diff --git a/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/hermes/kustomization.yaml b/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/hermes/kustomization.yaml
index f1ad8e06d..62828b146 100644
--- a/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/hermes/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/hermes/kustomization.yaml
@@ -31,5 +31,4 @@ spec:
     - name: core
     - name: keycloak
     - name: longhorn
-    - name: openclaw
     - name: traefik
diff --git a/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/openclaw/kustomization.yaml b/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/openclaw/kustomization.yaml
index e542c8d31..3268eed84 100644
--- a/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/openclaw/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/openclaw/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: openclaw
   namespace: flux-system
   annotations:
-    kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/ssa: IfNotPresent
+    kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/ssa: Merge
 spec:
   interval: 10m
   path: ./services/openclaw
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@ spec:
   dependsOn:
     - name: core
     - name: longhorn
-