diff --git a/internal/httpapi/phase3.go b/internal/httpapi/phase3.go
index 90c792f..4bc03ca 100644
--- a/internal/httpapi/phase3.go
+++ b/internal/httpapi/phase3.go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func (s *Server) CreateCheck(ctx context.Context, req gen.CreateCheckRequestObje
 	entity, err := q.InsertEntity(ctx, sqlcgen.InsertEntityParams{
 		ID:         id,
 		Slug:       slug,
-		Type:       "check_def",
+		Type:       "check",
 		Name:       slug,
 		Attributes: []byte("{}"),
 	})