diff --git a/cmd/atc/handler.go b/cmd/atc/handler.go
index 3227fbd..5f9f389 100644
--- a/cmd/atc/handler.go
+++ b/cmd/atc/handler.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/k8s"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/wasi"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/pkg/apis/airway/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/pkg/flight"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/pkg/yoke"
 )
 
@@ -165,16 +166,6 @@ func Handler(client *k8s.Client, cache *wasm.ModuleCache, logger *slog.Logger) h
 			return
 		}
 
-		flight := cache.Get(airway.Name).Flight
-
-		flight.RLock()
-		defer flight.RUnlock()
-
-		if flight.CompiledModule == nil {
-			http.Error(w, "flight not ready or not registered for custom resource", http.StatusNotFound)
-			return
-		}
-
 		review.Response = &admissionv1.AdmissionResponse{
 			UID:     review.Request.UID,
 			Allowed: true,
@@ -184,7 +175,6 @@ func Handler(client *k8s.Client, cache *wasm.ModuleCache, logger *slog.Logger) h
 		params := yoke.TakeoffParams{
 			Release: atc.ReleaseName(&cr),
 			Flight: yoke.FlightParams{
-				Module:    flight.Module,
 				Input:     bytes.NewReader(data),
 				Namespace: cr.GetNamespace(),
 			},
@@ -200,6 +190,22 @@ func Handler(client *k8s.Client, cache *wasm.ModuleCache, logger *slog.Logger) h
 			},
 		}
 
+		if overrideURL, _, _ := unstructured.NestedString(cr.Object, "metadata", "annotations", flight.AnnotationOverrideFlight); overrideURL != "" {
+			addRequestAttrs(r.Context(), slog.Group("overrides", "flight", overrideURL))
+			params.Flight.Path = overrideURL
+		} else {
+			flightMod := cache.Get(airway.Name).Flight
+
+			flightMod.RLock()
+			defer flightMod.RUnlock()
+
+			if flightMod.CompiledModule == nil {
+				http.Error(w, "flight not ready or not registered for custom resource", http.StatusNotFound)
+				return
+			}
+			params.Flight.Module = flightMod.Module
+		}
+
 		ctx := internal.WithStderr(r.Context(), io.Discard)
 
 		if err := commander.Takeoff(ctx, params); err != nil && !internal.IsWarning(err) {
diff --git a/cmd/atc/internal/testing/apis/backend/v2/dev/main.go b/cmd/atc/internal/testing/apis/backend/v2/dev/main.go
index d9ba0ea..e650206 100644
--- a/cmd/atc/internal/testing/apis/backend/v2/dev/main.go
+++ b/cmd/atc/internal/testing/apis/backend/v2/dev/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ func run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if backend.Spec.Replicas%2 == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("replicas must be odd but got %d", backend.Spec.Replicas)
+	}
+
 	backend.Spec.ServicePort = cmp.Or(backend.Spec.ServicePort, 3000)
 
 	if backend.Spec.Meta.Labels == nil {
diff --git a/cmd/atc/main_test.go b/cmd/atc/main_test.go
index e637118..e6daa84 100644
--- a/cmd/atc/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/atc/main_test.go
@@ -453,6 +453,31 @@ func TestAirTrafficController(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Validations must be performed against the flight override module. The backend/v2/dev module fails if replicas is even.
+	require.ErrorContains(
+		t,
+		commander.Takeoff(ctx, yoke.TakeoffParams{
+			Release: "c4ts",
+			Flight: yoke.FlightParams{
+				Input: testutils.JsonReader(backendv2.Backend{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name: "c4ts",
+						Annotations: map[string]string{
+							flight.AnnotationOverrideFlight: "http://wasmcache/flight.dev.wasm",
+						},
+					},
+					Spec: backendv2.BackendSpec{
+						Img:      "yokecd/c4ts:test",
+						Replicas: 2,
+					},
+				}),
+			},
+			Wait: 30 * time.Second,
+			Poll: time.Second,
+		}),
+		"replicas must be odd but got 2",
+	)
+
 	require.NoError(
 		t,
 		commander.Takeoff(ctx, yoke.TakeoffParams{
diff --git a/internal/atc/atc.go b/internal/atc/atc.go
index bff81f8..014c444 100644
--- a/internal/atc/atc.go
+++ b/internal/atc/atc.go
@@ -505,9 +505,6 @@ func (atc atc) FlightReconciler(params FlightReconcilerParams) ctrl.HandleFunc {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to marhshal resource: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		params.Flight.RLock()
-		defer params.Flight.RUnlock()
-
 		commander := yoke.FromK8Client(ctrl.Client(ctx))
 
 		takeoffParams := yoke.TakeoffParams{
@@ -534,6 +531,8 @@ func (atc atc) FlightReconciler(params FlightReconcilerParams) ctrl.HandleFunc {
 			// It is not recommended to override in production. As so it is allowable that users don't version the overrideURL and that the content can change.
 			takeoffParams.Flight.Path = overrideURL
 		} else {
+			params.Flight.RLock()
+			defer params.Flight.RUnlock()
 			takeoffParams.Flight.Module = params.Flight.Module
 		}