diff --git a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/backend.tf b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/backend.tf
index bd5749a..3d59baf 100644
--- a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/backend.tf
+++ b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/backend.tf
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ terraform {
       version = "2.37.1"
     }
     kubectl = {
-      source = "alekc/kubectl"
-      version = "2.0.0"
+      source = "gavinbunney/kubectl"
+      version = " 1.19.0"
     }
     helm = {
       source  = "hashicorp/helm"
diff --git a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/tls.tf b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/tls.tf
index 74b88d2..ff10f0f 100644
--- a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/tls.tf
+++ b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/tls.tf
@@ -13,4 +13,18 @@ resource helm_release shockrah_cert_manager {
             value = "true"
         } 
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+data kubectl_file_documents cluster_issuer {
+  content = file("cluster-issuer.yaml")
+}
+
+resource kubectl_manifest cluster_issuer {
+    for_each = data.kubectl_file_documents.cluster_issuer.manifests
+    yaml_body = each.value
+
+    depends_on = [ 
+        data.kubectl_file_documents.cluster_issuer
+    ]
+}