diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/run.go
index e02058221bf..6c7c1c20bbb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/run.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ type BasicReplicationController struct{}
 func (BasicReplicationController) ParamNames() []GeneratorParam {
 	return []GeneratorParam{
 		{"labels", false},
-		{"default-name", true},
-		{"name", false},
+		{"default-name", false},
+		{"name", true},
 		{"replicas", true},
 		{"image", true},
 		{"port", false},