diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/integrationtest/KubernetesTestComponents.scala b/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/integrationtest/KubernetesTestComponents.scala
index 4cfda8ab9ba77..af980f0494369 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/integrationtest/KubernetesTestComponents.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/integrationtest/KubernetesTestComponents.scala
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ private[spark] class KubernetesTestComponents(defaultClient: DefaultKubernetesCl
       .set("spark.master", s"k8s://${kubernetesClient.getMasterUrl}")
       .set("spark.kubernetes.namespace", namespace)
       .set("spark.executor.cores", "1")
-      .set("spark.executors.instances", "1")
+      .set("spark.executor.instances", "1")
       .set("spark.app.name", "spark-test-app")
       .set(IS_TESTING.key, "false")
       .set(UI_ENABLED.key, "true")