diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9044c01f..25242f3a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ bin
 testbin/*
 nnf-dm
 .version
+config/begin/*
 
 # Test binary, build with `go test -c`
 *.test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f105d1b..26e77d6a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -168,10 +168,11 @@ uninstall: manifests kustomize ## Uninstall CRDs from the K8s cluster specified
 
 deploy: VERSION ?= $(shell cat .version)
 deploy: .version kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
-	./deploy.sh deploy $(KUSTOMIZE) $(IMAGE_TAG_BASE):$(VERSION) $(NNFMFU_TAG_BASE):$(NNFMFU_VERSION)
+	$(KUSTOMIZE_IMAGE_TAG) config/begin default $(IMAGE_TAG_BASE) $(VERSION) $(NNFMFU_TAG_BASE) $(NNFMFU_VERSION)
+	./deploy.sh deploy $(KUSTOMIZE) config/begin
 
 undeploy: kustomize ## Undeploy controller from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
-	./deploy.sh undeploy $(KUSTOMIZE)
+	./deploy.sh undeploy $(KUSTOMIZE) config/default
 
 # Let .version be phony so that a git update to the workarea can be reflected
 # in it each time it's needed.
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ clean-bin:
 	fi
 
 ## Tool Binaries
+KUSTOMIZE_IMAGE_TAG ?= ./hack/make-kustomization2.sh
 KUSTOMIZE ?= $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize
 CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 481b52c1..d23097c9 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF
 Deploy or Undeploy Data Movement
-Usage $0 COMMAND KUSTOMIZE [IMG] [NNFMFU_IMG]
+Usage $0 COMMAND KUSTOMIZE <OVERLAY_DIR>
 
 Commands:
     deploy              Deploy data movement
@@ -32,16 +32,11 @@ EOF
 
 CMD=$1
 KUSTOMIZE=$2
-IMG=$3
-NNFMFU_IMG=$4
+OVERLAY_DIR=$3
 
 case $CMD in
 deploy)
-    (cd config/manager &&
-       $KUSTOMIZE edit set image controller="$IMG" &&
-       $KUSTOMIZE edit set image nnf-mfu="$NNFMFU_IMG")
-
-    $KUSTOMIZE build config/default | kubectl apply -f - || true
+    $KUSTOMIZE build $OVERLAY_DIR | kubectl apply -f - || true
 
     # Sometimes the deployment of the DataMovementManager occurs too quickly for k8s to digest the CRD
     # Retry the deployment if this is the case. It seems to be fast enough where we can just
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ deploy)
     echo "Waiting for DataMovementManager resource to become ready"
     while :; do
         [[ $(kubectl get datamovementmanager -n nnf-dm-system 2>&1) == "No resources found" ]] && sleep 1 && continue
-        $KUSTOMIZE build config/default | kubectl apply -f -
+        $KUSTOMIZE build $OVERLAY_DIR | kubectl apply -f -
         break
     done
     ;;
@@ -57,7 +52,7 @@ undeploy)
     # When the DataMovementManager CRD gets deleted all related resource are also
     # removed, so the delete will always fail. We ignore all errors at our
     # own risk.
-    $KUSTOMIZE build config/default | kubectl delete --ignore-not-found -f -
+    $KUSTOMIZE build $OVERLAY_DIR | kubectl delete --ignore-not-found -f -
     ;;
 *)
     usage
diff --git a/hack/make-kustomization2.sh b/hack/make-kustomization2.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c01cea9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/make-kustomization2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2023 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+# Other additional copyright holders may be indicated within.
+#
+# The entirety of this work is licensed under the Apache License,
+# Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+# in compliance with the License.
+#
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -e
+
+OVERLAY_DIR=$1
+OVERLAY=$2
+IMAGE_TAG_BASE_1=$3
+TAG_1=$4
+IMAGE_TAG_BASE_2=$5
+TAG_2=$6
+
+if [[ ! -d $OVERLAY_DIR ]]
+then
+    mkdir "$OVERLAY_DIR"
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF > "$OVERLAY_DIR"/kustomization.yaml
+resources:
+- ../$OVERLAY
+
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+images:
+- name: $IMAGE_TAG_BASE_1
+  newTag: $TAG_1
+- name: $IMAGE_TAG_BASE_2
+  newTag: $TAG_2
+EOF
+