int32 `json:"accessMode"`
-	NotSafeToDetach bool  `json:"notSafeToDetach"`
+	NotSafeToAttach bool  `json:"notSafeToAttach"`
 }
 
 type VolumePublicationExternal struct {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ type VolumePublicationExternal struct {
 	// The access mode values are defined by CSI
 	// See https://github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/blob/release-1.5/lib/go/csi/csi.pb.go#L135
 	AccessMode      int32 `json:"accessMode"`
-	NotSafeToDetach bool  `json:"notSafeToDetach"`
+	NotSafeToAttach bool  `json:"notSafeToAttach"`
 }
 
 func (v *VolumePublication) ConstructExternal() *VolumePublicationExternal {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (v *VolumePublication) ConstructExternal() *VolumePublicationExternal {
 		VolumeName:      v.VolumeName,
 		ReadOnly:        v.ReadOnly,
 		AccessMode:      v.AccessMode,
-		NotSafeToDetach: v.NotSafeToDetach,
+		NotSafeToAttach: v.NotSafeToAttach,
 	}
 }