diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 9e76dbb..a39716e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ resource "helm_release" "kiali" {
 
   set {
     name  = "publicHostname"
-    value = var.hostname
+    value = var.public_hostname
   }
   set {
     name  = "publicDomain"
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 24aace1..ffc9394 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ variable "keycloak_realm" {
   default     = null
 }
 
-variable "hostname" {
-  description = "The hostname to use for the kiali deployment"
+variable "public_hostname" {
+  description = "The hostname to use for kiali that will be publicly available"
   default     = "kiali"
 }