diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/ResourceController.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/ResourceController.java
index 15f618dd19..29622d3219 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/ResourceController.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/ResourceController.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ default String getName() {
       }
     }
 
-    // otherwise, use the lower-cased class name
-    return clazz.getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+    // otherwise, use the lower-cased full class name
+    return clazz.getCanonicalName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
   }
 }