diff --git a/templates/policies/ocp-gitops-policy.yaml b/templates/policies/ocp-gitops-policy.yaml
index 5d6c47c..45da184 100644
--- a/templates/policies/ocp-gitops-policy.yaml
+++ b/templates/policies/ocp-gitops-policy.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ spec:
                     env:
                       - name: ARGOCD_CLUSTER_CONFIG_NAMESPACES
                         value: "*"
+                      - name: DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE
+                        value: "true"
             - complianceType: musthave
               objectDefinition:
                 kind: ConfigMap