diff --git a/docs/k8s/README.md b/docs/k8s/README.md
index 4af300ea2..792c7f0e2 100644
--- a/docs/k8s/README.md
+++ b/docs/k8s/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ There are quite a few ways of running Tailscale inside a Kubernetes Cluster, som
    Configure RBAC to allow the Tailscale pod to read/write the `tailscale` secret.
    ```bash
    export SA_NAME=tailscale
-   export KUBE_SECRET=tailscale
+   export KUBE_SECRET=tailscale-auth
    make rbac
    ```
 
@@ -107,4 +107,4 @@ Running a Tailscale proxy allows you to provide inbound connectivity to a Kubern
 
    ```bash
    curl "http://$(tailscale ip -4 proxy)"
-   ```
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+   ```