diff --git a/components/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/base/kustomization.yaml
index b47e463be66..1ccc3509abf 100644
--- a/components/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,26 +3,4 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 bases:
   - ../notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift
-  - ../odh-notebook-controller/config/base
-
-configMapGenerator:
-- name: notebook-controller-image-parameters
-  env: params.env
-generatorOptions:
-  disableNameSuffixHash: true
-
-vars:
-- name: odh-kf-notebook-controller-image
-  objref:
-    kind: ConfigMap
-    name: notebook-controller-image-parameters
-    apiVersion: v1
-  fieldref:
-    fieldpath: data.odh-kf-notebook-controller-image
-- name: odh-notebook-controller-image
-  objref:
-    kind: ConfigMap
-    name: notebook-controller-image-parameters
-    apiVersion: v1
-  fieldref:
-    fieldpath: data.odh-notebook-controller-image
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+  - ../odh-notebook-controller/config/base
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diff --git a/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/kustomization.yaml b/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/kustomization.yaml
index ddc1162ed69..11366213f06 100644
--- a/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
   - ../../base
-namespace: opendatahub
 commonLabels:
   app.kubernetes.io/part-of: odh-notebook-controller
   component.opendatahub.io/name: kf-notebook-controller
@@ -13,12 +12,25 @@ configurations:
   - params.yaml
 
 configMapGenerator:
+  - name: kf-notebook-controller-image-parameters
+    env: params.env
   - name: config
     behavior: merge
     literals:
       - USE_ISTIO=false
       - ADD_FSGROUP=false
+generatorOptions:
+  disableNameSuffixHash: true
 patchesStrategicMerge:
   - remove_namespace_patch.yaml
   - manager_openshift_patch.yaml
   - manager_service_openshift_patch.yaml
+
+vars:
+- name: odh-kf-notebook-controller-image
+  objref:
+    kind: ConfigMap
+    name: kf-notebook-controller-image-parameters
+    apiVersion: v1
+  fieldref:
+    fieldpath: data.odh-kf-notebook-controller-image
diff --git a/components/base/params.env b/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/params.env
similarity index 52%
rename from components/base/params.env
rename to components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/params.env
index 347dbe1f942..64be4972ebd 100644
--- a/components/base/params.env
+++ b/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/params.env
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 odh-kf-notebook-controller-image=quay.io/opendatahub/kubeflow-notebook-controller:latest
-odh-notebook-controller-image=quay.io/opendatahub/odh-notebook-controller:latest
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diff --git a/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index e45bd53c008..05d61412382 100644
--- a/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,18 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
   - ../default
+
+configMapGenerator:
+- name: odh-notebook-controller-image-parameters
+  env: params.env
+generatorOptions:
+  disableNameSuffixHash: true
+
+vars:
+- name: odh-notebook-controller-image
+  objref:
+    kind: ConfigMap
+    name: odh-notebook-controller-image-parameters
+    apiVersion: v1
+  fieldref:
+    fieldpath: data.odh-notebook-controller-image
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diff --git a/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/params.env b/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/params.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e02d6f25f65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/params.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+odh-notebook-controller-image=quay.io/opendatahub/odh-notebook-controller:latest
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