diff --git a/cmd/operator.go b/cmd/operator.go
index cdf43af84..2c6e7e3ce 100644
--- a/cmd/operator.go
+++ b/cmd/operator.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	includeNamespaces := []string{}
 	if operatorNamespace != "" {
 		includeNamespaces = strings.Split(operatorNamespace, ",")
-		canary.SyncCanaryNamspaces = includeNamespaces
+		canary.CanaryNamespaces = includeNamespaces
 	}
 	runner.RunnerLabels = labels.LoadFromFile("/etc/podinfo/labels")
 
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/canary/canary_jobs.go b/pkg/jobs/canary/canary_jobs.go
index 3e30d151c..8db917b2a 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/canary/canary_jobs.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/canary/canary_jobs.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var LogPass, LogFail bool
 
 // List of namespaces whose canary specs should be synced.
 // If empty, all namespaces will be synced
-var SyncCanaryNamspaces []string
+var CanaryNamespaces []string
 
 var Kommons *kommons.Client
 var Kubernetes kubernetes.Interface
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func SyncCanaryJob(dbCanary pkg.Canary) error {
 func SyncCanaryJobs() {
 	logger.Debugf("Syncing canary jobs")
 
-	canaries, err := db.GetAllCanariesForSync(SyncCanaryNamspaces...)
+	canaries, err := db.GetAllCanariesForSync(CanaryNamespaces...)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorf("Failed to get canaries: %v", err)