diff --git a/pkg/app/application_test.go b/pkg/app/application_test.go
index cb925930a..39a8d9f9a 100644
--- a/pkg/app/application_test.go
+++ b/pkg/app/application_test.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestResources1(t *testing.T) {
 					"DB_USERNAME": "admin",
 					"DB_PASSWORD": "somepw",
 				},
-			}),
+			}).SetBehavior(resource.BehaviorCreate),
 		resource.NewResId(secret, "secret"): resource.NewResourceFromMap(
 			map[string]interface{}{
 				"apiVersion": "v1",
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func TestResources1(t *testing.T) {
 					"DB_USERNAME": base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte("admin")),
 					"DB_PASSWORD": base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte("somepw")),
 				},
-			}),
+			}).SetBehavior(resource.BehaviorCreate),
 		resource.NewResId(ns, "ns1"): resource.NewResourceFromMap(
 			map[string]interface{}{
 				"apiVersion": "v1",
diff --git a/pkg/commands/testdata/testcase-crds/expected.diff b/pkg/commands/testdata/testcase-crds/expected.diff
index d9b86c274..ed2cf5559 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/testdata/testcase-crds/expected.diff
+++ b/pkg/commands/testdata/testcase-crds/expected.diff
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ diff -u -N /tmp/noop/jingfang.example.com_v1beta1_MyKind_mykind.yaml /tmp/transf
 -    name: bee
 +    name: test-bee
    secretRef:
--    name: crdsecret-m5ht5thcb4
-+    name: test-crdsecret-m48btmkck5
+-    name: crdsecret
++    name: test-crdsecret
 diff -u -N /tmp/noop/v1beta1_Bee_bee.yaml /tmp/transformed/v1beta1_Bee_bee.yaml
 --- /tmp/noop/v1beta1_Bee_bee.yaml	YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
 +++ /tmp/transformed/v1beta1_Bee_bee.yaml	YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ diff -u -N /tmp/noop/v1_Secret_crdsecret.yaml /tmp/transformed/v1_Secret_crdsecr
    PATH: YmJiYmJiYmIK
  kind: Secret
  metadata:
--  name: crdsecret-m5ht5thcb4
-+  name: test-crdsecret-m48btmkck5
+-  name: crdsecret
++  name: test-crdsecret
diff --git a/pkg/commands/testdata/testcase-crds/expected.yaml b/pkg/commands/testdata/testcase-crds/expected.yaml
index 57d48cc85..3485e6556 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/testdata/testcase-crds/expected.yaml
+++ b/pkg/commands/testdata/testcase-crds/expected.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ data:
   PATH: YmJiYmJiYmIK
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
-  name: test-crdsecret-m48btmkck5
+  name: test-crdsecret
 ---
 apiVersion: v1beta1
 kind: Bee
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ spec:
   beeRef:
     name: test-bee
   secretRef:
-    name: test-crdsecret-m48btmkck5
+    name: test-crdsecret
diff --git a/pkg/resmap/configmap_test.go b/pkg/resmap/configmap_test.go
index 535caac72..6e574409c 100644
--- a/pkg/resmap/configmap_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resmap/configmap_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestNewFromConfigMaps(t *testing.T) {
 							"DB_USERNAME": "admin",
 							"DB_PASSWORD": "somepw",
 						},
-					}),
+					}).SetBehavior(resource.BehaviorCreate),
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestNewFromConfigMaps(t *testing.T) {
 BAR=baz
 `,
 						},
-					}),
+					}).SetBehavior(resource.BehaviorCreate),
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ BAR=baz
 							"a": "x",
 							"b": "y",
 						},
-					}),
+					}).SetBehavior(resource.BehaviorCreate),
 			},
 		},
 		// TODO: add testcase for data coming from multiple sources like
diff --git a/pkg/resmap/secret_test.go b/pkg/resmap/secret_test.go
index f9ad38296..38322a291 100644
--- a/pkg/resmap/secret_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resmap/secret_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestNewResMapFromSecretArgs(t *testing.T) {
 					"DB_USERNAME": base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte("admin")),
 					"DB_PASSWORD": base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte("somepw")),
 				},
-			}),
+			}).SetBehavior(resource.BehaviorCreate),
 	}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, expected) {
 		t.Fatalf("%#v\ndoesn't match expected:\n%#v", actual, expected)
diff --git a/pkg/resource/generationbehavior.go b/pkg/resource/generationbehavior.go
index 943537a51..993cde82c 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/generationbehavior.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/generationbehavior.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func NewGenerationBehavior(s string) GenerationBehavior {
 	case "create":
 		return BehaviorCreate
 	default:
-		return BehaviorUnspecified
+		//return BehaviorUnspecified
+		return BehaviorCreate
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/resource/resource.go b/pkg/resource/resource.go
index cdd8ec622..389fb6658 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/resource.go
@@ -62,8 +62,14 @@ func (r *Resource) Behavior() GenerationBehavior {
 }
 
 // SetBehavior changes the resource to the new behavior
-func (r *Resource) SetBehavior(b GenerationBehavior) {
+func (r *Resource) SetBehavior(b GenerationBehavior) *Resource {
 	r.b = b
+	return r
+}
+
+// IsGenerated checks if the resource is generated from a generator
+func (r *Resource) IsGenerated() bool {
+	return r.b != BehaviorUnspecified
 }
 
 // Id returns the ResId for the resource.
diff --git a/pkg/transformers/namehash.go b/pkg/transformers/namehash.go
index 732ebae14..584b83ef9 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/namehash.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/namehash.go
@@ -41,17 +41,19 @@ func NewNameHashTransformer() Transformer {
 // Transform appends hash to configmaps and secrets.
 func (o *nameHashTransformer) Transform(m resmap.ResMap) error {
 	for id, res := range m {
-		switch {
-		case selectByGVK(id.Gvk(), &schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "ConfigMap"}):
-			err := appendHashForConfigMap(res)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+		if res.IsGenerated() {
+			switch {
+			case selectByGVK(id.Gvk(), &schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "ConfigMap"}):
+				err := appendHashForConfigMap(res)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 
-		case selectByGVK(id.Gvk(), &schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "Secret"}):
-			err := appendHashForSecret(res)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
+			case selectByGVK(id.Gvk(), &schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "Secret"}):
+				err := appendHashForSecret(res)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/transformers/namehash_test.go b/pkg/transformers/namehash_test.go
index 706aaac44..087869c32 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/namehash_test.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/namehash_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestNameHashTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 				"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
 					"name": "secret1",
 				},
-			}),
+			}).SetBehavior(resource.BehaviorCreate),
 	}
 
 	expected := resmap.ResMap{
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestNameHashTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 				"apiVersion": "v1",
 				"kind":       "ConfigMap",
 				"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
-					"name": "cm1-m462kdfb68",
+					"name": "cm1",
 				},
 			}),
 		resource.NewResId(deploy, "deploy1"): resource.NewResourceFromMap(
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestNameHashTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 				"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
 					"name": "secret1-7kc45hd5f7",
 				},
-			}),
+			}).SetBehavior(resource.BehaviorCreate),
 	}
 
 	tran := NewNameHashTransformer()