diff --git a/awx/sso/tests/unit/test_tacacs_migrator.py b/awx/sso/tests/unit/test_tacacs_migrator.py
index fa5bc43479..05c075d33b 100644
--- a/awx/sso/tests/unit/test_tacacs_migrator.py
+++ b/awx/sso/tests/unit/test_tacacs_migrator.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def test_get_controller_config(test_tacacs_config):
     result = obj.get_controller_config()
     assert len(result) == 1
     config = result[0]
-    assert config['category'] == 'TACACS+'
+    assert config['category'] == 'TACACSPLUS'
     settings_data = config['settings']
     assert settings_data['name'] == 'default'
     assert settings_data['type'] == 'ansible_base.authentication.authenticator_plugins.tacacs'
diff --git a/awx/sso/utils/tacacs_migrator.py b/awx/sso/utils/tacacs_migrator.py
index 5279c74fba..39666a7097 100644
--- a/awx/sso/utils/tacacs_migrator.py
+++ b/awx/sso/utils/tacacs_migrator.py
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ class TACACSMigrator(BaseAuthenticatorMigrator):
     Handles the migration of TACACS+ authenticators from AWX to Gateway.
     """
 
-    CATEGORY = "TACACS+"
+    CATEGORY = "TACACSPLUS"
     AUTH_TYPE = "ansible_base.authentication.authenticator_plugins.tacacs"
 
     def get_authenticator_type(self):
-        """Get the human-readable authenticator type name."""
-        return "TACACS+"
+        """Get the human-readable authenticator type name.
+        Named TACACSPLUS because `+` is not allowed in authenticator slug.
+        """
+        return "TACACSPLUS"
 
     def get_controller_config(self):
         """