diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index 84a391949..02a06cac2 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type kubeResources struct {
-	Service     map[postgresRole]*v1.Service
+	Services    map[postgresRole]*v1.Service
 	Endpoint    *v1.Endpoints
 	Secrets     map[types.UID]*v1.Secret
 	Statefulset *v1beta1.StatefulSet
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func New(cfg Config, kubeClient k8sutil.KubernetesClient, pgSpec spec.Postgresql
 		pgUsers:          make(map[string]spec.PgUser),
 		systemUsers:      make(map[string]spec.PgUser),
 		podSubscribers:   make(map[spec.NamespacedName]chan spec.PodEvent),
-		kubeResources:    kubeResources{Secrets: make(map[types.UID]*v1.Secret), Service: make(map[postgresRole]*v1.Service)},
+		kubeResources:    kubeResources{Secrets: make(map[types.UID]*v1.Secret), Services: make(map[postgresRole]*v1.Service)},
 		masterLess:       false,
 		userSyncStrategy: users.DefaultUserSyncStrategy{},
 		deleteOptions:    &metav1.DeleteOptions{OrphanDependents: &orphanDependents},
@@ -246,11 +246,11 @@ func (c *Cluster) Create() error {
 
 func (c *Cluster) sameServiceWith(role postgresRole, service *v1.Service) (match bool, reason string) {
 	//TODO: improve comparison
-	if c.Service[role].Spec.Type != service.Spec.Type {
+	if c.Services[role].Spec.Type != service.Spec.Type {
 		return false, fmt.Sprintf("new %s service's type %q doesn't match the current one %q",
-			role, service.Spec.Type, c.Service[role].Spec.Type)
+			role, service.Spec.Type, c.Services[role].Spec.Type)
 	}
-	oldSourceRanges := c.Service[role].Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges
+	oldSourceRanges := c.Services[role].Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges
 	newSourceRanges := service.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges
 	/* work around Kubernetes 1.6 serializing [] as nil. See https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/43203 */
 	if (len(oldSourceRanges) == 0) && (len(newSourceRanges) == 0) {
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) sameServiceWith(role postgresRole, service *v1.Service) (match
 		return false, fmt.Sprintf("new %s service's LoadBalancerSourceRange doesn't match the current one", role)
 	}
 
-	oldDNSAnnotation := c.Service[role].Annotations[constants.ZalandoDNSNameAnnotation]
+	oldDNSAnnotation := c.Services[role].Annotations[constants.ZalandoDNSNameAnnotation]
 	newDNSAnnotation := service.Annotations[constants.ZalandoDNSNameAnnotation]
 	if oldDNSAnnotation != newDNSAnnotation {
 		return false, fmt.Sprintf("new %s service's %q annotation doesn't match the current one", role, constants.ZalandoDNSNameAnnotation)
@@ -445,12 +445,12 @@ func (c *Cluster) Update(newSpec *spec.Postgresql) error {
 		}
 		newService := c.generateService(role, &newSpec.Spec)
 		if match, reason := c.sameServiceWith(role, newService); !match {
-			c.logServiceChanges(role, c.Service[role], newService, true, reason)
+			c.logServiceChanges(role, c.Services[role], newService, true, reason)
 			if err := c.updateService(role, newService); err != nil {
 				c.setStatus(spec.ClusterStatusUpdateFailed)
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not update %s service: %v", role, err)
 			}
-			c.logger.Infof("%s service %q has been updated", role, util.NameFromMeta(c.Service[role].ObjectMeta))
+			c.logger.Infof("%s service %q has been updated", role, util.NameFromMeta(c.Services[role].ObjectMeta))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/resources.go b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
index 8939a7bda..665e8da66 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ func (c *Cluster) loadResources() error {
 	for i, svc := range services.Items {
 		switch postgresRole(svc.Labels[c.OpConfig.PodRoleLabel]) {
 		case replica:
-			c.Service[replica] = &services.Items[i]
+			c.Services[replica] = &services.Items[i]
 		default:
-			c.Service[master] = &services.Items[i]
+			c.Services[master] = &services.Items[i]
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) listResources() error {
 		c.logger.Infof("found endpoint: %q (uid: %q)", util.NameFromMeta(c.Endpoint.ObjectMeta), c.Endpoint.UID)
 	}
 
-	for role, service := range c.Service {
+	for role, service := range c.Services {
 		c.logger.Infof("found %s service: %q (uid: %q)", role, util.NameFromMeta(service.ObjectMeta), service.UID)
 	}
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) deleteStatefulSet() error {
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) createService(role postgresRole) (*v1.Service, error) {
-	if c.Service[role] != nil {
+	if c.Services[role] != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("service already exists in the cluster")
 	}
 	serviceSpec := c.generateService(role, &c.Spec)
@@ -241,18 +241,18 @@ func (c *Cluster) createService(role postgresRole) (*v1.Service, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	c.Service[role] = service
+	c.Services[role] = service
 	return service, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) updateService(role postgresRole, newService *v1.Service) error {
-	if c.Service[role] == nil {
+	if c.Services[role] == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("there is no service in the cluster")
 	}
-	serviceName := util.NameFromMeta(c.Service[role].ObjectMeta)
+	serviceName := util.NameFromMeta(c.Services[role].ObjectMeta)
 	endpointName := util.NameFromMeta(c.Endpoint.ObjectMeta)
 	// TODO: check if it possible to change the service type with a patch in future versions of Kubernetes
-	if newService.Spec.Type != c.Service[role].Spec.Type {
+	if newService.Spec.Type != c.Services[role].Spec.Type {
 		// service type has changed, need to replace the service completely.
 		// we cannot use just pach the current service, since it may contain attributes incompatible with the new type.
 		var (
@@ -263,12 +263,12 @@ func (c *Cluster) updateService(role postgresRole, newService *v1.Service) error
 		if role == master {
 			// for the master service we need to re-create the endpoint as well. Get the up-to-date version of
 			// the addresses stored in it before the service is deleted (deletion of the service removes the endpooint)
-			currentEndpoint, err = c.KubeClient.Endpoints(c.Service[role].Namespace).Get(c.Service[role].Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+			currentEndpoint, err = c.KubeClient.Endpoints(c.Services[role].Namespace).Get(c.Services[role].Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not get current cluster endpoints: %v", err)
 			}
 		}
-		err = c.KubeClient.Services(c.Service[role].Namespace).Delete(c.Service[role].Name, c.deleteOptions)
+		err = c.KubeClient.Services(c.Services[role].Namespace).Delete(c.Services[role].Name, c.deleteOptions)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not delete service %q: %v", serviceName, err)
 		}
@@ -277,11 +277,11 @@ func (c *Cluster) updateService(role postgresRole, newService *v1.Service) error
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not create service %q: %v", serviceName, err)
 		}
-		c.Service[role] = svc
+		c.Services[role] = svc
 		if role == master {
 			// create the new endpoint using the addresses obtained from the previous one
 			endpointSpec := c.generateMasterEndpoints(currentEndpoint.Subsets)
-			ep, err := c.KubeClient.Endpoints(c.Service[role].Namespace).Create(endpointSpec)
+			ep, err := c.KubeClient.Endpoints(c.Services[role].Namespace).Create(endpointSpec)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not create endpoint %q: %v", endpointName, err)
 			}
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) updateService(role postgresRole, newService *v1.Service) error
 	if len(newService.ObjectMeta.Annotations) > 0 {
 		annotationsPatchData := metadataAnnotationsPatch(newService.ObjectMeta.Annotations)
 
-		_, err := c.KubeClient.Services(c.Service[role].Namespace).Patch(
-			c.Service[role].Name,
+		_, err := c.KubeClient.Services(c.Services[role].Namespace).Patch(
+			c.Services[role].Name,
 			types.StrategicMergePatchType,
 			[]byte(annotationsPatchData), "")
 
@@ -308,30 +308,30 @@ func (c *Cluster) updateService(role postgresRole, newService *v1.Service) error
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not form patch for the service %q: %v", serviceName, err)
 	}
 
-	svc, err := c.KubeClient.Services(c.Service[role].Namespace).Patch(
-		c.Service[role].Name,
+	svc, err := c.KubeClient.Services(c.Services[role].Namespace).Patch(
+		c.Services[role].Name,
 		types.MergePatchType,
 		patchData, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not patch service %q: %v", serviceName, err)
 	}
-	c.Service[role] = svc
+	c.Services[role] = svc
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) deleteService(role postgresRole) error {
 	c.logger.Debugf("deleting service %s", role)
-	if c.Service[role] == nil {
+	if c.Services[role] == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("there is no %s service in the cluster", role)
 	}
-	service := c.Service[role]
+	service := c.Services[role]
 	err := c.KubeClient.Services(service.Namespace).Delete(service.Name, c.deleteOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	c.logger.Infof("%s service %q has been deleted", role, util.NameFromMeta(service.ObjectMeta))
-	c.Service[role] = nil
+	c.Services[role] = nil
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -422,12 +422,12 @@ func (c *Cluster) createRoles() (err error) {
 
 // GetServiceMaster returns cluster's kubernetes master Service
 func (c *Cluster) GetServiceMaster() *v1.Service {
-	return c.Service[master]
+	return c.Services[master]
 }
 
 // GetServiceReplica returns cluster's kubernetes replica Service
 func (c *Cluster) GetServiceReplica() *v1.Service {
-	return c.Service[replica]
+	return c.Services[replica]
 }
 
 // GetEndpoint returns cluster's kubernetes Endpoint
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index b77fec210..f770c9a90 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) Sync() error {
 	c.logger.Debugf("syncing services")
 	for _, role := range []postgresRole{master, replica} {
 		if role == replica && !c.Spec.ReplicaLoadBalancer {
-			if c.Service[role] != nil {
+			if c.Services[role] != nil {
 				// delete the left over replica service
 				if err := c.deleteService(role); err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("could not delete obsolete %s service: %v", role, err)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) Sync() error {
 
 func (c *Cluster) syncService(role postgresRole) error {
 	cSpec := c.Spec
-	if c.Service[role] == nil {
+	if c.Services[role] == nil {
 		c.logger.Infof("could not find the cluster's %s service", role)
 		svc, err := c.createService(role)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncService(role postgresRole) error {
 	if match {
 		return nil
 	}
-	c.logServiceChanges(role, c.Service[role], desiredSvc, false, reason)
+	c.logServiceChanges(role, c.Services[role], desiredSvc, false, reason)
 
 	if err := c.updateService(role, desiredSvc); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not update %s service to match desired state: %v", role, err)