diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/Informer.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/Informer.java
index 3a425b786b..cdbf07a5c1 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/Informer.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/Informer.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.filter.OnDeleteFilter;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.filter.OnUpdateFilter;
 
-import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_NAMESPACES_ON_CHANGE;
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_NAMESPACE_CHANGES;
 import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.NO_LONG_VALUE_SET;
 import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.NO_VALUE_SET;
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
    * Set that in case of a runtime controller namespace changes, the informer should also follow the
    * new namespace set.
    */
-  boolean followControllerNamespacesOnChange() default DEFAULT_FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_NAMESPACES_ON_CHANGE;
+  boolean followControllerNamespaceChanges() default DEFAULT_FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_NAMESPACE_CHANGES;
 
   /**
    * Replaces the item store used by the informer for the associated primary resource controller.
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
index 334f8bb36b..2cefb21b1d 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class InformerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata> {
   private final String resourceTypeName;
   private String name;
   private Set<String> namespaces;
-  private Boolean followControllerNamespacesChanges;
+  private Boolean followsControllerNamespaceChanges;
   private String labelSelector;
   private OnAddFilter<? super R> onAddFilter;
   private OnUpdateFilter<? super R> onUpdateFilter;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ protected InformerConfiguration(Class<R> resourceClass, String name, Set<String>
     this(resourceClass);
     this.name = name;
     this.namespaces = namespaces;
-    this.followControllerNamespacesChanges = followControllerNamespacesOnChange;
+    this.followsControllerNamespaceChanges = followControllerNamespacesOnChange;
     this.labelSelector = labelSelector;
     this.onAddFilter = onAddFilter;
     this.onUpdateFilter = onUpdateFilter;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public static <R extends HasMetadata> InformerConfiguration<R>.Builder builder(
   public static <R extends HasMetadata> InformerConfiguration<R>.Builder builder(
       InformerConfiguration<R> original) {
     return new InformerConfiguration(original.resourceClass, original.name, original.namespaces,
-        original.followControllerNamespacesChanges, original.labelSelector, original.onAddFilter,
+        original.followsControllerNamespaceChanges, original.labelSelector, original.onAddFilter,
         original.onUpdateFilter, original.onDeleteFilter, original.genericFilter,
         original.itemStore, original.informerListLimit).builder;
   }
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ public Set<String> getEffectiveNamespaces(ControllerConfiguration<?> controllerC
    *
    * @return if namespace changes should be followed
    */
-  public boolean getFollowControllerNamespacesChanges() {
-    return followControllerNamespacesChanges;
+  public boolean getFollowsControllerNamespaceChanges() {
+    return followsControllerNamespaceChanges;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public InformerConfiguration<R> buildForController() {
         namespaces = Constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES_SET;
       }
       // to avoid potential NPE
-      followControllerNamespacesChanges = false;
+      followsControllerNamespaceChanges = false;
       return InformerConfiguration.this;
     }
 
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ public InformerConfiguration<R> build() {
       if (namespaces == null || namespaces.isEmpty()) {
         namespaces = Constants.SAME_AS_CONTROLLER_NAMESPACES_SET;
       }
-      if (followControllerNamespacesChanges == null) {
-        followControllerNamespacesChanges =
-            DEFAULT_FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_NAMESPACES_ON_CHANGE;
+      if (followsControllerNamespaceChanges == null) {
+        followsControllerNamespaceChanges =
+            DEFAULT_FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_NAMESPACE_CHANGES;
       }
       return InformerConfiguration.this;
     }
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public InformerConfiguration<R>.Builder initFromAnnotation(Informer informerConf
             context));
 
         withFollowControllerNamespacesChanges(
-            informerConfig.followControllerNamespacesOnChange());
+            informerConfig.followControllerNamespaceChanges());
 
         withItemStore(Utils.instantiate(informerConfig.itemStore(),
             ItemStore.class, context));
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ public Builder withWatchCurrentNamespace() {
      * @return the builder instance so that calls can be chained fluently
      */
     public Builder withFollowControllerNamespacesChanges(boolean followChanges) {
-      InformerConfiguration.this.followControllerNamespacesChanges =
+      InformerConfiguration.this.followsControllerNamespaceChanges =
           followChanges;
       return this;
     }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerEventSourceConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerEventSourceConfiguration.java
index 532984cd8f..fecc3f05c7 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerEventSourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerEventSourceConfiguration.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static Builder<GenericKubernetesResource> from(
    * @return if namespace changes should be followed
    */
   default boolean followControllerNamespaceChanges() {
-    return getInformerConfig().getFollowControllerNamespacesChanges();
+    return getInformerConfig().getFollowsControllerNamespaceChanges();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public void updateFrom(InformerConfiguration<R> informerConfig) {
         }
         config.withNamespaces(informerConfig.getNamespaces())
             .withFollowControllerNamespacesChanges(
-                informerConfig.getFollowControllerNamespacesChanges())
+                informerConfig.getFollowsControllerNamespaceChanges())
             .withLabelSelector(informerConfig.getLabelSelector())
             .withItemStore(informerConfig.getItemStore())
             .withOnAddFilter(informerConfig.getOnAddFilter())
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Constants.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Constants.java
index 8003d8f836..0b0438bc23 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Constants.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Constants.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public final class Constants {
 
   public static final String RESOURCE_GVK_KEY = "josdk.resource.gvk";
   public static final String CONTROLLER_NAME = "controller.name";
-  public static final boolean DEFAULT_FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_NAMESPACES_ON_CHANGE = true;
+  public static final boolean DEFAULT_FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_NAMESPACE_CHANGES = true;
 
   private Constants() {}
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/InformerConfigurationTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/InformerConfigurationTest.java
index fe4a11c10b..add6bcbeaa 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/InformerConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/InformerConfigurationTest.java
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ void currentNamespaceWatched() {
 
   @Test
   void nullLabelSelectorByDefault() {
-    final var informerConfig =
-        InformerConfiguration.builder(ConfigMap.class).build();
+    final var informerConfig = InformerConfiguration.builder(ConfigMap.class).build();
     assertNull(informerConfig.getLabelSelector());
   }
 
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ void shouldWatchAllNamespacesByDefaultForControllers() {
   @Test
   void shouldFollowControllerNamespacesByDefaultForInformerEventSource() {
     final var informerConfig = InformerConfiguration.builder(ConfigMap.class).build();
-    assertTrue(informerConfig.getFollowControllerNamespacesChanges());
+    assertTrue(informerConfig.getFollowsControllerNamespaceChanges());
   }
 
   @Test