diff --git a/src/hive_cli/config.py b/src/hive_cli/config.py
index cd79f64..2c93b97 100644
--- a/src/hive_cli/config.py
+++ b/src/hive_cli/config.py
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ class SandboxConfig(BaseModel):
     )
     pre_processor: Optional[str] = Field(
         default=None,
-        description="The pre-processing script to run before the experiment. Use the `/data` directory to load/store datasets.",
+        deprecated=True,
+        description="The pre-processing script to run before the experiment. Use the `/data/preprocessor` directory to load/store datasets. Deprecated in favor of `preprocessor`.",
+    )
+    preprocessor: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="A pre-processor script to run before the experiment. Use the `/data/preprocessor` directory to load/store datasets.",
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/hive_cli/platform/k8s.py b/src/hive_cli/platform/k8s.py
index 769a47d..0d164fd 100644
--- a/src/hive_cli/platform/k8s.py
+++ b/src/hive_cli/platform/k8s.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def construct_experiment(name: str, namespace: str, config: HiveConfig) -> dict:
                 "timeout": config.sandbox.timeout,
                 "resources": resources,
                 "envs": envs,
-                "preprocessor": config.sandbox.pre_processor,
+                "preprocessor": config.sandbox.pre_processor or config.sandbox.preprocessor,
             },
             "repo": {
                 "branch": config.repo.branch,