diff --git a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
index ab98541cb..ec4a19009 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             print('Operator log: {}'.format(k8s.get_operator_log()))
             raise
 
-    def test_a_overwrite_pooler_deployment(self):
-        result = self.k8s.create_with_kubectl("manifests/minimal-fake-pooler-deployment.yaml")
+    def test_overwrite_pooler_deployment(self):
+        self.k8s.create_with_kubectl("manifests/minimal-fake-pooler-deployment.yaml")
         self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: self.k8s.get_operator_state(), {"0": "idle"}, "Operator does not get in sync")
 
         self.k8s.api.custom_objects_api.patch_namespaced_custom_object(
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
index 0d9171b87..164e97b04 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
@@ -78,16 +78,25 @@ func needReplicaConnectionPoolerWorker(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) bool {
 // have e.g. different `application` label, so that recreatePod operation will
 // not interfere with it (it lists all the pods via labels, and if there would
 // be no difference, it will recreate also pooler pods).
-func (c *Cluster) connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(role PostgresRole) *metav1.LabelSelector {
+func (c *Cluster) connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(role PostgresRole, moreLabels bool) *metav1.LabelSelector {
 	connectionPoolerLabels := labels.Set(map[string]string{})
 
-	extraLabels := labels.Set(map[string]string{
-		"connection-pooler": c.connectionPoolerName(role),
-		"application":       "db-connection-pooler",
-		"spilo-role":        string(role),
-		"cluster-name":      c.Name,
-		"Namespace":         c.Namespace,
-	})
+	var extraLabels map[string]string
+
+	if moreLabels {
+		extraLabels = labels.Set(map[string]string{
+			"connection-pooler": c.connectionPoolerName(role),
+			"application":       "db-connection-pooler",
+			"spilo-role":        string(role),
+			"cluster-name":      c.Name,
+			"Namespace":         c.Namespace,
+		})
+	} else {
+		extraLabels = labels.Set(map[string]string{
+			"connection-pooler": c.connectionPoolerName(role),
+			"application":       "db-connection-pooler",
+		})
+	}
 
 	connectionPoolerLabels = labels.Merge(connectionPoolerLabels, c.labelsSet(false))
 	connectionPoolerLabels = labels.Merge(connectionPoolerLabels, extraLabels)
@@ -284,7 +293,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerPodTemplate(role PostgresRole) (
 
 	podTemplate := &v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Labels:      c.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(role).MatchLabels,
+			Labels:      c.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(role, true).MatchLabels,
 			Namespace:   c.Namespace,
 			Annotations: c.generatePodAnnotations(spec),
 		},
@@ -338,7 +347,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerDeployment(connectionPooler *Connectio
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:        connectionPooler.Name,
 			Namespace:   connectionPooler.Namespace,
-			Labels:      c.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(connectionPooler.Role).MatchLabels,
+			Labels:      c.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(connectionPooler.Role, true).MatchLabels,
 			Annotations: map[string]string{},
 			// make StatefulSet object its owner to represent the dependency.
 			// By itself StatefulSet is being deleted with "Orphaned"
@@ -350,7 +359,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerDeployment(connectionPooler *Connectio
 		},
 		Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
 			Replicas: numberOfInstances,
-			Selector: c.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(connectionPooler.Role),
+			Selector: c.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(connectionPooler.Role, false),
 			Template: *podTemplate,
 		},
 	}
@@ -389,7 +398,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerService(connectionPooler *ConnectionPo
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:        connectionPooler.Name,
 			Namespace:   connectionPooler.Namespace,
-			Labels:      c.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(connectionPooler.Role).MatchLabels,
+			Labels:      c.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(connectionPooler.Role, true).MatchLabels,
 			Annotations: map[string]string{},
 			// make StatefulSet object its owner to represent the dependency.
 			// By itself StatefulSet is being deleted with "Orphaned"
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler_test.go b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler_test.go
index b795fe14f..9c2815321 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler_test.go
@@ -838,9 +838,9 @@ func testResources(cluster *Cluster, podSpec *v1.PodTemplateSpec, role PostgresR
 func testLabels(cluster *Cluster, podSpec *v1.PodTemplateSpec, role PostgresRole) error {
 	poolerLabels := podSpec.ObjectMeta.Labels["connection-pooler"]
 
-	if poolerLabels != cluster.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(role).MatchLabels["connection-pooler"] {
+	if poolerLabels != cluster.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(role, true).MatchLabels["connection-pooler"] {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Pod labels do not match, got %+v, expected %+v",
-			podSpec.ObjectMeta.Labels, cluster.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(role).MatchLabels)
+			podSpec.ObjectMeta.Labels, cluster.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(role, true).MatchLabels)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ func testLabels(cluster *Cluster, podSpec *v1.PodTemplateSpec, role PostgresRole
 
 func testSelector(cluster *Cluster, deployment *appsv1.Deployment) error {
 	labels := deployment.Spec.Selector.MatchLabels
-	expected := cluster.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(Master).MatchLabels
+	expected := cluster.connectionPoolerLabelsSelector(Master, true).MatchLabels
 
 	if labels["connection-pooler"] != expected["connection-pooler"] {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Labels are incorrect, got %+v, expected %+v",