diff --git a/cluster-resources/policies/deployment-verifier.yaml b/cluster-resources/policies/deployment-verifier.yaml
index 39c9d09..76a326f 100644
--- a/cluster-resources/policies/deployment-verifier.yaml
+++ b/cluster-resources/policies/deployment-verifier.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ metadata:
   name: require-deployment-owner
 spec:
   validationFailureAction: Enforce
-  background: false
+  background: true
   rules:
   - name: check-pod-owner-is-replicaset-from-deployment
+    skipBackgroundRequests: true
     match:
       any:
       - resources: