diff --git a/core/server/primarykinds.go b/core/server/primarykinds.go
index aed9a22e15..ef508a6ef0 100644
--- a/core/server/primarykinds.go
+++ b/core/server/primarykinds.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const (
 	// It's multiplied with the digit following the "beta" suffix.
 	// Beta versions are more stable than alpha versions but might still contain bugs.
 	// They are given a higher weight than alpha versions.
-	betaWeight = 500
+	betaWeight = 50
 
 	// stableWeight is a weight assigned to stable versions (those without an "alpha" or "beta" suffix).
 	// Stable versions are the final, production-ready releases of software, hence they have the highest weight.
diff --git a/core/server/primarykinds_test.go b/core/server/primarykinds_test.go
index 2bef7b63e2..f0cde3fecb 100644
--- a/core/server/primarykinds_test.go
+++ b/core/server/primarykinds_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 )
 
@@ -16,8 +17,11 @@ func TestVersionRank(t *testing.T) {
 		gvk2     schema.GroupVersionKind
 		expected int
 	}{
+
 		{schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1"}, schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1alpha1"}, 1},
 		{schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1"}, schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1beta1"}, 1},
+		{schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1"}, schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1beta2"}, 1},
+		{schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1"}, schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1beta10"}, 1},
 		{schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v2"}, schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1"}, 1},
 		{schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v2beta1"}, schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1beta1"}, 1},
 		// Additional test cases
@@ -79,3 +83,13 @@ func TestGetPrimaryKinds(t *testing.T) {
 		g.Expect(primaryKinds.kinds["Node"]).To(Equal(schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "core", Version: "v1beta2", Kind: "Node"}))
 	})
 }
+
+func TestDefaultPrimaryKinds(t *testing.T) {
+	g := NewGomegaWithT(t)
+	primaryKinds, err := DefaultPrimaryKinds()
+	g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+	t.Run("should return v1 GitRepository", func(t *testing.T) {
+		g.Expect(primaryKinds.kinds["GitRepository"]).To(Equal(schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "source.toolkit.fluxcd.io", Version: "v1", Kind: "GitRepository"}))
+	})
+}