diff --git a/k8s-peterg/argocd/applications-peterg.yaml b/k8s-peterg/argocd/applications-peterg.yaml
index f192022..915b119 100644
--- a/k8s-peterg/argocd/applications-peterg.yaml
+++ b/k8s-peterg/argocd/applications-peterg.yaml
@@ -76,3 +76,5 @@ spec:
     automated:
       prune: true
       selfHeal: true
+    syncOptions:
+      - ServerSideApply=true
diff --git a/k8s-peterg/argocd/applications-wheatley.yaml b/k8s-peterg/argocd/applications-wheatley.yaml
index 2d1f069..d129721 100644
--- a/k8s-peterg/argocd/applications-wheatley.yaml
+++ b/k8s-peterg/argocd/applications-wheatley.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ spec:
     automated:
       prune: true
       selfHeal: true
+    syncOptions:
+      - ServerSideApply=true
 
 ---
 apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1