diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
index e8ce185fcd..6db6e2ad4a 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export class KubernetesFanOutHandler {
   ) {
     const entityName =
       requestBody.entity?.metadata?.annotations?.[
-        'backstage.io/kubernetes-label-selector'
-      ] || `backstage.io/kubernetes-id=${requestBody.entity?.metadata?.name}`;
+        'backstage.io/kubernetes-id'
+      ] || requestBody.entity?.metadata?.name;
 
     const clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[] = await this.serviceLocator.getClustersByServiceId(
       entityName,