diff --git a/bootstrap/argocd-cmd-params-cm-server-side-diff-patch.yaml b/bootstrap/argocd-cmd-params-cm-server-side-diff-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40169c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/argocd-cmd-params-cm-server-side-diff-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+data:
+  controller.diff.server.side: "true"
diff --git a/bootstrap/kustomization.yaml b/bootstrap/kustomization.yaml
index 5fc9dc0..c784b84 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/kustomization.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ patches:
       kind: ConfigMap
       name: argocd-cm
     path: argocd-cm-application-health-patch.yaml
+  - target:
+      kind: ConfigMap
+      name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+    path: argocd-cmd-params-cm-server-side-diff-patch.yaml