diff --git a/lib/galaxy/dependencies/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/dependencies/__init__.py
index e46c6fee60c..091fb4da57d 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/dependencies/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/dependencies/__init__.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class ConditionalDependencies:
     def check_pbs_python(self):
         return "galaxy.jobs.runners.pbs:PBSJobRunner" in self.job_runners
 
-    def check_pykube(self):
+    def check_pykube_ng(self):
         return "galaxy.jobs.runners.kubernetes:KubernetesJobRunner" in self.job_runners or which("kubectl")
 
     def check_chronos_python(self):