diff --git a/pkg/resource/res.go b/pkg/resource/res.go
index 425edc9..69000b6 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/res.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/res.go
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ func MatchResources(desired map[resource.Name]*resource.DesiredComposed, data []
 	// otherwise we lost something somewhere
 	for _, d := range data {
 		// PatchDesired
-		name := getName(&d)
-		if found, ok := desired[resource.Name(name)]; ok {
+		if found, ok := desired[resource.Name(d.GetName())]; ok {
 			if _, ok := matches[found]; !ok {
 				matches[found] = []map[string]interface{}{d.Object}
 			} else {
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ func AddResourcesTo(o any, opts *AddResourcesOptions) error {
 		// Resources
 		desired := val
 		for _, d := range opts.Data {
-			name := resource.Name(getName(&d))
+			name := resource.Name(d.GetName())
 			// If the value exists, merge its existing value with the patches
 			if v, ok := desired[name]; ok {
 				mergedData := merged(d.Object, v)
@@ -474,7 +473,10 @@ func ProcessResources(dxr *resource.Composite, oxr *resource.Composite, desired
 				meta.RemoveAnnotations(cd.Resource, AnnotationKeyReady)
 			}
 			// Patch desired with custom name from annotation or default to resource meta name.
-			name := getName(&cd.Resource.Unstructured)
+			name, found := cd.Resource.GetAnnotations()[AnnotationKeyCompositionResourceName]
+			if !found {
+				name = cd.Resource.GetName()
+			}
 			meta.RemoveAnnotations(cd.Resource, AnnotationKeyCompositionResourceName)
 			desired[resource.Name(name)] = cd
 		}
@@ -486,11 +488,3 @@ func ProcessResources(dxr *resource.Composite, oxr *resource.Composite, desired
 	result.setSuccessMsgs()
 	return result, nil
 }
-
-func getName(o *unstructured.Unstructured) string {
-	name, found := o.GetAnnotations()[AnnotationKeyCompositionResourceName]
-	if !found {
-		name = o.GetAPIVersion() + "-" + o.GetKind() + "-" + o.GetNamespace() + "-" + o.GetName()
-	}
-	return name
-}