diff --git a/deploy/README.md b/deploy/README.md
index a5bda3d67..7f9c23a23 100644
--- a/deploy/README.md
+++ b/deploy/README.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ helm install stable/nginx-ingress --name my-nginx
 To check if the ingress controller pods have started, run the following command:
 
 ```console
-kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -l app=ingress-nginx --watch
+kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -l app=nginx-ingress --watch
 ```
 
 Once the operator pods are running, you can cancel the above command by typing `Ctrl+C`.
@@ -182,6 +182,6 @@ To detect which version of the ingress controller is running, exec into the pod
 
 ```console
 POD_NAMESPACE=ingress-nginx
-POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods -n $POD_NAMESPACE -l app=ingress-nginx -o jsonpath={.items[0].metadata.name})
+POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods -n $POD_NAMESPACE -l app=nginx-ingress -o jsonpath={.items[0].metadata.name})
 kubectl exec -it $POD_NAME -n $POD_NAMESPACE /nginx-ingress-controller version
 ```