diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nats/nats.go b/plugins/inputs/nats/nats.go
index 625efcd729146..5099bd9fd0707 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nats/nats.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nats/nats.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (n *Nats) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	acc.AddFields("nats_varz",
+	acc.AddFields("nats",
 		map[string]interface{}{
 			"in_msgs":           stats.InMsgs,
 			"out_msgs":          stats.OutMsgs,