diff --git a/component/app.jsonnet b/component/app.jsonnet
index ffd25217..21bb13f2 100644
--- a/component/app.jsonnet
+++ b/component/app.jsonnet
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ local root_app = argocd.App('root', params.namespace, secrets=false) {
     source+: {
       path: 'manifests/apps/',
     },
+    syncPolicy+: {
+      automated+: {
+        prune: false,
+      },
+    },
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml b/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
index 094085d2..0f0b2dfb 100644
--- a/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ spec:
     targetRevision: HEAD
   syncPolicy:
     automated:
-      prune: true
+      prune: false
       selfHeal: true
diff --git a/tests/golden/https-catalog/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml b/tests/golden/https-catalog/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
index ba0cad42..161d635e 100644
--- a/tests/golden/https-catalog/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/https-catalog/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ spec:
     targetRevision: HEAD
   syncPolicy:
     automated:
-      prune: true
+      prune: false
       selfHeal: true
diff --git a/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml b/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
index 094085d2..0f0b2dfb 100644
--- a/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ spec:
     targetRevision: HEAD
   syncPolicy:
     automated:
-      prune: true
+      prune: false
       selfHeal: true
diff --git a/tests/golden/params/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml b/tests/golden/params/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
index 094085d2..0f0b2dfb 100644
--- a/tests/golden/params/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/params/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ spec:
     targetRevision: HEAD
   syncPolicy:
     automated:
-      prune: true
+      prune: false
       selfHeal: true
diff --git a/tests/golden/prometheus/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml b/tests/golden/prometheus/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
index 094085d2..0f0b2dfb 100644
--- a/tests/golden/prometheus/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/prometheus/argocd/apps/01_rootapp.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ spec:
     targetRevision: HEAD
   syncPolicy:
     automated:
-      prune: true
+      prune: false
       selfHeal: true