diff --git a/exporter/collector/googlemanagedprometheus/factory.go b/exporter/collector/googlemanagedprometheus/factory.go
index 35985ce45..fee1bd266 100644
--- a/exporter/collector/googlemanagedprometheus/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/collector/googlemanagedprometheus/factory.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// The value of "type" key in configuration.
-	typeStr        = "googlemanagedprometheus"
+	typeStr        = "googlemanagedserviceforprometheus"
 	defaultTimeout = 12 * time.Second // Consistent with Cloud Monitoring's timeout
 )