diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40a7b61d10..1af53902e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ the release.
   ([#1619](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo/pull/1619))
 * [frontend] fixed default flagd port for HTTPS connections
   ([#1609](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo/pull/1609))
+* ([recommendation] updated flag name to match flagd configuration
+  ([#1634](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo/pull/1634))
 
 ## 1.10.0
 
diff --git a/src/recommendationservice/recommendation_server.py b/src/recommendationservice/recommendation_server.py
index c7302bcac5..1a6826d80d 100644
--- a/src/recommendationservice/recommendation_server.py
+++ b/src/recommendationservice/recommendation_server.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def get_product_list(request_product_ids):
         request_product_ids = request_product_ids_str.split(',')
 
         # Feature flag scenario - Cache Leak
-        if check_feature_flag("recommendationCache"):
+        if check_feature_flag("recommendationServiceCacheFailure"):
             span.set_attribute("app.recommendation.cache_enabled", True)
             if random.random() < 0.5 or first_run:
                 first_run = False