diff --git a/workflowproj/io.go b/workflowproj/io.go
index 39b637076..152d37bee 100644
--- a/workflowproj/io.go
+++ b/workflowproj/io.go
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ func ensurePath(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func saveAsKubernetesManifest(object client.Object, savePath, prefix string) error {
+func saveAsKubernetesManifest(object client.Object, savePath string, prefix int) error {
 	if reflect.ValueOf(object).IsNil() {
 		return nil
 	}
-	filename := strings.ToLower(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s_%s%s",
+	filename := strings.ToLower(fmt.Sprintf("%02d-%s_%s%s",
 		prefix,
 		object.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind,
 		object.GetName(),
diff --git a/workflowproj/workflowproj.go b/workflowproj/workflowproj.go
index afabd7e5c..30d9db74c 100644
--- a/workflowproj/workflowproj.go
+++ b/workflowproj/workflowproj.go
@@ -153,18 +153,21 @@ func (w *workflowProjectHandler) SaveAsKubernetesManifests(path string) error {
 	if err := w.parseRawProject(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fileCount := 1
-	if err := saveAsKubernetesManifest(w.project.Workflow, path, fmt.Sprintf("%02d-", 1)); err != nil {
-		return err
+	fileCount := 0
+	if w.project.Properties != nil {
+		fileCount++
+		if err := saveAsKubernetesManifest(w.project.Properties, path, fileCount); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	for i, r := range w.project.Resources {
-		fileCount = i + 1
-		if err := saveAsKubernetesManifest(r, path, fmt.Sprintf("%02d-", fileCount)); err != nil {
+	for _, r := range w.project.Resources {
+		fileCount++
+		if err := saveAsKubernetesManifest(r, path, fileCount); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	fileCount++
-	if err := saveAsKubernetesManifest(w.project.Properties, path, fmt.Sprintf("%02d-", fileCount)); err != nil {
+	if err := saveAsKubernetesManifest(w.project.Workflow, path, fileCount); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/workflowproj/workflowproj_test.go b/workflowproj/workflowproj_test.go
index c1207527f..9135e488d 100644
--- a/workflowproj/workflowproj_test.go
+++ b/workflowproj/workflowproj_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-serverless-operator/api/metadata"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
@@ -140,19 +142,36 @@ func Test_Handler_WorklflowServiceAndPropsAndSpec_SaveAs(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, files, 4)
 
-	for _, f := range files {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(f.Name(), yamlFileExt) {
-			contents, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(tmpPath, f.Name()))
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			decode := scheme.Codecs.UniversalDeserializer().Decode
-			k8sObj, _, err := decode(contents, nil, nil)
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.NotNil(t, k8sObj)
-			assert.NotEmpty(t, k8sObj.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().String())
-		}
+	expectedFiles := []string{
+		"01-configmap_service-props.yaml",
+		"02-configmap_01-service-resources.yaml",
+		"03-configmap_02-service-resources.yaml",
+		"04-sonataflow_service.yaml",
+	}
+	expectedKinds := []schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		{Group: "", Version: "v1", Kind: "ConfigMap"},
+		{Group: "", Version: "v1", Kind: "ConfigMap"},
+		{Group: "", Version: "v1", Kind: "ConfigMap"},
+		{Group: "sonataflow.org", Version: "v1alpha08", Kind: "SonataFlow"},
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(files); i++ {
+		assert.Equal(t, files[i].Name(), expectedFiles[i])
+		assertIsK8sObject(t, tmpPath, files[i].Name(), expectedKinds[i])
 	}
 }
 
+func assertIsK8sObject(t *testing.T, basePath string, fileName string, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind) {
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(basePath, fileName))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	decode := scheme.Codecs.UniversalDeserializer().Decode
+	k8sObj, _, err := decode(contents, nil, nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, k8sObj)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, k8sObj.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().String())
+	assert.Equal(t, gvk, k8sObj.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind())
+}
+
 func Test_Handler_WorkflowService_SaveAs(t *testing.T) {
 	testRun := func(t *testing.T, handler WorkflowProjectHandler) {
 		proj, err := handler.AsObjects()
@@ -170,6 +189,9 @@ func Test_Handler_WorkflowService_SaveAs(t *testing.T) {
 
 		for _, f := range files {
 			if strings.HasSuffix(f.Name(), yamlFileExt) {
+				// we have only one file produced in these test cases
+				prefix := fmt.Sprintf("%02d-", 1)
+				assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(f.Name(), prefix))
 				contents, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(tmpPath, f.Name()))
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 				decode := scheme.Codecs.UniversalDeserializer().Decode