diff --git a/kustomization.yaml b/kustomization.yaml
index 3c3ad5c..ee95223 100644
--- a/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
-# Core infrastructure
+# Core infrastructure - individual files to avoid conflicts
+- forgejo-k8s.yaml
+- pomerium.yaml
+- providers.yaml
+- provider-configs.yaml
+- external-dns.yaml
+
+# Directories with their own kustomizations
 - auth/
 - cert-manager/
 - dns/
 - emissary/
-- external-dns.yaml
-- forgejo-k8s.yaml
-- namespaces.yaml
-- pomerium.yaml
-- providers.yaml
-- provider-configs.yaml
 
 # Exclude problematic directories:
 # - flux/ (managed by Flux itself)