diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/api-reference/metrics/v1/index.md b/docs/docs/reference/api-reference/metrics/v1/index.md
index 5981b04a5c..dfde68403c 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/api-reference/metrics/v1/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/api-reference/metrics/v1/index.md
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `type` _string_ | Type represents the provider type. This can be one of cortex, datadog, dql, dynatrace, prometheus or thanos. || x | Optional: {} <br />Pattern: `cortex|datadog|dql|dynatrace|prometheus|thanos` <br /> |
 | `targetServer` _string_ | TargetServer defines URL (including port and protocol) at which the metrics provider is reachable. || x |  |
 | `secretKeyRef` _[SecretKeySelector](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.28/#secretkeyselector-v1-core)_ | SecretKeyRef defines an optional secret for access credentials to the metrics provider. || ✓ | Optional: {} <br /> |
-| `skipVerifyCertificate` _boolean_ | SkipVerifyCertificate skips verification of the certificate |false| ✓ |  |
+| `insecureSkipTlsVerify` _boolean_ | InsecureSkipTlsVerify skips verification of the tls certificate |false| ✓ |  |
 
 
 #### ObjectReference
diff --git a/metrics-operator/api/v1/keptnmetricsprovider_types.go b/metrics-operator/api/v1/keptnmetricsprovider_types.go
index 02b7b4fd9b..1e833521f9 100644
--- a/metrics-operator/api/v1/keptnmetricsprovider_types.go
+++ b/metrics-operator/api/v1/keptnmetricsprovider_types.go
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ type KeptnMetricsProviderSpec struct {
 	// SecretKeyRef defines an optional secret for access credentials to the metrics provider.
 	// +optional
 	SecretKeyRef corev1.SecretKeySelector `json:"secretKeyRef,omitempty"`
-	// SkipVerifyCertificate skips verification of the certificate
+	// InsecureSkipTlsVerify skips verification of the tls certificate
 	// +kubebuilder:default:=false
 	// +optional
-	SkipVerifyCertificate bool `json:"skipVerifyCertificate,omitempty"`
+	InsecureSkipTlsVerify bool `json:"insecureSkipTlsVerify,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
diff --git a/metrics-operator/config/crd/bases/metrics.keptn.sh_keptnmetricsproviders.yaml b/metrics-operator/config/crd/bases/metrics.keptn.sh_keptnmetricsproviders.yaml
index 11a6c00bf9..b51799e57c 100644
--- a/metrics-operator/config/crd/bases/metrics.keptn.sh_keptnmetricsproviders.yaml
+++ b/metrics-operator/config/crd/bases/metrics.keptn.sh_keptnmetricsproviders.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ spec:
           spec:
             description: KeptnMetricsProviderSpec defines the desired state of KeptnMetricsProvider
             properties:
+              insecureSkipTlsVerify:
+                default: false
+                description: InsecureSkipTlsVerify skips verification of the tls certificate
+                type: boolean
               secretKeyRef:
                 description: SecretKeyRef defines an optional secret for access credentials
                   to the metrics provider.
@@ -63,10 +67,6 @@ spec:
                 - key
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
-              skipVerifyCertificate:
-                default: false
-                description: SkipVerifyCertificate skips verification of the certificate
-                type: boolean
               targetServer:
                 description: TargetServer defines URL (including port and protocol)
                   at which the metrics provider is reachable.
diff --git a/metrics-operator/controllers/common/providers/dynatrace/dynatrace_dql.go b/metrics-operator/controllers/common/providers/dynatrace/dynatrace_dql.go
index 7a0ad8e23f..eafe83eef4 100644
--- a/metrics-operator/controllers/common/providers/dynatrace/dynatrace_dql.go
+++ b/metrics-operator/controllers/common/providers/dynatrace/dynatrace_dql.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (d *keptnDynatraceDQLProvider) ensureDTClientIsSetUp(ctx context.Context, p
 			http.Client{
 				Transport: &http.Transport{
 					TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-						InsecureSkipVerify: provider.Spec.SkipVerifyCertificate,
+						InsecureSkipVerify: provider.Spec.InsecureSkipTlsVerify,
 					},
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/metrics-operator/controllers/common/providers/provider.go b/metrics-operator/controllers/common/providers/provider.go
index e235fe25a6..7bfb250b04 100644
--- a/metrics-operator/controllers/common/providers/provider.go
+++ b/metrics-operator/controllers/common/providers/provider.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewProvider(provider *metricsapi.KeptnMetricsProvider, log logr.Logger, k8s
 			HttpClient: http.Client{
 				Transport: &http.Transport{
 					TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-						InsecureSkipVerify: provider.Spec.SkipVerifyCertificate,
+						InsecureSkipVerify: provider.Spec.InsecureSkipTlsVerify,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewProvider(provider *metricsapi.KeptnMetricsProvider, log logr.Logger, k8s
 		return dynatrace.NewKeptnDynatraceDQLProvider(
 			k8sClient,
 			dynatrace.WithLogger(log),
-			dynatrace.WithSkipVerifyCertificate(provider.Spec.SkipVerifyCertificate),
+			dynatrace.WithSkipVerifyCertificate(provider.Spec.InsecureSkipTlsVerify),
 		), nil
 	case DataDogProviderType:
 		return &datadog.KeptnDataDogProvider{
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewProvider(provider *metricsapi.KeptnMetricsProvider, log logr.Logger, k8s
 			HttpClient: http.Client{
 				Transport: &http.Transport{
 					TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-						InsecureSkipVerify: provider.Spec.SkipVerifyCertificate,
+						InsecureSkipVerify: provider.Spec.InsecureSkipTlsVerify,
 					},
 				},
 			},