diff --git a/api/datadoghq/v1alpha1/datadoginstrumentation_types.go b/api/datadoghq/v1alpha1/datadoginstrumentation_types.go
index dc8c502302..d999fb1e45 100644
--- a/api/datadoghq/v1alpha1/datadoginstrumentation_types.go
+++ b/api/datadoghq/v1alpha1/datadoginstrumentation_types.go
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ type DatadogInstrumentationCheckConfig struct {
 	// Integration is the Datadog integration name, for example redisdb.
 	Integration string `json:"integration"`
 
-	// ContainerImage identifies container image names this check applies to.
+	// ContainerName identifies the container name this check applies to.
 	// +optional
-	// +listType=set
-	ContainerImage []string `json:"containerImage,omitempty"`
+	ContainerName string `json:"containerName,omitempty"`
 
 	// InitConfig is the integration-specific Autodiscovery init_config payload.
 	// +optional
diff --git a/api/datadoghq/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/datadoghq/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 7b1e7cce37..17cf0f4d31 100644
--- a/api/datadoghq/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/datadoghq/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -868,11 +868,6 @@ func (in *DatadogInstrumentation) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *DatadogInstrumentationCheckConfig) DeepCopyInto(out *DatadogInstrumentationCheckConfig) {
 	*out = *in
-	if in.ContainerImage != nil {
-		in, out := &in.ContainerImage, &out.ContainerImage
-		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
-		copy(*out, *in)
-	}
 	in.InitConfig.DeepCopyInto(&out.InitConfig)
 	if in.Instances != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Instances, &out.Instances
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations.yaml b/bundle/manifests/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations.yaml
index c70c3fd8f0..b8289ad8b4 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations.yaml
@@ -66,13 +66,10 @@ spec:
                       description: DatadogInstrumentationCheckConfig defines an Autodiscovery
                         check configuration.
                       properties:
-                        containerImage:
-                          description: ContainerImage identifies container image names
+                        containerName:
+                          description: ContainerName identifies the container name
                             this check applies to.
-                          items:
-                            type: string
-                          type: array
-                          x-kubernetes-list-type: set
+                          type: string
                         initConfig:
                           description: InitConfig is the integration-specific Autodiscovery
                             init_config payload.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/v1/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations.yaml b/config/crd/bases/v1/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations.yaml
index eaa890fc78..9f23ab26eb 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/v1/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/v1/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations.yaml
@@ -62,12 +62,9 @@ spec:
                       items:
                         description: DatadogInstrumentationCheckConfig defines an Autodiscovery check configuration.
                         properties:
-                          containerImage:
-                            description: ContainerImage identifies container image names this check applies to.
-                            items:
-                              type: string
-                            type: array
-                            x-kubernetes-list-type: set
+                          containerName:
+                            description: ContainerName identifies the container name this check applies to.
+                            type: string
                           initConfig:
                             description: InitConfig is the integration-specific Autodiscovery init_config payload.
                             type: object
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/v1/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations_v1alpha1.json b/config/crd/bases/v1/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations_v1alpha1.json
index 73bdf1b9e7..650b2b7dc7 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/v1/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations_v1alpha1.json
+++ b/config/crd/bases/v1/datadoghq.com_datadoginstrumentations_v1alpha1.json
@@ -27,13 +27,9 @@
                 "additionalProperties": false,
                 "description": "DatadogInstrumentationCheckConfig defines an Autodiscovery check configuration.",
                 "properties": {
-                  "containerImage": {
-                    "description": "ContainerImage identifies container image names this check applies to.",
-                    "items": {
-                      "type": "string"
-                    },
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "x-kubernetes-list-type": "set"
+                  "containerName": {
+                    "description": "ContainerName identifies the container name this check applies to.",
+                    "type": "string"
                   },
                   "initConfig": {
                     "description": "InitConfig is the integration-specific Autodiscovery init_config payload.",
diff --git a/config/samples/datadoghq_v1alpha1_datadoginstrumentation.yaml b/config/samples/datadoghq_v1alpha1_datadoginstrumentation.yaml
index 11cf81c1ac..0466831df5 100644
--- a/config/samples/datadoghq_v1alpha1_datadoginstrumentation.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/datadoghq_v1alpha1_datadoginstrumentation.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ spec:
   config:
     checks:
       - integration: openmetrics
-        containerImage:
-          - sample-app
+        containerName: sample-app
         initConfig: {}
         instances:
           - openmetrics_endpoint: "http://%%host%%:8080/metrics"