diff --git a/clusters/noble/apps/eclipse-che/devworkspace/dwoc.yaml b/clusters/noble/apps/eclipse-che/devworkspace/dwoc.yaml
index df838f3..72c94f9 100644
--- a/clusters/noble/apps/eclipse-che/devworkspace/dwoc.yaml
+++ b/clusters/noble/apps/eclipse-che/devworkspace/dwoc.yaml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 # **routing.clusterHostSuffix** — hostname suffix for DevWorkspace routes. Without this, Che / workspaces
 # often fail with errors like **no available server** or broken routing.
 # Must be named **devworkspace-operator-config** in **devworkspace-controller**.
+# v1alpha1 uses a root-level **config** key (not spec.config); see combined.yaml CRD for devworkspaceoperatorconfigs.
 # Edit if your ingress base domain differs from the noble lab pattern.
 apiVersion: controller.devfile.io/v1alpha1
 kind: DevWorkspaceOperatorConfig
 metadata:
   name: devworkspace-operator-config
   namespace: devworkspace-controller
-spec:
-  config:
-    routing:
-      clusterHostSuffix: apps.noble.lab.pcenicni.dev
+config:
+  routing:
+    clusterHostSuffix: apps.noble.lab.pcenicni.dev