diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 880b642..4b63854 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -369,10 +369,11 @@ metadata:
     # instead of using the ones specified via CLI. Respectively:
     #  - --influxdb-address
     #  - --influxdb-token
-    #  - --influxdb-org-id
+    #  - --influxdb-org
     metric-config.external.flux-query.influxdb/address: "http://influxdbv2.my-namespace.svc"
     metric-config.external.flux-query.influxdb/token: "secret-token"
-    metric-config.external.flux-query.influxdb/org-id: "deadbeef"
+    # This could be either the organization name or the ID.
+    metric-config.external.flux-query.influxdb/org: "deadbeef"
     # metric-config.<metricType>.<metricName>.<collectorName>/<configKey>
     # <configKey> == query-name
     metric-config.external.flux-query.influxdb/queue_depth: |
diff --git a/pkg/collector/influxdb_collector.go b/pkg/collector/influxdb_collector.go
index 43ae0c8..c7d079a 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/influxdb_collector.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/influxdb_collector.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const (
 	InfluxDBMetricName        = "flux-query"
 	influxDBAddressKey        = "address"
 	influxDBTokenKey          = "token"
-	influxDBOrgIDKey          = "org-id"
+	influxDBOrgKey            = "org"
 	influxDBQueryNameLabelKey = "query-name"
 )
 
@@ -26,26 +26,26 @@ type InfluxDBCollectorPlugin struct {
 	kubeClient kubernetes.Interface
 	address    string
 	token      string
-	orgID      string
+	org        string
 }
 
-func NewInfluxDBCollectorPlugin(client kubernetes.Interface, address, token, orgID string) (*InfluxDBCollectorPlugin, error) {
+func NewInfluxDBCollectorPlugin(client kubernetes.Interface, address, token, org string) (*InfluxDBCollectorPlugin, error) {
 	return &InfluxDBCollectorPlugin{
 		kubeClient: client,
 		address:    address,
 		token:      token,
-		orgID:      orgID,
+		org:        org,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (p *InfluxDBCollectorPlugin) NewCollector(hpa *v2beta2.HorizontalPodAutoscaler, config *MetricConfig, interval time.Duration) (Collector, error) {
-	return NewInfluxDBCollector(p.address, p.orgID, p.token, config, interval)
+	return NewInfluxDBCollector(p.address, p.token, p.org, config, interval)
 }
 
 type InfluxDBCollector struct {
 	address string
 	token   string
-	orgID   string
+	org     string
 
 	influxDBClient *influxdb.Client
 	interval       time.Duration
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type InfluxDBCollector struct {
 	query          string
 }
 
-func NewInfluxDBCollector(address string, token string, orgID string, config *MetricConfig, interval time.Duration) (*InfluxDBCollector, error) {
+func NewInfluxDBCollector(address string, token string, org string, config *MetricConfig, interval time.Duration) (*InfluxDBCollector, error) {
 	collector := &InfluxDBCollector{
 		interval:   interval,
 		metric:     config.Metric,
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ func NewInfluxDBCollector(address string, token string, orgID string, config *Me
 	if v, ok := config.Config[influxDBTokenKey]; ok {
 		token = v
 	}
-	if v, ok := config.Config[influxDBOrgIDKey]; ok {
-		orgID = v
+	if v, ok := config.Config[influxDBOrgKey]; ok {
+		org = v
 	}
 	influxDbClient, err := influxdb.New(address, token)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func NewInfluxDBCollector(address string, token string, orgID string, config *Me
 	}
 	collector.address = address
 	collector.token = token
-	collector.orgID = orgID
+	collector.org = org
 	collector.influxDBClient = influxDbClient
 	return collector, nil
 }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ type queryResult struct {
 
 // getValue returns the first result gathered from an InfluxDB instance.
 func (c *InfluxDBCollector) getValue() (resource.Quantity, error) {
-	res, err := c.influxDBClient.QueryCSV(context.Background(), c.query, c.orgID)
+	res, err := c.influxDBClient.QueryCSV(context.Background(), c.query, c.org)
 	if err != nil {
 		return resource.Quantity{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/influxdb_collector_test.go b/pkg/collector/influxdb_collector_test.go
index 5e59967..454677c 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/influxdb_collector_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/influxdb_collector_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestInfluxDBCollector_New(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
-		if got, want := c.orgID, "deadbeef"; want != got {
+		if got, want := c.org, "deadbeef"; want != got {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected value -want/+got:\n\t-%s\n\t+%s", want, got)
 		}
 		if got, want := c.address, "http://localhost:9999"; want != got {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestInfluxDBCollector_New(t *testing.T) {
 				"range3m":    `from(bucket: "?") |> range(start: -3m)`,
 				"address":    "http://localhost:9999",
 				"token":      "sEcr3TT0ken",
-				"org-id":     "deadbeef1234",
+				"org":        "deadbeef1234",
 				"query-name": "range3m",
 			},
 		}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestInfluxDBCollector_New(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
-		if got, want := c.orgID, "deadbeef1234"; want != got {
+		if got, want := c.org, "deadbeef1234"; want != got {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected value -want/+got:\n\t-%s\n\t+%s", want, got)
 		}
 		if got, want := c.address, "http://localhost:9999"; want != got {
diff --git a/pkg/server/start.go b/pkg/server/start.go
index be081a9..7e432e1 100644
--- a/pkg/server/start.go
+++ b/pkg/server/start.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func NewCommandStartAdapterServer(stopCh <-chan struct{}) *cobra.Command {
 		"address of InfluxDB 2.x server to query (e.g. http://localhost:9999)")
 	flags.StringVar(&o.InfluxDBToken, "influxdb-token", o.InfluxDBToken, ""+
 		"token for InfluxDB 2.x server to query")
-	flags.StringVar(&o.InfluxDBOrgID, "influxdb-org-id", o.InfluxDBOrgID, ""+
+	flags.StringVar(&o.InfluxDBOrg, "influxdb-org", o.InfluxDBOrg, ""+
 		"organization ID for InfluxDB 2.x server to query")
 	flags.StringVar(&o.ZMONKariosDBEndpoint, "zmon-kariosdb-endpoint", o.ZMONKariosDBEndpoint, ""+
 		"url of ZMON KariosDB endpoint to query for ZMON checks")
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (o AdapterServerOptions) RunCustomMetricsAdapterServer(stopCh <-chan struct
 	}
 
 	if o.InfluxDBAddress != "" {
-		influxdbPlugin, err := collector.NewInfluxDBCollectorPlugin(client, o.InfluxDBAddress, o.InfluxDBToken, o.InfluxDBOrgID)
+		influxdbPlugin, err := collector.NewInfluxDBCollectorPlugin(client, o.InfluxDBAddress, o.InfluxDBToken, o.InfluxDBOrg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize InfluxDB collector plugin: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ type AdapterServerOptions struct {
 	InfluxDBAddress string
 	// InfluxDBToken is the token used for querying InfluxDB
 	InfluxDBToken string
-	// InfluxDBOrgID is the organization ID used for querying InfluxDB
-	InfluxDBOrgID string
+	// InfluxDBOrg is the organization ID used for querying InfluxDB
+	InfluxDBOrg string
 	// ZMONKariosDBEndpoint enables ZMON check queries to the specified
 	// kariosDB endpoint
 	ZMONKariosDBEndpoint string