diff --git a/template/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack.yaml b/template/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack.yaml
index 7049fe5..fbe5b3a 100644
--- a/template/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack.yaml
+++ b/template/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ spec:
       selfHeal: true
     syncOptions:
       - CreateNamespace=true
+      - ServerSideApply=true
   destination:
     name: in-cluster
     namespace: observability