diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/sync.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/sync.ts
index 71d2d431f3..2c044e3b6f 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/sync.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/sync.ts
@@ -248,17 +248,35 @@ export function convertContainerSyncSpec(
   action: Resolved<ContainerDeployAction>
 ): KubernetesDeploySyncSpec | undefined {
   const spec = action.getSpec()
+  const kind: SyncableKind = spec.daemon ? "DaemonSet" : "Deployment"
+  const target = { kind, name: action.name }
+  const sourcePath = action.basePath()
+  const syncSpec = spec.sync
 
-  if (!spec.sync) {
+  if (!syncSpec || !target) {
     return
   }
 
-  const kind: SyncableKind = spec.daemon ? "DaemonSet" : "Deployment"
-  const target = { kind, name: action.name }
+  const sync: KubernetesDeploySyncSpec = {
+    paths: convertSyncPaths(sourcePath, syncSpec.paths, target),
+  }
 
-  return {
-    paths: convertSyncPaths(action.basePath(), spec.sync.paths, target),
+  if (syncSpec.command || syncSpec.args) {
+    if (target.kind && target.name) {
+      sync.overrides = [
+        {
+          target: {
+            kind: target.kind,
+            name: target.name,
+          },
+          command: syncSpec.command,
+          args: syncSpec.args,
+        },
+      ]
+    }
   }
+
+  return sync
 }
 
 function convertSyncPaths(
diff --git a/examples/code-synchronization/node-service/garden.yml b/examples/code-synchronization/node-service/garden.yml
index a4f0de72f9..8c668d0ba3 100644
--- a/examples/code-synchronization/node-service/garden.yml
+++ b/examples/code-synchronization/node-service/garden.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
-kind: Module
+kind: Build
+name: node-service
+type: container
+
+---
+kind: Deploy
 description: Node greeting service
 name: node-service
 type: container
-services:
-  - name: node-service
-    args: [npm, start]
-    sync:
-      command: [npm, run, dev] # Overrides the container's default when the service is deployed in sync mode
-      paths:
-        - source: src
-          target: /app/src
-          # Make sure to specify any paths that should not be synced!
-          exclude: [node_modules]
-          mode: one-way
-    ports:
-      - name: http
-        containerPort: 8080
-    ingresses:
-      - path: /hello
-        port: http
-    healthCheck:
-      httpGet:
-        path: /_ah/health
-        port: http
+build: node-service
+spec:
+  args: [npm, start]
+  sync:
+    command: [npm, run, dev] # Overrides the container's default when the service is deployed in dev mode
+    paths:
+      - source: src
+        target: /app/src
+        # Make sure to specify any paths that should not be synced!
+        exclude: [node_modules]
+        mode: one-way
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      containerPort: 8080
+  ingresses:
+    - path: /hello
+      port: http
+  healthCheck:
+    httpGet:
+      path: /_ah/health
+      port: http
diff --git a/examples/code-synchronization/node-service/src/app.js b/examples/code-synchronization/node-service/src/app.js
index 2d958edd04..7df677c318 100644
--- a/examples/code-synchronization/node-service/src/app.js
+++ b/examples/code-synchronization/node-service/src/app.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const express = require("express")
 const app = express()
 
 app.get("/hello", (req, res) => {
-  res.json({message: "Hello from Node!"})
+  res.json({ message: "Hello from Node!" })
 })
 
 // This is the path GAE uses for health checks