diff --git a/charts/py-app/templates/external-secrets.yaml b/charts/py-app/templates/external-secrets.yaml
index 4db2558..e47658f 100644
--- a/charts/py-app/templates/external-secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/py-app/templates/external-secrets.yaml
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ metadata:
     argocd.argoproj.io/hook: PreSync,Sync
     argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "-1"
 spec:
-  refreshInterval: {{ default "1h" $val.refreshInterval }}           # rate SecretManager pulls GCPSM
+  refreshInterval: {{ default "1h" $val.refreshInterval }}
   secretStoreRef:
     kind: ClusterSecretStore
-    name: {{ $val.secretStoreName }} # name of the SecretStore (or kind specified)
+    name: {{ $val.secretStoreName }}
   target:
     name: {{ $val.targetName }}
+    template:
+      metadata:
+        labels: 
+          external-secrets/managed: "true"  # ArgoCD will not manage the Secret that has this label
     creationPolicy: {{ default "Owner" $val.targetCreationPolicy }}
     deletionPolicy: {{ default "Retain" $val.targetDeletionPolicy }}
   dataFrom: {{ toYaml $val.dataFrom | nindent 4 }}