diff --git a/go/vt/vtorc/logic/topology_recovery.go b/go/vt/vtorc/logic/topology_recovery.go
index c0a30ffb829..25cb732d99e 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtorc/logic/topology_recovery.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtorc/logic/topology_recovery.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var (
 	recoveriesFailureCounter = stats.NewCountersWithSingleLabel("FailedRecoveries", "Count of the different failed recoveries performed", "RecoveryType", actionableRecoveriesNames...)
 
 	// vtops
-	vtopsService      = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", os.Getenv("POOL"), os.Getenv("VITESS_ENVIRONMENT"))
+	vtopsService      = fmt.Sprintf("vtorc-%s-%s", os.Getenv("POOL"), os.Getenv("VITESS_ENVIRONMENT"))
 	vtopsExec         = external.NewExecVTOps(os.Getenv("VTOPS_PATH"), vtopsService)
 	vtopsSlackChannel = os.Getenv("SLACK_CHANNEL")
 )