diff --git a/clusters/hlcl1/apps/monitoring/chart/kustomization.yaml b/clusters/hlcl1/apps/monitoring/chart/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5704992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clusters/hlcl1/apps/monitoring/chart/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+  - namespace.yaml
+  - helmrepository.yaml
+  - helmrelease.yaml
diff --git a/clusters/hlcl1/apps/monitoring/ks-chart.yaml b/clusters/hlcl1/apps/monitoring/ks-chart.yaml
index 6309198..1610474 100644
--- a/clusters/hlcl1/apps/monitoring/ks-chart.yaml
+++ b/clusters/hlcl1/apps/monitoring/ks-chart.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@ spec:
   path: ./clusters/hlcl1/apps/monitoring/chart
   prune: true
   wait: true
-  decryption:
-    provider: sops
-    secretRef:
-      name: sops-age
   dependsOn:
     - name: infra-longhorn
     - name: infra-metallb
     - name: infra-nfs-config
+    - name: infra-external-secrets.conf
diff --git a/clusters/hlcl1/infra/secrets/external-secrets/ks-config.yaml b/clusters/hlcl1/infra/secrets/external-secrets/ks-config.yaml
index b221155..1125509 100644
--- a/clusters/hlcl1/infra/secrets/external-secrets/ks-config.yaml
+++ b/clusters/hlcl1/infra/secrets/external-secrets/ks-config.yaml
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@ spec:
   prune: true
   dependsOn:
     - name: infra-external-secrets
-    - name: apps-monitoring