diff --git a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types.go
index 1a2e4b00e..8cec1f45a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ const (
 
 // CertificateACMEStatus holds the status for an ACME issuer
 type CertificateACMEStatus struct {
-	Authorizations []ACMEDomainAuthorization `json:"acme"`
+	Authorizations []ACMEDomainAuthorization `json:"authorizations"`
 }
 
 // ACMEDomainAuthorization holds information about an ACME issuers domain