diff --git a/apps/overlays/au-syd1/valkey-operator-system/values.yaml b/apps/overlays/au-syd1/valkey-operator-system/values.yaml
index e1afdf9..cbbd383 100644
--- a/apps/overlays/au-syd1/valkey-operator-system/values.yaml
+++ b/apps/overlays/au-syd1/valkey-operator-system/values.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+# rke2's `registries.yaml` rewrites upstream image names to the artifactapi
+# mirror, so this manifest carries the canonical upstream registry.
 image:
-  registry: artifactapi.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net/ghcr
+  registry: ghcr.io
   repository: valkey-io/valkey-operator
   tag: v0.5.0