diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 58f0f608c3..f3d1e9c9c3 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -882,13 +882,13 @@ openmct.install(openmct.plugins.CouchDB('http://localhost:9200'))
 * `openmct.plugins.URLIndicatorPlugin` adds an indicator which shows the
 availability of a URL with the following options: 
   - `url` : URL to indicate the status of
-  - `icon`: Icon to show in the status bar, defaults to `database`
+  - `cssClass`: Icon to show in the status bar, defaults to `icon-database`, [list of all icons](https://nasa.github.io/openmct/style-guide/#/browse/styleguide:home?view=items)
   - `interval`: Interval between checking the connection, defaults to `10000`
   - `label` Name showing up as text in the status bar, defaults to url
 ```javascript
 openmct.install(openmct.plugins.URLIndicatorPlugin({
   url: 'http://google.com',
-  icon: 'check',
+  cssClass: 'check',
   interval: 10000,
   label: 'Google'
  })
diff --git a/src/plugins/URLIndicatorPlugin/URLIndicator.js b/src/plugins/URLIndicatorPlugin/URLIndicator.js
index 05d029f0b4..55ba73dc0d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/URLIndicatorPlugin/URLIndicator.js
+++ b/src/plugins/URLIndicatorPlugin/URLIndicator.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ define(
             };
         function URLIndicator($http, $interval) {
             var self = this;
-            this.icon = "icon-" + (this.options.icon ? this.options.icon : "database");
+            this.cssClass = this.options.cssClass ? this.options.cssClass : "icon-database";
             this.URLpath = this.options.url;
             this.label = this.options.label ? this.options.label : this.options.url;
             this.interval = this.options.interval || 10000;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ define(
         }
 
         URLIndicator.prototype.getCssClass = function () {
-            return this.icon;
+            return this.cssClass;
         };
         URLIndicator.prototype.getGlyphClass = function () {
             return this.state.glyphClass;
diff --git a/src/plugins/URLIndicatorPlugin/URLIndicatorSpec.js b/src/plugins/URLIndicatorPlugin/URLIndicatorSpec.js
index c3d7d27084..3967fb20d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/URLIndicatorPlugin/URLIndicatorSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/URLIndicatorPlugin/URLIndicatorSpec.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ define(
                 );
             });
 
-            it("has a database icon as default", function () {
+            it("has a database cssClass as default", function () {
                 expect(indicatorWrapper.getCssClass()).toEqual("icon-database");
             });
 
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ define(
                 // Do check for specific class
                 expect(indicatorWrapper.getGlyphClass()).toEqual("err");
             });
-            it("has a customized icon if supplied in initialization", function () {
+            it("has a customized cssClass if supplied in initialization", function () {
                 opts = {
                     url: "http://localhost:8080",
-                    icon: "checked",
+                    cssClass: "cssClass-checked",
                     interval: 10000
                 };
                 indicatorWrapper = new Indicator();
-                expect(indicatorWrapper.getCssClass()).toEqual("icon-checked");
+                expect(indicatorWrapper.getCssClass()).toEqual("cssClass-checked");
             });
             it("has a customized interval if supplied in initialization", function () {
                 opts = {