diff --git a/deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodbs_crd.yaml b/deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodb_crd.yaml
similarity index 96%
rename from deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodbs_crd.yaml
rename to deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodb_crd.yaml
index cf94c23b0..110682d32 100644
--- a/deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodbs_crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodb_crd.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
-  name: mongodbs.mongodb.com
+  name: mongodb.mongodb.com
 spec:
   group: mongodb.com
   names:
     kind: MongoDB
     listKind: MongoDBList
-    plural: mongodbs
+    plural: mongodb
+    shortNames:
+    - mdb
     singular: mongodb
   scope: Namespaced
   subresources:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/mongodb/v1/mongodb_types.go b/pkg/apis/mongodb/v1/mongodb_types.go
index 4f4f7e840..f0db540a7 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/mongodb/v1/mongodb_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/mongodb/v1/mongodb_types.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type MongoDBStatus struct {
 
 // MongoDB is the Schema for the mongodbs API
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
-// +kubebuilder:resource:path=mongodbs,scope=Namespaced
+// +kubebuilder:resource:path=mongodb,scope=Namespaced,shortName=mdb
 type MongoDB struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`