diff --git a/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/kustomization.yaml
index c81ba473a..48c56906f 100644
--- a/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-down-clair/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Component
 patchesStrategicMerge:
   - ./clair.deployment.patch.yaml
-resources:
-  - "../base"
+
diff --git a/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-up-clair/clair.deployment.patch.yaml b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-up-clair/clair.deployment.patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f52a157e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-up-clair/clair.deployment.patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: clair-app
+
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
diff --git a/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-up-clair/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-up-clair/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48c56906f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kustomize/components/clairpgupgrade/scale-up-clair/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Component
+patchesStrategicMerge:
+  - ./clair.deployment.patch.yaml
+
diff --git a/pkg/kustomize/kustomize.go b/pkg/kustomize/kustomize.go
index b2d64c5f9..d979cdfc9 100644
--- a/pkg/kustomize/kustomize.go
+++ b/pkg/kustomize/kustomize.go
@@ -439,8 +439,11 @@ 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")
 		}
-		componentPaths = append(componentPaths, "../components/clairpgupgrade/base")
 	}
 
 	images := []types.Image{}