diff --git a/google-cloud-logging/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/MonitoredResourceUtil.java b/google-cloud-logging/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/MonitoredResourceUtil.java
index 85e0f37f9..a4bae228b 100644
--- a/google-cloud-logging/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/MonitoredResourceUtil.java
+++ b/google-cloud-logging/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/MonitoredResourceUtil.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ private static Resource getAutoDetectedResourceType() {
       return Resource.GaeAppFlex;
     }
     if (System.getenv("KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST") != null) {
-      return Resource.Container;
+      return Resource.K8sContainer;
     }
     if (ServiceOptions.getAppEngineAppId() != null) {
       return Resource.GaeAppStandard;