diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index 36f3d347b..0c51f4a5f 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           {{- $operatorTag:= printf ":%s" ( .Values.operatorConfig.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion )}}
-          image: {{ .Values.operatorConfig.image.repo }}{{- if .Values.operatorConfig.image.digest -}}{{ printf "@%s" .Values.operatorConfig.image.digest}}{{- else -}}{{ printf "%s" $operatorTag }}{{- end }}
+          image: {{ coalesce .Values.operatorConfig.image.repo .Values.operatorConfig.image.repository }}{{- if .Values.operatorConfig.image.digest -}}{{ printf "@%s" .Values.operatorConfig.image.digest}}{{- else -}}{{ printf "%s" $operatorTag }}{{- end }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.operatorConfig.image.pullPolicy }}
           env:
             - name: OPERATOR_INITIAL_TAGS
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
               value: /oauth/client_secret
             {{- $proxyTag := printf ":%s" ( .Values.proxyConfig.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion )}}
             - name: PROXY_IMAGE
-              value: {{ .Values.proxyConfig.image.repo }}{{- if .Values.proxyConfig.image.digest -}}{{ printf "@%s" .Values.proxyConfig.image.digest}}{{- else -}}{{ printf "%s" $proxyTag }}{{- end }}
+              value: {{ coalesce .Values.proxyConfig.image.repo .Values.proxyConfig.image.repository }}{{- if .Values.proxyConfig.image.digest -}}{{ printf "@%s" .Values.proxyConfig.image.digest}}{{- else -}}{{ printf "%s" $proxyTag }}{{- end }}
             - name: PROXY_TAGS
               value: {{ .Values.proxyConfig.defaultTags }}
             - name: APISERVER_PROXY
diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/values.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/values.yaml
index 074ccd822..9862ed5f7 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/values.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ operatorConfig:
     - "tag:k8s-operator"
 
   image:
-    repo: tailscale/k8s-operator
+    repository: tailscale/k8s-operator
     # Digest will be prioritized over tag. If neither are set appVersion will be
     # used.
     tag: ""
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ operatorConfig:
 # https://tailscale.com/kb/1236/kubernetes-operator#cluster-resource-customization-using-proxyclass-custom-resource
 proxyConfig:
   image:
-    repo: tailscale/tailscale
+    repository: tailscale/tailscale
     # Digest will be prioritized over tag. If neither are set appVersion will be
     # used.
     tag: ""