diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
index 9427ce9553..2caffc1d91 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ export class KubernetesFanOutHandler {
     requestBody: KubernetesRequestBody,
     objectTypesToFetch: Set<KubernetesObjectTypes> = DEFAULT_OBJECTS,
   ) {
-    const entityName = requestBody.entity.metadata.name;
+    const entityName = requestBody.entity?.metadata?.annotations?.[
+      'backstage.io/kubernetes-label-selector'
+    ];
 
     const clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[] = await this.serviceLocator.getClustersByServiceId(
       entityName,