diff --git a/apps/provisioning/pkg/jobs/validator.go b/apps/provisioning/pkg/jobs/validator.go
index 7ce7664e856..4eb1715c8b7 100644
--- a/apps/provisioning/pkg/jobs/validator.go
+++ b/apps/provisioning/pkg/jobs/validator.go
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ func validateExportJobOptions(opts *provisioning.ExportJobOptions) field.ErrorLi
 	}
 
 	// Validate resources if specified
-	if len(opts.Resources) > 0 {
+	// If Resources is provided, it must not be empty
+	if opts.Resources != nil {
+		if len(opts.Resources) == 0 {
+			list = append(list, field.Required(field.NewPath("spec", "push", "resources"), "resources list cannot be empty when specified"))
+		}
 		for i, r := range opts.Resources {
 			resourcePath := field.NewPath("spec", "push", "resources").Index(i)
 
diff --git a/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/export_resources_test.go b/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/export_resources_test.go
index 6c8f44c8e1a..5c53e4ad0b8 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/export_resources_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/export_resources_test.go
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ func TestIntegrationProvisioning_ExportSpecificResources(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create repository
 	const repo = "export-resources-test-repo"
 	testRepo := TestRepo{
-		Name:               repo,
-		Copies:             map[string]string{},
-		ExpectedDashboards: 0, // No dashboards expected after sync (we'll export manually)
-		ExpectedFolders:    0,
+		Name:                   repo,
+		Copies:                 map[string]string{},
+		ExpectedDashboards:     0, // No dashboards expected after sync (we'll export manually)
+		ExpectedFolders:        0,
+		SkipResourceAssertions: true, // Skip assertions since we created dashboards before repo
 	}
 	helper.CreateRepo(t, testRepo)
 
@@ -115,10 +116,11 @@ func TestIntegrationProvisioning_ExportSpecificResourcesWithPath(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create repository
 	const repo = "export-resources-path-test-repo"
 	testRepo := TestRepo{
-		Name:               repo,
-		Copies:             map[string]string{},
-		ExpectedDashboards: 0,
-		ExpectedFolders:    0,
+		Name:                   repo,
+		Copies:                 map[string]string{},
+		ExpectedDashboards:     0,
+		ExpectedFolders:        0,
+		SkipResourceAssertions: true, // Skip assertions since we created dashboard before repo
 	}
 	helper.CreateRepo(t, testRepo)
 
@@ -176,10 +178,11 @@ func TestIntegrationProvisioning_ExportSpecificResourcesRejectsFolders(t *testin
 	// Create repository
 	const repo = "export-reject-folders-test-repo"
 	testRepo := TestRepo{
-		Name:               repo,
-		Copies:             map[string]string{},
-		ExpectedDashboards: 0,
-		ExpectedFolders:    0,
+		Name:                   repo,
+		Copies:                 map[string]string{},
+		ExpectedDashboards:     0,
+		ExpectedFolders:        0,
+		SkipResourceAssertions: true, // Skip assertions since we created folder before repo
 	}
 	helper.CreateRepo(t, testRepo)
 
@@ -241,13 +244,15 @@ func TestIntegrationProvisioning_ExportSpecificResourcesRejectsManagedResources(
 	manager, found := managedDashboard.GetAnnotations()[utils.AnnoKeyManagerIdentity]
 	require.True(t, found && manager != "", "dashboard should be managed")
 
-	// Create another repository for export
+	// Create another repository for export (must be folder target since instance can only exist alone)
 	const exportRepo = "export-managed-reject-test-repo"
 	exportTestRepo := TestRepo{
-		Name:               exportRepo,
-		Copies:             map[string]string{},
-		ExpectedDashboards: 0,
-		ExpectedFolders:    0,
+		Name:                   exportRepo,
+		Target:                 "folder",
+		Copies:                 map[string]string{},
+		ExpectedDashboards:     0,
+		ExpectedFolders:        0,
+		SkipResourceAssertions: true, // Skip assertions since we're testing export, not sync
 	}
 	helper.CreateRepo(t, exportTestRepo)
 
@@ -333,10 +338,11 @@ func TestIntegrationProvisioning_ExportSpecificResourcesWithFolderStructure(t *t
 	// Create repository
 	const repo = "export-folder-structure-test-repo"
 	testRepo := TestRepo{
-		Name:               repo,
-		Copies:             map[string]string{},
-		ExpectedDashboards: 0,
-		ExpectedFolders:    0,
+		Name:                   repo,
+		Copies:                 map[string]string{},
+		ExpectedDashboards:     0,
+		ExpectedFolders:        0,
+		SkipResourceAssertions: true, // Skip assertions since we created folder and dashboard before repo
 	}
 	helper.CreateRepo(t, testRepo)