diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cluster/connect.go b/pkg/cmd/cluster/connect.go
index 537a240ff..cc312debd 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cluster/connect.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cluster/connect.go
@@ -539,11 +539,7 @@ func (o *ConnectOptions) checkUnsupportedEngine() error {
 		engineType = o.componentDefV2.Labels[types.AddonNameLabelKey]
 	}
 	if o.targetClusterDef != nil && engineType == "" {
-		engineType = o.targetClusterDef.Labels[types.AddonNameLabelKey]
-		if engineType == "" {
-			// try old label
-			engineType = o.targetClusterDef.Labels[constant.AppNameLabelKey]
-		}
+		engineType = o.targetClusterDef.Name
 	}
 	if engineType == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("fail to get the target engine type")