diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/hivelocitymachine_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/hivelocitymachine_types.go
index deea25b83..bb55d6ede 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/hivelocitymachine_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/hivelocitymachine_types.go
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ type HivelocityMachineStatus struct {
 	// Region contains the name of the Hivelocity location the device is running.
 	Region Region `json:"region,omitempty"`
 
-	// DeviceState is the state of the device for this machine.
+	// PowerState is the power state of the device for this machine (ON|OFF).
 	// +optional
-	DeviceState string `json:"deviceState,omitempty"`
+	PowerState string `json:"powerState,omitempty"`
 
 	// FailureReason will be set in the event that there is a terminal problem
 	// reconciling the Machine and will contain a succinct value suitable
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ type HivelocityMachineStatus struct {
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Cluster",type="string",JSONPath=".metadata.labels.cluster\\.x-k8s\\.io/cluster-name",description="Cluster to which this HivelocityMachine belongs"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Image",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.imageName",description="Image name"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Type",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.type",description="Device type"
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="State",type="string",JSONPath=".status.deviceState",description="Hivelocity device state"
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="State",type="string",JSONPath=".status.powerState",description="Hivelocity device state"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Ready",type="string",JSONPath=".status.ready",description="Machine ready status"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="ProviderID",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.providerID",description="ProviderID of machine object"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Machine",type="string",JSONPath=".metadata.ownerReferences[?(@.kind==\"Machine\")].name",description="Machine object which owns with this HivelocityMachine"
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (r *HivelocityMachine) SetMachineStatus(device hv.BareMetalDevice) {
 			Address: device.PrimaryIp,
 		},
 	}
-	r.Status.DeviceState = device.PowerStatus
+	r.Status.PowerState = device.PowerStatus
 	r.Status.Region = Region(device.LocationName)
 }
 
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/hivelocitymachine_types_test.go b/api/v1alpha1/hivelocitymachine_types_test.go
index 5c58719c4..90f28e0ee 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/hivelocitymachine_types_test.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/hivelocitymachine_types_test.go
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ var _ = Describe("Test SetMachineStatus", func() {
 						Address: "hostname",
 					},
 				},
-				Region:      Region("testregion"),
-				DeviceState: "on",
+				Region:     Region("testregion"),
+				PowerState: "ON",
 			},
 			device: hv.BareMetalDevice{
 				Hostname:     "device-hostname",
 				PrimaryIp:    "127.0.0.1",
 				LocationName: "LAX2",
-				PowerStatus:  "off",
+				PowerStatus:  "OFF",
 			},
 			expectStatus: HivelocityMachineStatus{
 				Addresses: []clusterv1.MachineAddress{
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Test SetMachineStatus", func() {
 						Address: "127.0.0.1",
 					},
 				},
-				Region:      Region("LAX2"),
-				DeviceState: "off",
+				Region:     Region("LAX2"),
+				PowerState: "OFF",
 			},
 		}),
 		Entry("no existing status", testCaseSetMachineStatus{
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test SetMachineStatus", func() {
 				Hostname:     "device-hostname",
 				PrimaryIp:    "127.0.0.1",
 				LocationName: "LAX2",
-				PowerStatus:  "off",
+				PowerStatus:  "OFF",
 			},
 			expectStatus: HivelocityMachineStatus{
 				Addresses: []clusterv1.MachineAddress{
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Test SetMachineStatus", func() {
 						Address: "127.0.0.1",
 					},
 				},
-				Region:      Region("LAX2"),
-				DeviceState: "off",
+				Region:     Region("LAX2"),
+				PowerState: "OFF",
 			},
 		}),
 	)
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_hivelocitymachines.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_hivelocitymachines.yaml
index 4b2f65e53..cbe634acc 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_hivelocitymachines.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_hivelocitymachines.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
       name: Type
       type: string
     - description: Hivelocity device state
-      jsonPath: .status.deviceState
+      jsonPath: .status.powerState
       name: State
       type: string
     - description: Machine ready status
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ spec:
                   - type
                   type: object
                 type: array
-              deviceState:
-                description: DeviceState is the state of the device for this machine.
-                type: string
               failureMessage:
                 description: FailureMessage will be set in the event that there is
                   a terminal problem reconciling the Machine and will contain a more
@@ -190,6 +187,10 @@ spec:
                   a terminal problem reconciling the Machine and will contain a succinct
                   value suitable for machine interpretation.
                 type: string
+              powerState:
+                description: PowerState is the power state of the device for this
+                  machine (ON|OFF).
+                type: string
               ready:
                 description: Ready is true when the provider resource is ready.
                 type: boolean
diff --git a/docs/book/src/crd/index.md b/docs/book/src/crd/index.md
index 37927135f..f786ce8d9 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/crd/index.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/crd/index.md
@@ -720,14 +720,14 @@ Region
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>
-<code>deviceState</code><br/>
+<code>powerState</code><br/>
 <em>
 string
 </em>
 </td>
 <td>
 <em>(Optional)</em>
-<p>DeviceState is the state of the device for this machine.</p>
+<p>PowerState is the state of the device for this machine.</p>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>