diff --git a/charts/argocd-apps/templates/wbaas-ui.yaml b/charts/argocd-apps/templates/wbaas-ui.yaml
index acc5c3009..d75ae4b8c 100644
--- a/charts/argocd-apps/templates/wbaas-ui.yaml
+++ b/charts/argocd-apps/templates/wbaas-ui.yaml
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ spec:
     automated:
       # disable self-healing for local env so we can use skaffold
       selfHeal: {{- if eq .Values.environment "local" }} false {{ else }} true {{ end}}
-      prune: true
+      prune: false
diff --git a/charts/argocd-config/templates/app-of-apps.yaml b/charts/argocd-config/templates/app-of-apps.yaml
index bd3fdd5f1..9b8ca0d35 100644
--- a/charts/argocd-config/templates/app-of-apps.yaml
+++ b/charts/argocd-config/templates/app-of-apps.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values | indent 8 }}
   syncPolicy:
     automated:
-      prune: true
+      prune: false
       selfHeal: true
diff --git a/k8s/helmfile/helmfile.yaml b/k8s/helmfile/helmfile.yaml
index 8f2ddd5eb..80d9c3ea1 100644
--- a/k8s/helmfile/helmfile.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helmfile/helmfile.yaml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ releases:
   - name: argocd-config
     namespace: argocd
     chart: ../../charts/argocd-config
-    installed: {{ eq .Environment.Name "local" | toYaml }}
+    installed: {{ ne .Environment.Name "production" | toYaml }}
     <<: *default_release
 
   - name: redirects
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ releases:
     <<: *default_release
 
   - name: ui
-    installed: {{ ne .Environment.Name "local" | toYaml }}
+    installed: {{ eq .Environment.Name "production" | toYaml }}
     namespace: default
     chart: wbstack/ui
     version: 0.3.1