diff --git a/deploy/postgres/postgres-app.yaml b/deploy/postgres/postgres-app.yaml
index 4e069d3..fa07d33 100644
--- a/deploy/postgres/postgres-app.yaml
+++ b/deploy/postgres/postgres-app.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Application
 metadata:
-  name: postgres  # Rename to "postgres" to match the Helm release
+  name: postgres  # Ensure name is "postgres" to match Helm release
   namespace: argocd
 spec:
   project: default
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
     chart: "postgresql"
     targetRevision: "16.0.0"
     helm:
-      releaseName: "postgres"  # Match the ArgoCD application name
+      releaseName: "postgres"
       valueObject:
         global:
           storageClass: longhorn
@@ -25,10 +25,18 @@ spec:
             storageClass: longhorn
             size: 20Gi
         auth:
-          existingSecret: "postgresql"  # Use the existing secret
+          existingSecret: "postgresql"
           username: "postgres"
           secretKeys:
             adminPasswordKey: "postgres-password"
   destination:
     server: "https://kubernetes.default.svc"
     namespace: postgres
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+    syncOptions:
+      - CreateNamespace=true
+      - ApplyOutOfSyncOnly=true  # Prevents ArgoCD from pruning itself
+      - ServerSideApply=true  # Ensures Helm is managed correctly
diff --git a/deploy/postgres/postgres-app.yaml.bak b/deploy/postgres/postgres-app.yaml.bak
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e069d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/postgres/postgres-app.yaml.bak
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: postgres  # Rename to "postgres" to match the Helm release
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  project: default
+  source:
+    repoURL: "https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami"
+    chart: "postgresql"
+    targetRevision: "16.0.0"
+    helm:
+      releaseName: "postgres"  # Match the ArgoCD application name
+      valueObject:
+        global:
+          storageClass: longhorn
+        primary:
+          persistence:
+            enabled: true
+            storageClass: longhorn
+            size: 20Gi
+        readReplicas:
+          persistence:
+            enabled: true
+            storageClass: longhorn
+            size: 20Gi
+        auth:
+          existingSecret: "postgresql"  # Use the existing secret
+          username: "postgres"
+          secretKeys:
+            adminPasswordKey: "postgres-password"
+  destination:
+    server: "https://kubernetes.default.svc"
+    namespace: postgres