diff --git a/pkg/controllers/localbuild/argo.go b/pkg/controllers/localbuild/argo.go
index bf21aa1d..ff468549 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/localbuild/argo.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/localbuild/argo.go
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ package localbuild
 import (
 	"context"
 	"embed"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cnoe-io/idpbuilder/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/cnoe-io/idpbuilder/globals"
@@ -15,6 +22,10 @@ import (
 //go:embed resources/argo/*
 var installArgoFS embed.FS
 
+const (
+	argocdDevModePassword = "developer"
+)
+
 func RawArgocdInstallResources(templateData any, config v1alpha1.PackageCustomization, scheme *runtime.Scheme) ([][]byte, error) {
 	return k8s.BuildCustomizedManifests(config.FilePath, "resources/argo", installArgoFS, scheme, templateData)
 }
@@ -53,7 +64,51 @@ func (r *LocalbuildReconciler) ReconcileArgo(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 	if result, err := argocd.Install(ctx, resource, r.Client, r.Scheme, r.Config); err != nil {
 		return result, err
 	}
-
 	resource.Status.ArgoCD.Available = true
+
+	// Let's patch the existing argocd admin secret if devmode is enabled to set the default password
+	if r.Config.DevMode {
+		kubeClient, err := k8s.GetKubeClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("getting kube client: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		s := v1.Secret{}
+		err = kubeClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Name: "argocd-secret", Namespace: "argocd"}, &s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("getting argocd secret: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// Hash password using bcrypt
+		password := argocdDevModePassword
+		hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("Error hashing password: %w", err)
+		}
+		// Get the current date in the desired format
+		passwordMtime := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z")
+
+		// Prepare the patch for the Secret's `stringData` field
+		patchData := map[string]interface{}{
+			"stringData": map[string]string{
+				"admin.password":      string(hashedPassword),
+				"admin.passwordMtime": passwordMtime,
+			},
+		}
+		// Convert patch data to JSON
+		patchBytes, err := json.Marshal(patchData)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("Error marshalling patch data:", err)
+		}
+
+		// Patching the argocd-secret with the hashed password
+		err = kubeClient.Patch(ctx, &s, client.RawPatch(types.StrategicMergePatchType, patchBytes))
+		if err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("Error patching the Secret:", err)
+		} else {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/k8s/util.go b/pkg/k8s/util.go
index df40195a..7b01a8c1 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/util.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/util.go
@@ -2,13 +2,22 @@ package k8s
 
 import (
 	"embed"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/homedir"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 
 	"github.com/cnoe-io/idpbuilder/pkg/util"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
+var (
+	setupLog = ctrl.Log.WithName("k8s")
+)
+
 func BuildCustomizedManifests(filePath, fsPath string, resourceFS embed.FS, scheme *runtime.Scheme, templateData any) ([][]byte, error) {
 	rawResources, err := util.ConvertFSToBytes(resourceFS, fsPath, templateData)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -58,3 +67,33 @@ func applyOverrides(filePath string, originalFiles [][]byte, scheme *runtime.Sch
 
 	return ConvertYamlToObjectsWithOverride(scheme, originalFiles, rendered)
 }
+
+func GetKubeConfig(kubeConfigPath ...string) (*rest.Config, error) {
+	// Set default path if no path is provided
+	path := filepath.Join(homedir.HomeDir(), ".kube", "config")
+
+	if len(kubeConfigPath) > 0 {
+		path = kubeConfigPath[0]
+	}
+
+	kubeConfig, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", path)
+	if err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "Error building kubeconfig from kind cluster")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return kubeConfig, nil
+}
+
+func GetKubeClient(kubeConfigPath ...string) (client.Client, error) {
+	kubeCfg, err := GetKubeConfig(kubeConfigPath...)
+	if err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "Error getting kubeconfig")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	kubeClient, err := client.New(kubeCfg, client.Options{Scheme: GetScheme()})
+	if err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "Error creating kubernetes client")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return kubeClient, nil
+}