diff --git a/install-k3d-cluster.sh b/install-k3d-cluster.sh
index 18ed1ee5b..222713725 100644
--- a/install-k3d-cluster.sh
+++ b/install-k3d-cluster.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,29 @@ export ARGOCD_AUTH_TOKEN="argocd.token=$( argocd account generate-token --accoun
 ID=$( curl -k -X POST https://grafana-127-0-0-1.nip.io/api/serviceaccounts --user 'admin:prom-operator' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "backstage","role": "Viewer","isDisabled": false}' | jq -r .id )
 export GRAFANA_TOKEN=$(curl -k -X POST https://grafana-127-0-0-1.nip.io/api/serviceaccounts/${ID}/tokens --user 'admin:prom-operator' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "backstage"}' | jq -r .key)
 
+
+# max wait for 3 minutes
+end=$((SECONDS+180))
+argocd_apps="sx-backstage"
+
+all_apps_synced="true"
+while [ $SECONDS -lt $end ]; do
+  all_apps_synced="true"
+  for app in ${argocd_apps} ; do
+    kubectl get application -n argocd ${app} | grep "Synced"
+    exit_code=$?
+    if [[ $exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+      all_apps_synced="false"	
+    fi
+  done
+  if [ ${all_apps_synced} = "true" ] ; then
+    echo "backstage app is synced"
+    break
+  fi
+  kubectl get application -n argocd
+  sleep 10
+done
+
 export K8S_SA_TOKEN=$( kubectl get secret backstage-locator -n backstage  -o jsonpath='{.data.token}' | base64 -d )
 kubectl create secret generic -n backstage manual-secret --from-literal=GITHUB_CLIENTSECRET=${GITHUB_CLIENTSECRET} --from-literal=GITHUB_CLIENTID=${GITHUB_CLIENTID} --from-literal=GITHUB_ORG=${GITHUB_ORG} --from-literal=GITHUB_TOKEN=${GITHUB_TOKEN} --from-literal=K8S_SA_TOKEN=${K8S_SA_TOKEN} --from-literal=ARGOCD_AUTH_TOKEN=${ARGOCD_AUTH_TOKEN} --from-literal=GRAFANA_TOKEN=${GRAFANA_TOKEN}
 kubectl rollout restart deploy/sx-backstage -n backstage