diff --git a/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/clair-pg-scale-up.patch.yaml b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/clair-pg-scale-up.patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..875b1827f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/clair-pg-scale-up.patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: clair-app
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
diff --git a/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/clair.deployment-scale-up.patch.yaml b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/clair.deployment-scale-up.patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25835358e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/clair.deployment-scale-up.patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: clair-postgres
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/kustomization.yaml
index 20889f796..52e98776d 100644
--- a/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Component
 patchesStrategicMerge:
   - ./clair.deployment.patch.yaml
+  - ./clair-pg-scale-up.patch.yaml
+  - ./clair.deployment-scale-up.patch.yaml
+components:
+  - ../base
diff --git a/pkg/kustomize/kustomize.go b/pkg/kustomize/kustomize.go
index d979cdfc9..b72e63ced 100644
--- a/pkg/kustomize/kustomize.go
+++ b/pkg/kustomize/kustomize.go
@@ -439,8 +439,6 @@ func KustomizationFor(
 	if ctx.NeedsClairPgUpgrade {
 		if v1.ComponentIsManaged(quay.Spec.Components, v1.ComponentClair) {
 			componentPaths = append(componentPaths, "../components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair")
-			componentPaths = append(componentPaths, "../components/clairpgupgrade/base")
-			componentPaths = append(componentPaths, "../components/clairpgupgrade/scale-up-clair")
 		} else {
 			componentPaths = append(componentPaths, "../components/clairpgupgrade/base")
 		}