diff --git a/pkg/registry/client.go b/pkg/registry/client.go
index f0a3876ef..4867c9354 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/client.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/client.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	CredentialsFileBasename = "config"
+	CredentialsFileBasename = "config.json"
 )
 
 type (