diff --git a/plugins/in_exec_wasi/in_exec_wasi.c b/plugins/in_exec_wasi/in_exec_wasi.c
index d10f763e176..14ac06acdf1 100644
--- a/plugins/in_exec_wasi/in_exec_wasi.c
+++ b/plugins/in_exec_wasi/in_exec_wasi.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
       "Set the buffer size"
     },
     {
-      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_BOOL, "bool", "false",
+      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_BOOL, "oneshot", "false",
       0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_exec_wasi, oneshot),
       "execute the command only once"
     },