diff --git a/pkg/db/dbpackage.go b/pkg/db/dbpackage.go
index f451ff19..368f6a80 100644
--- a/pkg/db/dbpackage.go
+++ b/pkg/db/dbpackage.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type dbPackage struct {
 }
 
 func (p dbPackage) KubeObjectName() string {
-	return p.Key().String()
+	return p.Key().NonNSString()
 }
 
 func (p dbPackage) KubeObjectNamespace() string {
diff --git a/pkg/db/dbpackagerevision.go b/pkg/db/dbpackagerevision.go
index ac3cf419..4af5253d 100644
--- a/pkg/db/dbpackagerevision.go
+++ b/pkg/db/dbpackagerevision.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type dbPackageRevision struct {
 }
 
 func (pr dbPackageRevision) KubeObjectName() string {
-	return pr.Key().String()
+	return pr.Key().NonNSString()
 }
 
 func (pr dbPackageRevision) KubeObjectNamespace() string {
diff --git a/pkg/db/dbrepository.go b/pkg/db/dbrepository.go
index 74ad87b9..fef5154f 100644
--- a/pkg/db/dbrepository.go
+++ b/pkg/db/dbrepository.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type dbRepository struct {
 }
 
 func (r dbRepository) KubeObjectName() string {
-	return r.Key().String()
+	return r.Key().NonNSString()
 }
 
 func (r dbRepository) KubeObjectNamespace() string {
diff --git a/pkg/repository/repository.go b/pkg/repository/repository.go
index d71b4ec0..c38d9dc3 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/repository.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/repository.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ func (n PackageRevisionKey) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s.%s.%s", n.Namespace, n.Repository, n.Package, n.Revision, string(n.WorkspaceName))
 }
 
+func (n PackageRevisionKey) NonNSString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s.%s", n.Repository, n.Package, n.Revision, string(n.WorkspaceName))
+}
+
 func (n PackageRevisionKey) PackageKey() PackageKey {
 	return PackageKey{
 		Namespace:  n.Namespace,
@@ -62,6 +66,10 @@ func (n PackageKey) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s", n.Namespace, n.Repository, n.Package)
 }
 
+func (n PackageKey) NonNSString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", n.Repository, n.Package)
+}
+
 func (n PackageKey) RepositoryKey() RepositoryKey {
 	return RepositoryKey{
 		Namespace:  n.Namespace,
@@ -77,6 +85,10 @@ func (n RepositoryKey) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", n.Namespace, n.Repository)
 }
 
+func (n RepositoryKey) NonNSString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", n.Repository)
+}
+
 // PackageRevision is an abstract package version.
 // We have a single object for both Revision and Resources, because conceptually they are one object.
 // The best way we've found (so far) to represent them in k8s is as two resources, but they map to the same object.