diff --git a/definitions/install.yaml b/definitions/install.yaml
index c226a64d84..c7da8e58ee 100644
--- a/definitions/install.yaml
+++ b/definitions/install.yaml
@@ -232,15 +232,13 @@ spec:
                     type: string
                   managedResource:
                     type: object
-                    required:
-                    - kind
                     properties:
                       kind:
                         type: string
                       namespace:
                         type: string
                       creationBlocked:
-                        type: bool
+                        type: boolean
 ---
 kind: Namespace
 apiVersion: v1
diff --git a/definitions/install_debug.yaml b/definitions/install_debug.yaml
index 53cfe0ca68..1c183251ab 100644
--- a/definitions/install_debug.yaml
+++ b/definitions/install_debug.yaml
@@ -232,15 +232,14 @@ spec:
                     type: string
                   managedResource:
                     type: object
-                    required:
-                    - kind
                     properties:
                       kind:
                         type: string
                       namespace:
                         type: string
                       creationBlocked:
-                        type: bool
+                        type: boolean
+---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
diff --git a/pkg/api/kyverno/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/api/kyverno/v1alpha1/types.go
index 7766612876..2d6a31e9a2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/kyverno/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/kyverno/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ type ResourceSpec struct {
 
 // ViolatedRule stores the information regarding the rule
 type ViolatedRule struct {
-	Name            string          `json:"name"`
-	Type            string          `json:"type"`
-	Message         string          `json:"message"`
-	ManagedResource ManagedResource `json:"managedResource,omitempty"`
+	Name            string              `json:"name"`
+	Type            string              `json:"type"`
+	Message         string              `json:"message"`
+	ManagedResource ManagedResourceSpec `json:"managedResource,omitempty"`
 }
 
-type ManagedResource struct {
+type ManagedResourceSpec struct {
 	Kind            string `json:"kind,omitempty"`
 	Namespace       string `json:"namespace,omitempty"`
 	CreationBlocked bool   `json:"creationBlocked,omitempty"`
diff --git a/pkg/api/kyverno/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/api/kyverno/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index ba06870ad8..debd1e0789 100644
--- a/pkg/api/kyverno/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/api/kyverno/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -191,17 +191,17 @@ func (in *Generation) DeepCopy() *Generation {
 }
 
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
-func (in *ManagedResource) DeepCopyInto(out *ManagedResource) {
+func (in *ManagedResourceSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ManagedResourceSpec) {
 	*out = *in
 	return
 }
 
-// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ManagedResource.
-func (in *ManagedResource) DeepCopy() *ManagedResource {
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ManagedResourceSpec.
+func (in *ManagedResourceSpec) DeepCopy() *ManagedResourceSpec {
 	if in == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	out := new(ManagedResource)
+	out := new(ManagedResourceSpec)
 	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
 	return out
 }
diff --git a/pkg/policyviolation/controller.go b/pkg/policyviolation/controller.go
index 0175b64dd3..deeee4d5f1 100644
--- a/pkg/policyviolation/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/policyviolation/controller.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (pvc *PolicyViolationController) syncActiveResource(curPv *kyverno.ClusterP
 // when rejected resource created in the cluster
 func (pvc *PolicyViolationController) syncBlockedResource(curPv *kyverno.ClusterPolicyViolation) error {
 	for _, violatedRule := range curPv.Spec.ViolatedRules {
-		if reflect.DeepEqual(violatedRule.ManagedResource, kyverno.ManagedResource{}) {
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(violatedRule.ManagedResource, kyverno.ManagedResourceSpec{}) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/policyviolation/helpers.go b/pkg/policyviolation/helpers.go
index c41a737cac..4191686a97 100644
--- a/pkg/policyviolation/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/policyviolation/helpers.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func getOwners(dclient *dclient.Client, unstr unstructured.Unstructured) []pvRes
 
 func newViolatedRules(er engine.EngineResponse, msg string) (violatedRules []kyverno.ViolatedRule) {
 	unstr := er.PatchedResource
-	dependant := kyverno.ManagedResource{
+	dependant := kyverno.ManagedResourceSpec{
 		Kind:            unstr.GetKind(),
 		Namespace:       unstr.GetNamespace(),
 		CreationBlocked: true,