diff --git a/kustomize/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/kustomization.yaml
index 0711184..b845514 100644
--- a/kustomize/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ resources:
   - mycrd.yaml
 patches:
   - patch: |
-      apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
-      kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+      apiVersion: apps/v1
+      kind: Deployment
       metadata:
-        name: mycrd
+        name: argocd-configplugin-tester-deployment
       # empty patch
   - patch: |
-      apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
-      kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+      apiVersion: apps/v1
+      kind: Deployment
       metadata:
-        name: mycrd
+        name: argocd-configplugin-tester-deployment
       # empty patch
diff --git a/kustomize/mycrd.yaml b/kustomize/mycrd.yaml
index b86c5b5..d308e6c 100644
--- a/kustomize/mycrd.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/mycrd.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
-apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
-kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
 metadata:
-  name: mycrd
+  name: argocd-configplugin-tester-deployment
+  labels:
+    app: argocd-configplugin-tester
   creationTimestamp: null
-spec: {}
-
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: argocd-configplugin-tester
+  replicas: 2
+  strategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: argocd-configplugin-tester
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: nginx
+          image: nginx
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 200Mi
+            requests:
+              cpu: 100m
+              memory: 200Mi
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 80