diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
index cbe510eed53..759fdd8e6f0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ import (
 var scheme = runtime.NewScheme()
 var codecs = serializer.NewCodecFactory(scheme)
 
+const validInitializerName = "test.k8s.io"
+
 func init() {
 	metav1.AddToGroupVersion(scheme, metav1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	example.AddToScheme(scheme)
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ func TestStoreCreateInitialized(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: "foo", Namespace: "test",
 			Initializers: &metav1.Initializers{
-				Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: "Test"}},
+				Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: validInitializerName}},
 			},
 		},
 		Spec: example.PodSpec{NodeName: "machine"},
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ func TestStoreCreateInitialized(t *testing.T) {
 		defer w.Stop()
 		event := <-w.ResultChan()
 		pod := event.Object.(*example.Pod)
-		if event.Type != watch.Added || !hasInitializers(pod, "Test") {
+		if event.Type != watch.Added || !hasInitializers(pod, validInitializerName) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected event: %s %#v", event.Type, event.Object)
 		}
 
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@ func TestStoreCreateInitializedFailed(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: "foo", Namespace: "test",
 			Initializers: &metav1.Initializers{
-				Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: "Test"}},
+				Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: validInitializerName}},
 			},
 		},
 		Spec: example.PodSpec{NodeName: "machine"},
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@ func TestStoreCreateInitializedFailed(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		event := <-w.ResultChan()
 		pod := event.Object.(*example.Pod)
-		if event.Type != watch.Added || !hasInitializers(pod, "Test") {
+		if event.Type != watch.Added || !hasInitializers(pod, validInitializerName) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected event: %s %#v", event.Type, event.Object)
 		}
 		pod.Initializers.Pending = nil
@@ -849,7 +851,7 @@ func TestStoreDelete(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestStoreDeleteUninitialized(t *testing.T) {
 	podA := &example.Pod{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Initializers: &metav1.Initializers{Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: "Testing"}}}},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Initializers: &metav1.Initializers{Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: validInitializerName}}}},
 		Spec:       example.PodSpec{NodeName: "machine"},
 	}
 
@@ -993,7 +995,7 @@ func TestGracefulStoreHandleFinalizers(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFailedInitializationStoreUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	initialGeneration := int64(1)
 	podInitializing := &example.Pod{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Initializers: &metav1.Initializers{Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: "Test"}}}, Generation: initialGeneration},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Initializers: &metav1.Initializers{Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: validInitializerName}}}, Generation: initialGeneration},
 		Spec:       example.PodSpec{NodeName: "machine"},
 	}
 
@@ -1608,7 +1610,7 @@ func TestStoreDeleteCollection(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: "baz",
 			Initializers: &metav1.Initializers{
-				Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: "Test"}},
+				Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: validInitializerName}},
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/initializers.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/initializers.go
index 39f02528562..b2179eaf813 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/initializers.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/initializers.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers", func() {
 func newUninitializedPod(podName string) *v1.Pod {
 	pod := newInitPod(podName)
 	pod.Initializers = &metav1.Initializers{
-		Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: "Test"}},
+		Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: "test.k8s.io"}},
 	}
 	return pod
 }