diff --git a/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml b/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml
index 9c2b3e340a..31f973e709 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ pre_apply:
 - name: "routegroup-admitter.teapot.zalan.do"
   kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
 {{ end }}
-- name: cronjob-monitor
-  namespace: kube-system
-  kind: VerticalPodAutoscaler
 - name: cronjob-monitor
   namespace: kube-system
   kind: Deployment
 
 # everything defined under here will be deleted after applying the manifests
 post_apply:
+- name: cronjob-monitor
+  namespace: kube-system
+  kind: VerticalPodAutoscaler
 - name: cronjob-monitor
   kind: ClusterRole
 - name: cronjob-monitor