diff --git a/kustomize.mk b/kustomize.mk
index 115a44a..16a7abb 100644
--- a/kustomize.mk
+++ b/kustomize.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+MANDATORY-kustomize = K8S_CONTEXT KUSTOMIZE_FOLDER
 # kustomize
 #
 # this uses kustomize to install stuff on k8s