diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 1039c46..cdf693f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ jobs:
                       namespace: external-secrets
           EOF
           # Wait for the storage layer and private access components
+          TS=$(date --iso-8601=seconds)
+          kubectl -n flux-system annotate helmrelease/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner reconcile.fluxcd.io/requestedAt="$TS" --overwrite || true
+          kubectl -n flux-system annotate kustomization/addon-nfs-storage reconcile.fluxcd.io/requestedAt="$TS" --overwrite || true
+          kubectl -n flux-system wait --for=condition=Ready helmrelease/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner --timeout=600s
           kubectl -n flux-system wait --for=condition=Ready kustomization/addon-nfs-storage --timeout=600s
           kubectl -n flux-system wait --for=condition=Ready kustomization/addon-tailscale-operator --timeout=300s