diff --git a/k8s/applications/templates/external-dns.yaml b/k8s/applications/templates/external-dns.yaml
index ba2f451..8789ad1 100644
--- a/k8s/applications/templates/external-dns.yaml
+++ b/k8s/applications/templates/external-dns.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
     namespace: external-dns
     server: 'https://kubernetes.default.svc'
   source:
-    path: k8s/external-dns
+    path: k8s/external-dns/overlays/{{ .Values.environment }}
     repoURL: 'git@bitbucket.org:jamkazam/video-iac.git'
     targetRevision: HEAD
   project: default
diff --git a/k8s/external-dns/base/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/external-dns/base/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7b5524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/external-dns/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+namespace: external-dns
+
+resources:
+  - https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/external-dns/kustomize?ref=v0.8.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/k8s/external-dns/overlays/production/configuration.yaml b/k8s/external-dns/overlays/production/configuration.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c89467e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/external-dns/overlays/production/configuration.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/args
+  value:
+    - --aws-api-retries=3
+    - --domain-filter=video.jamkazam.com
+    - --interval=1m
+    - --log-format=text
+    - --log-level=warning
+    - --no-aws-evaluate-target-health
+    - --policy=sync
+    - --provider=aws
+    - --registry=txt
+    - --source=ingress
+    - --txt-prefix=production_ # Random string for hardener TXT entries
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/env
+  value:
+    - name: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+      valueFrom:
+        secretKeyRef:
+          name: aws-user-external-dns
+          key: username
+    - name: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+      valueFrom:
+        secretKeyRef:
+          name: aws-user-external-dns
+          key: password
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/k8s/external-dns/overlays/production/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/external-dns/overlays/production/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e9be3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/external-dns/overlays/production/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+bases:
+- ../../base
+
+patchesJson6902:
+  - path: configuration.yaml
+    target:
+      group: apps
+      version: v1
+      kind: Deployment
+      name: external-dns
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/k8s/external-dns/overlays/configuration.yaml b/k8s/external-dns/overlays/staging/configuration.yaml
similarity index 87%
rename from k8s/external-dns/overlays/configuration.yaml
rename to k8s/external-dns/overlays/staging/configuration.yaml
index 51936cd..3ac753d 100644
--- a/k8s/external-dns/overlays/configuration.yaml
+++ b/k8s/external-dns/overlays/staging/configuration.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     - --provider=aws
     - --registry=txt
     - --source=ingress
-    - --txt-prefix=fmifrruf_ # Random string for hardener TXT entries
+    - --txt-prefix=staging_ # Random string for hardener TXT entries
 - op: replace
   path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/env
   value:
diff --git a/k8s/external-dns/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/external-dns/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
similarity index 81%
rename from k8s/external-dns/kustomization.yaml
rename to k8s/external-dns/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
index 4ad4cb6..5c473e5 100644
--- a/k8s/external-dns/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/k8s/external-dns/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ resources:
   - https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/external-dns/kustomize?ref=v0.8.0
 
 patchesJson6902:
-  - path: overlays/configuration.yaml
+  - path: configuration.yaml
     target:
       group: apps
       version: v1