diff --git a/api/v1beta2/awsmanagedclustertemplate_types.go b/api/v1beta2/awsmanagedclustertemplate_types.go
index 266ccf400f..28ab2bea9e 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/awsmanagedclustertemplate_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/awsmanagedclustertemplate_types.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type AWSManagedClusterTemplateSpec struct {
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
-// +kubebuilder:resource:path=awsmanagedclustertemplates,scope=Namespaced,categories=cluster-api,shortName=amct
+// +kubebuilder:resource:path=awsmanagedclustertemplates,scope=Namespaced,categories=cluster-api,shortName=awsmct
 // +kubebuilder:storageversion
 
 // AWSManagedClusterTemplate is the Schema for the AWSManagedClusterTemplates API.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsmanagedclustertemplates.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsmanagedclustertemplates.yaml
index ea051696b0..5d045fed54 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsmanagedclustertemplates.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsmanagedclustertemplates.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     listKind: AWSManagedClusterTemplateList
     plural: awsmanagedclustertemplates
     shortNames:
-    - amct
+    - awsmct
     singular: awsmanagedclustertemplate
   scope: Namespaced
   versions: