diff --git a/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/kustomization.yaml b/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/kustomization.yaml
index c781948..a3f63fe 100644
--- a/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
+  - namespace.yaml
   - root-app.yaml
diff --git a/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/namespace.yaml b/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a040f2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: argocd
diff --git a/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/root-app.yaml b/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/root-app.yaml
index bec5046..ca19350 100644
--- a/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/root-app.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/argocd-root-app/root-app.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,3 @@ spec:
     automated:
       prune: true
       selfHeal: true
-    syncOptions:
-      - CreateNamespace=true