diff --git a/common/config.go b/common/config.go
index ff082257..b5b55837 100644
--- a/common/config.go
+++ b/common/config.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ const (
 	// zapcore.Level is defined as int8, so this logs everything
 	zLevelDebugMax zapcore.Level = -127
 
-	// OpConfigReconcileIntervalSeconds default reconciliation interval in seconds
-	OpConfigReconcileIntervalSeconds = "reconcileIntervalSeconds"
+	// OpConfigReconcileIntervalMinimum default reconciliation interval in seconds
+	OpConfigReconcileIntervalMinimum = "reconcileIntervalMinimum"
 
 	// OpConfigReconcileIntervalPercentage default reconciliation interval increase, represented as a percentage (100 equaling to 100%)
 	// When the reconciliation interval needs to increase, it will increase by the given percentage
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func CheckValidValue(oc *sync.Map, key string, OperatorName string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		SetConfigMapDefaultValue(oc, key)
 		return errors.New(key + " in ConfigMap: " + OperatorName + " has an invalid syntax, error: " + err.Error())
-	} else if key == OpConfigReconcileIntervalSeconds && intValue <= 0 {
+	} else if key == OpConfigReconcileIntervalMinimum && intValue <= 0 {
 		SetConfigMapDefaultValue(oc, key)
 		return errors.New(key + " in ConfigMap: " + OperatorName + " is set to " + value + ". It must be greater than 0.")
 	} else if key == OpConfigReconcileIntervalPercentage && intValue < 0 {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func DefaultOpConfig() *sync.Map {
 	cfg.Store(OpConfigCMCADuration, "8766h")
 	cfg.Store(OpConfigCMCertDuration, "2160h")
 	cfg.Store(OpConfigLogLevel, logLevelInfo)
-	cfg.Store(OpConfigReconcileIntervalSeconds, "5")
+	cfg.Store(OpConfigReconcileIntervalMinimum, "5")
 	cfg.Store(OpConfigReconcileIntervalPercentage, "100")
 	return cfg
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/runtimecomponent_controller.go b/internal/controller/runtimecomponent_controller.go
index 276c87d7..fb369d50 100644
--- a/internal/controller/runtimecomponent_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/runtimecomponent_controller.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (r *RuntimeComponentReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Req
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 
-	if err = common.CheckValidValue(common.Config, common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalSeconds, OperatorName); err != nil {
+	if err = common.CheckValidValue(common.Config, common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalMinimum, OperatorName); err != nil {
 		return r.ManageError(err, common.StatusConditionTypeReconciled, instance)
 	}
 
diff --git a/utils/reconciler.go b/utils/reconciler.go
index 1a2c2002..16374cd9 100644
--- a/utils/reconciler.go
+++ b/utils/reconciler.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func addStatusWarnings(ba common.BaseComponent) {
 }
 
 func getBaseReconcileInterval(s common.BaseComponentStatus) int32 {
-	baseIntervalInt, _ := strconv.Atoi(common.LoadFromConfig(common.Config, common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalSeconds))
+	baseIntervalInt, _ := strconv.Atoi(common.LoadFromConfig(common.Config, common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalMinimum))
 	baseInterval := int32(baseIntervalInt)
 	s.SetReconcileInterval(&baseInterval)
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func resetReconcileInterval(newCondition common.StatusCondition, s common.BaseCo
 	return time.Duration(baseInterval) * time.Second
 }
 
-// Precondition: Operator config values for common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalSeconds and common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalPercentage must be integers
+// Precondition: Operator config values for common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalMinimum and common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalPercentage must be integers
 func updateReconcileInterval(maxSeconds int, oldCondition common.StatusCondition, newCondition common.StatusCondition, s common.BaseComponentStatus) time.Duration {
 	var oldReconcileInterval int32
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func updateReconcileInterval(maxSeconds int, oldCondition common.StatusCondition
 		exp := float64(newCount / 2)
 		increase := math.Pow(1+(intervalIncreasePercentage/100), exp)
 
-		baseInterval, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(common.LoadFromConfig(common.Config, common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalSeconds), 64)
+		baseInterval, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(common.LoadFromConfig(common.Config, common.OpConfigReconcileIntervalMinimum), 64)
 		newInterval := int32(baseInterval * increase)
 
 		// Only increase to the maximum interval