diff --git a/_templates/argo_base.template b/_templates/argo_base.template
index a5670e0..c0fb85a 100644
--- a/_templates/argo_base.template
+++ b/_templates/argo_base.template
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	metadata: {
 		name: $.name,
 		namespace: "argocd",
+		finalizers: ["resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io"],
 	},
 	spec: {
 		project: "baseline",
diff --git a/init.yml b/init.yml
index d610796..86257ce 100644
--- a/init.yml
+++ b/init.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ spec:
         - name: baseline
           namespace: argocd
           project: baseline
+          finalizers:
+            - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
           source:
             repoURL: 'https://git.smsvc.net/k8s/baseline.git'
             targetRevision: HEAD