diff --git a/pkg/detectors/convertapi/convertapi.go b/pkg/detectors/convertapi/convertapi.go
index e474f8b4f..eaa3edaf1 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/convertapi/convertapi.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/convertapi/convertapi.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var (
 	client = common.SaneHttpClient()
 
 	// Make sure that your group is surrounded in boundary characters such as below to reduce false positives
-	keyPat = regexp.MustCompile(detectors.PrefixRegex([]string{"convertapi"}) + `\b([0-9a-zA-Z]{16})\b`)
+	keyPat = regexp.MustCompile(detectors.PrefixRegex([]string{"convertapi"}) + `\b(secret_[0-9a-zA-Z]{16})\b`)
 )
 
 // Keywords are used for efficiently pre-filtering chunks.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (s Scanner) FromData(ctx context.Context, verify bool, data []byte) (result
 		}
 
 		if verify {
-			req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("https://v2.convertapi.com/user?Secret=%s", resMatch), nil)
+			req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("https://v2.convertapi.com/user?auth=%s", resMatch), nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/convertapi/convertapi_test.go b/pkg/detectors/convertapi/convertapi_test.go
index 869a552d6..1e723da4c 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/convertapi/convertapi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/convertapi/convertapi_test.go
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ var (
 		api:
 			auth_type: "API-Key"
 			in: "Path"
-			convertapi_key: "H9ZGTfAERfN5W0AX"
-			base_url: "https://api.example.com/v1/user?Secret=$convertapi_key"
+			convertapi_key: "secret_H9ZGTfAERfN5W0AX"
+			base_url: "https://api.example.com/v1/user?auth=$convertapi_key"
 
 		# Notes:
 		# - Remember to rotate the secret every 90 days.
 		# - The above credentials should only be used in a secure environment.
 	`
-	secret = "H9ZGTfAERfN5W0AX"
+	secret = "secret_H9ZGTfAERfN5W0AX"
 )
 
 func TestConvertAPI_Pattern(t *testing.T) {