diff --git a/cluster/applications-AoA.yaml b/cluster/applications-AoA.yaml
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+---
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: applications
+  namespace: openshift-gitops
+spec:
+  destination:
+    name: in-cluster
+    namespace: openshift-gitops
+  project: default
+  source:
+    path: applications
+    repoURL: https://github.com/rblundon/homelab.git
+    targetRevision: HEAD
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+    syncOptions:
+      - RespectIgnoreDifferences=true
+  ignoreDifferences:
+    - group: argoproj.io
+      kind: Application
+      jsonPointers:
+        - /spec/syncPolicy/automated