diff --git a/hack/e2e-apps/run-kubernetes.sh b/hack/e2e-apps/run-kubernetes.sh
index 002208f8..f8f1ce5f 100644
--- a/hack/e2e-apps/run-kubernetes.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e-apps/run-kubernetes.sh
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   type: LoadBalancer
   selector:
-    app: "${test_name}-backend"
+    app: backend
+    backend: "${test_name}-backend"
   ports:
   - port: 80
     targetPort: 80