diff --git a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-global.yaml b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-global.yaml
index 08c5fdb42..1b849c8a5 100644
--- a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-global.yaml
+++ b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-global.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ spec:
         namespace: '{{coalesce (get . "componentNamespace") .component}}'
       syncPolicy:
         automated:
+          # auto-sync is enabled
+          enabled: true
+          # prune resources no longer present in the application during sync
+          prune: true
+          # sync should be run if a change is detected in the resource objects
           selfHeal: true
         syncOptions:
           # Create the namespace we are using if it doesn't already exist.
diff --git a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-infra.yaml b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-infra.yaml
index 3fe0b5b68..79a7a88b0 100644
--- a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-infra.yaml
+++ b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-infra.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ spec:
         namespace: '{{coalesce (get . "componentNamespace") .component}}'
       syncPolicy:
         automated:
+          # auto-sync is enabled
+          enabled: true
+          # prune resources no longer present in the application during sync
+          prune: true
+          # sync should be run if a change is detected in the resource objects
           selfHeal: true
         syncOptions:
           # Create the namespace we are using if it doesn't already exist.
diff --git a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-openstack.yaml b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-openstack.yaml
index dc43bd2f5..f150c9ace 100644
--- a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-openstack.yaml
+++ b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-openstack.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ spec:
         namespace: openstack
       syncPolicy:
         automated:
+          # auto-sync is enabled
+          enabled: true
+          # prune resources no longer present in the application during sync
+          prune: true
+          # sync should be run if a change is detected in the resource objects
           selfHeal: true
         syncOptions:
           # Use the server side apply behavior of kubernetes for resources, we've got the
diff --git a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-operators.yaml b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-operators.yaml
index 6177afac9..e2bda85f1 100644
--- a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-operators.yaml
+++ b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-operators.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ spec:
         namespace: '{{coalesce (get . "componentNamespace") .component}}'
       syncPolicy:
         automated:
+          # auto-sync is enabled
+          enabled: true
+          # prune resources no longer present in the application during sync
+          prune: true
+          # sync should be run if a change is detected in the resource objects
           selfHeal: true
         syncOptions:
           # Create the namespace we are using if it doesn't already exist.
diff --git a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-site.yaml b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-site.yaml
index 88bdecfd5..886ac92ff 100644
--- a/apps/appsets/appset-understack-site.yaml
+++ b/apps/appsets/appset-understack-site.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ spec:
         namespace: '{{coalesce (get . "componentNamespace") .component}}'
       syncPolicy:
         automated:
+          # auto-sync is enabled
+          enabled: true
+          # prune resources no longer present in the application during sync
+          prune: true
+          # sync should be run if a change is detected in the resource objects
           selfHeal: true
         syncOptions:
           # Create the namespace we are using if it doesn't already exist.