diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index cdfe9ed6..f273408a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
       - "*"
       - feature/*
       - release/*
+      - bugfix/*
     tags:
       - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
       - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+rc[0-9]+"
diff --git a/internal/k8s/registry/validation/host_binding.go b/internal/k8s/registry/validation/host_binding.go
index ea31f751..a19507b9 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/registry/validation/host_binding.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/registry/validation/host_binding.go
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@ func (v *HostBindingValidator) validateSpec(spec v1beta1.HostBindingSpec, parent
 			fmt.Sprintf("addressGroupRef namespace must match HostBinding namespace (%s)", parentNamespace)))
 	}
 
-	// Validate that HostRef and AddressGroupRef are different (they're in same namespace by definition)
-	if spec.HostRef.Name == spec.AddressGroupRef.Name {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("addressGroupRef"), spec.AddressGroupRef, "addressGroupRef cannot reference the same resource as hostRef"))
-	}
-
 	return allErrs
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/k8s/registry/validation/network_binding.go b/internal/k8s/registry/validation/network_binding.go
index c3d5c837..9522e346 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/registry/validation/network_binding.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/registry/validation/network_binding.go
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ func (v *NetworkBindingValidator) validateSpec(spec v1beta1.NetworkBindingSpec,
 			fmt.Sprintf("addressGroupRef namespace must match NetworkBinding namespace (%s)", parentNamespace)))
 	}
 
-	// Validate that NetworkRef and AddressGroupRef are different (they're in same namespace by definition)
-	if spec.NetworkRef.Name == spec.AddressGroupRef.Name {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("addressGroupRef"), spec.AddressGroupRef, "addressGroupRef cannot reference the same resource as networkRef"))
-	}
-
 	return allErrs
 }