diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/config-file/__tests__/schema.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/config-file/__tests__/schema.test.ts
index 35fb15649..76d0467df 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/config-file/__tests__/schema.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/config-file/__tests__/schema.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ describe('parseQuackbackConfig', () => {
     expect(result.success).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  it('accepts the rebranded config kind', () => {
+    const result = parseQuackbackConfig({
+      apiVersion: 'quackback.io/v1',
+      kind: 'quackbackConfig',
+      spec: {},
+    })
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   it('rejects a missing apiVersion', () => {
     const result = parseQuackbackConfig({ kind: 'QuackbackConfig', spec: {} })
     expect(result.success).toBe(false)
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/config-file/schema.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/config-file/schema.ts
index 71037a8e6..73d7c37e2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/config-file/schema.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/config-file/schema.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ const authSchema = z
 export const quackbackConfigSchema = z
   .object({
     apiVersion: z.literal('quackback.io/v1'),
-    kind: z.literal('QuackbackConfig'),
+    // Accept both the original public discriminator and the rebranded
+    // spelling so existing managed deployments continue to reconcile.
+    kind: z.enum(['QuackbackConfig', 'quackbackConfig']),
     metadata: z.object({ source: z.string().optional() }).strict().optional(),
     spec: z
       .object({