diff --git a/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/child-process/test.ts b/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/child-process/test.ts
index 798cd48d86d0..1d04772c351e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/child-process/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/child-process/test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const WORKER_EVENT: Event = {
         type: 'Error',
         value: 'Test error',
         mechanism: {
-          type: 'instrument',
+          type: 'auto.child_process.worker_thread',
           handled: false,
           data: {
             threadId: expect.any(String),
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/child-process/test.ts b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/child-process/test.ts
index 798cd48d86d0..1d04772c351e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/child-process/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/child-process/test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const WORKER_EVENT: Event = {
         type: 'Error',
         value: 'Test error',
         mechanism: {
-          type: 'instrument',
+          type: 'auto.child_process.worker_thread',
           handled: false,
           data: {
             threadId: expect.any(String),
diff --git a/packages/node-core/src/integrations/childProcess.ts b/packages/node-core/src/integrations/childProcess.ts
index 6fc6046c7e2f..0e3fcfe4633a 100644
--- a/packages/node-core/src/integrations/childProcess.ts
+++ b/packages/node-core/src/integrations/childProcess.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function captureWorkerThreadEvents(worker: Worker, options: Options): void {
     .on('error', error => {
       if (options.captureWorkerErrors !== false) {
         captureException(error, {
-          mechanism: { type: 'instrument', handled: false, data: { threadId: String(threadId) } },
+          mechanism: { type: 'auto.child_process.worker_thread', handled: false, data: { threadId: String(threadId) } },
         });
       } else {
         addBreadcrumb({