diff --git a/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-crystal.yaml b/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-crystal.yaml
index ea0191d69..875485eef 100644
--- a/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-crystal.yaml
+++ b/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-crystal.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ metadata:
   # Finalizer that ensures that project is not deleted until it is not referenced by any application
   finalizers:
     - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "1"
 spec:
   destinations:
     - namespace: {{ .Values.spec.apps.ecsdemoCrystal.namespace | default "ecsdemo-crystal" }}
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ metadata:
     {{- toYaml .Values.labels | nindent 4 }}
   finalizers:
     - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "2"
 spec:
   project: {{ .Values.spec.apps.ecsdemoCrystal.project | default "ecsdemo-crystal" }}
   destination:
diff --git a/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-frontend.yaml b/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-frontend.yaml
index 773dd85b3..1508be2df 100644
--- a/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-frontend.yaml
+++ b/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-frontend.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ metadata:
   # Finalizer that ensures that project is not deleted until it is not referenced by any application
   finalizers:
     - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "1"
 spec:
   destinations:
     - namespace: {{ .Values.spec.apps.ecsdemoFrontend.namespace | default "ecsdemo-frontend" }}
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ metadata:
     {{- toYaml .Values.labels | nindent 4 }}
   finalizers:
     - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "2"
 spec:
   project: {{ .Values.spec.apps.ecsdemoFrontend.project | default "ecsdemo-frontend" }}
   destination:
diff --git a/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-nodejs.yaml b/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-nodejs.yaml
index 1c67b624c..7b9fabb73 100644
--- a/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-nodejs.yaml
+++ b/multi-repo/argo-app-of-apps/dev/templates/ecsdemo-nodejs.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ metadata:
   # Finalizer that ensures that project is not deleted until it is not referenced by any application
   finalizers:
     - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "1"
 spec:
   destinations:
     - namespace: {{ .Values.spec.apps.ecsdemoNodejs.namespace | default "ecsdemo-nodejs" }}
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ metadata:
     {{- toYaml .Values.labels | nindent 4 }}
   finalizers:
     - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "2"
 spec:
   project: {{ .Values.spec.apps.ecsdemoNodejs.project | default "ecsdemo-nodejs" }}
   destination: