diff --git a/functions/render/130-application.yaml.gotmpl b/functions/render/130-application.yaml.gotmpl
index 514472e..1a09a28 100644
--- a/functions/render/130-application.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/functions/render/130-application.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ metadata:
   labels: {{ $state.labels | toJson }}
 spec:
   managementPolicies: {{ $state.managementPolicies | toJson }}
+  watch: true
   forProvider:
     manifest:
       apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
@@ -38,4 +39,3 @@ spec:
   providerConfigRef:
     name: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.name }}
     kind: {{ $state.kubernetesProviderConfigRef.kind }}
-
diff --git a/tests/test-render/main.k b/tests/test-render/main.k
index 722368e..d4c253e 100644
--- a/tests/test-render/main.k
+++ b/tests/test-render/main.k
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ items = [
                     apiVersion = "kubernetes.m.crossplane.io/v1alpha1"
                     kind = "Object"
                     metadata.name = "preview-application"
+                    spec.watch = True
                     spec.forProvider.manifest.metadata.name = "gitkb-preview-envs"
                 }
             ]