diff --git a/clusters/talos-robbinsdale/apps/dns/external-dns.yaml b/clusters/talos-robbinsdale/apps/dns/external-dns.yaml
index 7b9e872b3..a12653fd0 100644
--- a/clusters/talos-robbinsdale/apps/dns/external-dns.yaml
+++ b/clusters/talos-robbinsdale/apps/dns/external-dns.yaml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ spec:
             - --interval=1m
             - --source=ingress
             - --source=service
-            - --policy=sync
+            - --policy=upsert-only
             - --registry=txt
             - --txt-owner-id=default
             - --txt-prefix=k8s.