diff --git a/cluster/external-secrets/base/namespace.yaml b/cluster/external-secrets/base/namespace.yaml
index bd9e27d..ed90223 100644
--- a/cluster/external-secrets/base/namespace.yaml
+++ b/cluster/external-secrets/base/namespace.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    argocd.argoproj.io/hook: PreSync
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "-5"
     argocd.argoproj.io/sync-options: SkipDryRunOnMissingResource=true
     argocd.argoproj.io/tracking-id: 'external-secrets:/Namespace:openshift-operators/external-secrets'
   name: external-secrets