diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/GenericFunctions.ts
index 007741813f..271c10259f 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export async function zendeskApiRequest(this: IHookFunctions | IExecuteFunctions
 	}
 
 	try {
-		if (authenticationMethod === 'accessToken') {
+		if (authenticationMethod === 'apiToken') {
 			const credentials = this.getCredentials('zendeskApi');
 
 			if (credentials === undefined) {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/Zendesk.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/Zendesk.node.ts
index d0ea357b5a..d0c72c335f 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/Zendesk.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/Zendesk.node.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class Zendesk implements INodeType {
 				displayOptions: {
 					show: {
 						authentication: [
-							'accessToken',
+							'apiToken',
 						],
 					},
 				},
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ export class Zendesk implements INodeType {
 				type: 'options',
 				options: [
 					{
-						name: 'Access Token',
-						value: 'accessToken',
+						name: 'API Token',
+						value: 'apiToken',
 					},
 					{
 						name: 'OAuth2',
 						value: 'oAuth2',
 					},
 				],
-				default: 'accessToken',
+				default: 'apiToken',
 				description: 'The resource to operate on.',
 			},
 			{
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/ZendeskTrigger.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/ZendeskTrigger.node.ts
index a5e1350fed..421d9e4b32 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/ZendeskTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/ZendeskTrigger.node.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class ZendeskTrigger implements INodeType {
 				displayOptions: {
 					show: {
 						authentication: [
-							'accessToken',
+							'apiToken',
 						],
 					},
 				},
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ export class ZendeskTrigger implements INodeType {
 				type: 'options',
 				options: [
 					{
-						name: 'Access Token',
-						value: 'accessToken',
+						name: 'API Token',
+						value: 'apiToken',
 					},
 					{
 						name: 'OAuth2',
 						value: 'oAuth2',
 					},
 				],
-				default: 'accessToken',
+				default: 'apiToken',
 				description: 'The resource to operate on.',
 			},
 			{