diff --git a/constraint/pkg/client/crd_helpers.go b/constraint/pkg/client/crd_helpers.go
index 6c2f32b5d..909a269ad 100644
--- a/constraint/pkg/client/crd_helpers.go
+++ b/constraint/pkg/client/crd_helpers.go
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ func (h *crdHelper) createCRD(
 			Names: apiextensions.CustomResourceDefinitionNames{
 				Kind:     templ.Spec.CRD.Spec.Names.Kind,
 				ListKind: templ.Spec.CRD.Spec.Names.Kind + "List",
-				Plural:   strings.ToLower(templ.Spec.CRD.Spec.Names.Kind),
+				Plural: strings.ToLower(templ.Spec.CRD.Spec.Names.Kind),
 				Singular: strings.ToLower(templ.Spec.CRD.Spec.Names.Kind),
+				ShortNames: templ.Spec.CRD.Spec.Names.ShortNames,
 				Categories: []string{
 					"all",
 					"constraint",
diff --git a/constraint/pkg/client/crd_helpers_test.go b/constraint/pkg/client/crd_helpers_test.go
index 665380041..d83497d16 100644
--- a/constraint/pkg/client/crd_helpers_test.go
+++ b/constraint/pkg/client/crd_helpers_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func name(name string) tmplArg {
 func crdNames(kind string) tmplArg {
 	return func(tmpl *templates.ConstraintTemplate) {
 		tmpl.Spec.CRD.Spec.Names = templates.Names{
-			Kind: kind,
+			Kind:       kind,
 		}
 	}
 }