diff --git a/scripts/src/precheck/precheck.py b/scripts/src/precheck/precheck.py
index fb71a604..0a500786 100644
--- a/scripts/src/precheck/precheck.py
+++ b/scripts/src/precheck/precheck.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def main():
     gitutils.add_output("chart_entry_name", s.chart.name)
     gitutils.add_output("release_tag", s.chart.get_release_tag())
     gitutils.add_output("web_catalog_only", s.is_web_catalog_only)
-    gitutils.add_output("category", s.chart.category)
+    gitutils.add_output("category", s.chart.get_vendor_label())
 
     owners_error_msg = ""
     if s.modified_owners:
diff --git a/scripts/src/precheck/submission.py b/scripts/src/precheck/submission.py
index 9cc6c110..1e3be558 100644
--- a/scripts/src/precheck/submission.py
+++ b/scripts/src/precheck/submission.py
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ def register_chart_info(
     def get_owners_path(self):
         return f"charts/{self.category}/{self.organization}/{self.name}/OWNERS"
 
+    def get_vendor_label(self):
+        if self.category == "partners":
+            return "partner"
+        return self.category
+
     def get_release_tag(self):
         return f"{self.organization}-{self.name}-{self.version}"