diff --git a/operator/redisfailover/service/generator.go b/operator/redisfailover/service/generator.go
index f53fbca94..83d3521e9 100644
--- a/operator/redisfailover/service/generator.go
+++ b/operator/redisfailover/service/generator.go
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ func getRedisEnv(rf *redisfailoverv1.RedisFailover) []corev1.EnvVar {
 	})
 
 	env = append(env, corev1.EnvVar{
-		Name:  "REDIS_USERNAME",
+		Name:  "REDIS_USER",
 		Value: "default",
 	})
 
diff --git a/test/integration/redisfailover/creation_test.go b/test/integration/redisfailover/creation_test.go
index e19900dfa..00eb5c656 100644
--- a/test/integration/redisfailover/creation_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/redisfailover/creation_test.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func (c *clients) testAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(redisSS.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Env[1].Value, redisAddr)
 	assert.Equal(redisSS.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Env[2].Name, "REDIS_PORT")
 	assert.Equal(redisSS.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Env[2].Value, "6379")
-	assert.Equal(redisSS.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Env[3].Name, "REDIS_USERNAME")
+	assert.Equal(redisSS.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Env[3].Name, "REDIS_USER")
 	assert.Equal(redisSS.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Env[3].Value, "default")
 	assert.Equal(redisSS.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Env[4].Name, "REDIS_PASSWORD")
 	assert.Equal(redisSS.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Env[4].ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef.Key, "password")