diff --git a/cluster-resources/policies/deployment-verifier.yaml b/cluster-resources/policies/deployment-verifier.yaml
index 4cb5015..fba5da9 100644
--- a/cluster-resources/policies/deployment-verifier.yaml
+++ b/cluster-resources/policies/deployment-verifier.yaml
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ spec:
         jmesPath: "@"
     preconditions:
       all:
-      - key: "{{request.object.metadata.ownerReferences | length(@)}}"
-        operator: GreaterThanOrEquals
-        value: 1
+      - key: "{{request.object.metadata.ownerReferences || `[]`}}"
+        operator: NotEquals
+        value: "[]"
       - key: "{{request.object.metadata.ownerReferences[0].kind}}"
         operator: Equals
         value: ReplicaSet