diff --git a/src/common/cluster-types.ts b/src/common/cluster-types.ts
index 8005e137c5..cb958953f6 100644
--- a/src/common/cluster-types.ts
+++ b/src/common/cluster-types.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export enum ClusterStatus {
 }
 
 /**
- * The message format for the "kube-auth:<cluster-id>" channels
+ * The message format for the "cluster:<cluster-id>:connection-update" channels
  */
 export interface KubeAuthUpdate {
   message: string;
diff --git a/src/main/__test__/kube-auth-proxy.test.ts b/src/main/__test__/kube-auth-proxy.test.ts
index f04b948861..57b748461e 100644
--- a/src/main/__test__/kube-auth-proxy.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/__test__/kube-auth-proxy.test.ts
@@ -177,34 +177,34 @@ describe("kube auth proxy tests", () => {
       await proxy.run();
       listeners["error"]({ message: "foobarbat" });
 
-      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("kube-auth:foobar", { data: "foobarbat", error: true });
+      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("cluster:foobar:connection-update", { data: "foobarbat", error: true });
     });
 
     it("should call spawn and broadcast exit", async () => {
       await proxy.run();
       listeners["exit"](0);
 
-      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("kube-auth:foobar", { data: "proxy exited with code: 0", error: false });
+      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("cluster:foobar:connection-update", { data: "proxy exited with code: 0", error: false });
     });
 
     it("should call spawn and broadcast errors from stderr", async () => {
       await proxy.run();
       listeners["stderr/data"]("an error");
 
-      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("kube-auth:foobar", { data: "an error", error: true });
+      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("cluster:foobar:connection-update", { data: "an error", error: true });
     });
 
     it("should call spawn and broadcast stdout serving info", async () => {
       await proxy.run();
 
-      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("kube-auth:foobar", { data: "Authentication proxy started\n" });
+      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("cluster:foobar:connection-update", { data: "Authentication proxy started\n" });
     });
 
     it("should call spawn and broadcast stdout other info", async () => {
       await proxy.run();
       listeners["stdout/data"]("some info");
 
-      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("kube-auth:foobar", { data: "some info" });
+      expect(mockBroadcastIpc).toBeCalledWith("cluster:foobar:connection-update", { data: "some info" });
     });
   });
 });