diff --git a/deploy/base/ai.yaml b/deploy/base/ai.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
index bc4b092a1f..6936f9fcb1 100644
--- a/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ resources:
   - ../../mixer/deploy/mapping
   - deployment.yaml
   - namespace.yaml
+
+configMapGenerator:
+  - name: ai-config
+    files:
+      - ai.yaml
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/autopush/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/overlays/autopush/kustomization.yaml
index d57c4bc32b..35b8f9f8ac 100644
--- a/deploy/overlays/autopush/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/overlays/autopush/kustomization.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ configMapGenerator:
       - mixerProject=datcom-website-autopush
       - serviceName=website-esp.endpoints.datcom-website-autopush.cloud.goog
   - name: ai-config
+    behavior: replace
     files:
       - ai.yaml
 
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
index 285de74e17..5d2ef17c58 100644
--- a/deploy/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ configMapGenerator:
       - mixerProject=datcom-website-dev
       - serviceName=website-esp.endpoints.datcom-website-dev.cloud.goog
   - name: ai-config
+    behavior: replace
     files:
       - ai.yaml
 
@@ -52,4 +53,4 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
           # maximum number of Pods that can be created over the desired number of Pods
           maxSurge: 2
           # maximum number of Pods that can be unavailable during the update process
-          maxUnavailable: 75%
\ No newline at end of file
+          maxUnavailable: 75%
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml
index 0ca1b6926a..9edad99c0b 100644
--- a/deploy/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ configMapGenerator:
     files:
       - redis.json
   - name: ai-config
+    behavior: replace
     files:
       - ai.yaml