diff --git a/croud/__main__.py b/croud/__main__.py
index a3d4c331..6e71ce84 100644
--- a/croud/__main__.py
+++ b/croud/__main__.py
@@ -901,16 +901,16 @@
                                     Argument(
                                         "--ingestion-type", type=str,
                                         choices=[
-                                            "IMPORT_ONLY",
-                                            "IMPORT_AND_CDC",
-                                            "CDC_ONLY"
+                                            "import-only",
+                                            "import-and-cdc",
+                                            "cdc-only"
                                         ],
                                         required=True,
                                         help="Determines how to ingest the data. "
-                                             "IMPORT_ONLY will just ingest the data "
-                                             "and finish. CDC_ONLY will continuously "
+                                             "import-only will just ingest the data "
+                                             "and finish. cdc-only will continuously "
                                              "read CDC (Change Data Capture) events. "
-                                             "IMPORT_AND_CDC will first import the "
+                                             "import-and-cdc will first import the "
                                              "data and then start listening for CDC "
                                              "events."
                                     ),
diff --git a/croud/clusters/commands.py b/croud/clusters/commands.py
index 50301341..9faeb16e 100644
--- a/croud/clusters/commands.py
+++ b/croud/clusters/commands.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def import_jobs_create_from_dynamodb(args: Namespace) -> None:
         extra_body["dynamodb"]["endpoint"] = args.endpoint
     if args.ingestion_type:
         extra_body["ingestion_type"] = args.ingestion_type
-    if "CDC" in extra_body.get("ingestion_type", ""):
+    if "cdc" in extra_body.get("ingestion_type", ""):
         if args.kinesis_stream_name:
             extra_body["dynamodb"]["kinesis_stream_name"] = args.kinesis_stream_name
         else:
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_clusters.py b/tests/commands/test_clusters.py
index 48332823..511f4776 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_clusters.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_clusters.py
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ def test_import_job_create_from_dynamodb(mock_request):
     kinesis_stream_name = "my_kinesis_stream_name"
     secret_id = gen_uuid()
     endpoint = "https://my-dynamodb-compatible-endpoint"
-    ingestion_type = "IMPORT_AND_CDC"
+    ingestion_type = "import-and-cdc"
     call_command(
         "croud",
         "clusters",