diff --git a/charts/lighthouse/README.md b/charts/lighthouse/README.md
index ed4700eef..99cdafcf6 100644
--- a/charts/lighthouse/README.md
+++ b/charts/lighthouse/README.md
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ helm uninstall my-lighthouse --namespace lighthouse
 | `tektoncontroller.resources.requests`               | object | Resource requests applied to the tekton controller pods                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `{"cpu":"80m","memory":"128Mi"}`                                                         |
 | `tektoncontroller.service`                          | object | Service settings for the tekton controller                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | `{"annotations":{}}`                                                                     |
 | `tektoncontroller.terminationGracePeriodSeconds`    | int    | Termination grace period for tekton controller pods                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | `180`                                                                                    |
+| `tektoncontroller.enableRerunStatusUpdate`    | bool    | Enable updating the status on GitHub when PipelineRuns are rerun                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | `false`                                                                                    |
 | `tektoncontroller.tolerations`                      | list   | [Tolerations](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/taint-and-toleration/) applied to the tekton controller pods                                                                                                                                                                   | `[]`                                                                                     |
 | `user`                                              | string | Git user name (used when GitHub app authentication is not enabled)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `""`                                                                                     |
 | `webhooks.affinity`                                 | object | [Affinity rules](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#affinity-and-anti-affinity) applied to the webhooks pods                                                                                                                                                   | `{}`                                                                                     |
diff --git a/charts/lighthouse/templates/tekton-controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/lighthouse/templates/tekton-controller-deployment.yaml
index 138373077..ab3182bdc 100644
--- a/charts/lighthouse/templates/tekton-controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/lighthouse/templates/tekton-controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
           - --namespace={{ .Release.Namespace }}
           - --dashboard-url={{ .Values.tektoncontroller.dashboardURL }}
           - --dashboard-template={{ .Values.tektoncontroller.dashboardTemplate }}
-          - --rerun-pr-reconciler={{ .Values.tektoncontroller.rerunPrReconciler | default false }}
+          - --enable-rerun-status-update={{ .Values.tektoncontroller.enableRerunStatusUpdate | default false }}
         ports:
           - name: metrics
             containerPort: 8080
diff --git a/charts/lighthouse/templates/tekton-controller-role.yaml b/charts/lighthouse/templates/tekton-controller-role.yaml
index c40c1ed02..3d82838eb 100644
--- a/charts/lighthouse/templates/tekton-controller-role.yaml
+++ b/charts/lighthouse/templates/tekton-controller-role.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ rules:
   - list
   - get
   - watch
-  {{- if .Values.tektoncontroller.rerunPrReconciler }}
+  {{- if .Values.tektoncontroller.enableRerunStatusUpdate }}
   - update
   {{- end }}
 - apiGroups:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ rules:
   - lighthousebreakpoints
   - lighthousejobs
   verbs:
-  {{- if .Values.tektoncontroller.rerunPrReconciler }}
+  {{- if .Values.tektoncontroller.enableRerunStatusUpdate }}
   - create
   {{- end }}
   - get
diff --git a/charts/lighthouse/values.yaml b/charts/lighthouse/values.yaml
index 01ccbadb8..67ad7bd0d 100644
--- a/charts/lighthouse/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/lighthouse/values.yaml
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ tektoncontroller:
   # tektoncontroller.terminationGracePeriodSeconds -- Termination grace period for tekton controller pods
   terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 180
 
-  # tektoncontroller.rerunPrReconciler -- Enables the rerun pipelinerun reconciler to run and update rerun pipelinerun status to github
-  rerunPrReconciler: false
+  # tektoncontroller.enableRerunStatusUpdate -- Enable updating the status on GitHub when PipelineRuns are rerun
+  enableRerunStatusUpdate: false
 
   image:
     # tektoncontroller.image.repository -- Template for computing the tekton controller docker image repository
diff --git a/cmd/tektoncontroller/main.go b/cmd/tektoncontroller/main.go
index 98ec63ea0..416f7cc8e 100644
--- a/cmd/tektoncontroller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tektoncontroller/main.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type options struct {
-	namespace                  string
-	dashboardURL               string
-	dashboardTemplate          string
-	rerunPipelineRunReconciler bool
+	namespace               string
+	dashboardURL            string
+	dashboardTemplate       string
+	enableRerunStatusUpdate bool
 }
 
 func (o *options) Validate() error {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func gatherOptions(fs *flag.FlagSet, args ...string) options {
 	fs.StringVar(&o.namespace, "namespace", "", "The namespace to listen in")
 	fs.StringVar(&o.dashboardURL, "dashboard-url", "", "The base URL for the Tekton Dashboard to link to for build reports")
 	fs.StringVar(&o.dashboardTemplate, "dashboard-template", "", "The template expression for generating the URL to the build report based on the PipelineRun parameters. If not specified defaults to $LIGHTHOUSE_DASHBOARD_TEMPLATE")
-	fs.BoolVar(&o.rerunPipelineRunReconciler, "rerun-pr-reconciler", false, "Enables the rerun pipelinerun reconciler to run and update rerun pipelinerun status to github")
+	fs.BoolVar(&o.enableRerunStatusUpdate, "enable-rerun-status-update", false, "Enable updating the status on GitHub when PipelineRuns are rerun")
 	err := fs.Parse(args)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Fatal("Invalid options")
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func main() {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Fatal("Unable to create controller")
 	}
 
-	if o.rerunPipelineRunReconciler {
+	if o.enableRerunStatusUpdate {
 		rerunPipelineRunReconciler := tektonengine.NewRerunPipelineRunReconciler(mgr.GetClient(), mgr.GetScheme())
 		if err = rerunPipelineRunReconciler.SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 			logrus.WithError(err).Fatal("Unable to create RerunPipelineRun controller")