diff --git a/sky/utils/cluster_yaml_utils.py b/sky/utils/cluster_yaml_utils.py
index e89df44fb9c..50410c274fb 100644
--- a/sky/utils/cluster_yaml_utils.py
+++ b/sky/utils/cluster_yaml_utils.py
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ def get_provider_name(config: dict) -> str:
                                 provider_module)
     assert provider_search is not None, config
     provider_name = provider_search.group(1).lower()
+    # Special handling for lambda_cloud as Lambda cloud is registered as lambda.
+    if provider_name == 'lambda_cloud':
+        provider_name = 'lambda'
     return provider_name