diff --git a/argocd/README.md b/argocd/README.md
index 5b44b25..9a7d823 100644
--- a/argocd/README.md
+++ b/argocd/README.md
@@ -44,16 +44,3 @@ rm -fv id_ecdsa
 Have Gitea admin reset password for user `argocd` and log in with that account.
 Add the SSH key for user `argocd` from file `id_ecdsa.pub`.
 Delete any other SSH keys associated with Gitea user `argocd`.
-
-
-# Adding applications
-
-To add application make sure it's manifest is placed as `application.yml` in
-the relevant namespace:
-
-```
-./update.sh
-kubectl apply -n argocd -f applications --recursive
-```
-
-Do not manually add manifests under `applications/`
diff --git a/argocd/applications/elastic-system.yml b/argocd/applications/elastic-system.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b07bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd/applications/elastic-system.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: elastic-system
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  project: default
+  destination:
+    server: 'https://kubernetes.default.svc'
+    namespace: elastic-system
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated: {}
+    syncOptions:
+      - CreateNamespace=true
+  source:
+    repoURL: 'git@git.k-space.ee:k-space/kube.git'
+    path: elastic-system
+    targetRevision: HEAD
+  ignoreDifferences:
+    - group: admissionregistration.k8s.io
+      kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
+      jqPathExpressions:
+        - '.webhooks[]?.clientConfig.caBundle'
diff --git a/argocd/applications/metallb-system.yml b/argocd/applications/metallb-system.yml
index 5ace95a..f354860 100644
--- a/argocd/applications/metallb-system.yml
+++ b/argocd/applications/metallb-system.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ spec:
   syncPolicy:
     syncOptions:
       - CreateNamespace=true
+  ignoreDifferences:
+    - group: apiextensions.k8s.io
+      kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+      jqPathExpressions:
+        - '.spec.conversion.webhook.clientConfig.caBundle'
diff --git a/argocd/update.sh b/argocd/update.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c52414c..0000000
--- a/argocd/update.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-path=$(dirname $(dirname $(realpath $0)))
-for j in $path/*/application.yml; do
-    app=$(dirname $j)
-    test -f "$app/values.yml" && continue
-    test -f "$app/values.yaml" && continue
-    appname=$(basename $app)
-    cat application.tpl | sed -e "s/foobar/$appname/g" > applications/$appname.yml
-done