diff --git a/component/config_forwarding.libsonnet b/component/config_forwarding.libsonnet
index dcaa4aa..c1cf1e5 100644
--- a/component/config_forwarding.libsonnet
+++ b/component/config_forwarding.libsonnet
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ local unfoldSpecs(specs) = {
 // ClusterLogForwarder:
 // Create definitive ClusterLogForwarder resource from specs.
 local clusterLogForwarder = lib.ClusterLogForwarder(params.namespace, 'instance') {
+  metadata+: {
+    annotations+: {
+      'argocd.argoproj.io/sync-options': 'SkipDryRunOnMissingResource=true',
+    },
+  },
   spec: unfoldSpecs(clusterLogForwarderSpec),
 };
 
@@ -243,6 +248,11 @@ local namespaceLogForwarder = [
   local serviceAccount = std.get(specs, 'serviceAccountName', utils.namespacedName(forwarder).name);
 
   lib.ClusterLogForwarder(namespace, name) {
+    metadata+: {
+      annotations+: {
+        'argocd.argoproj.io/sync-options': 'SkipDryRunOnMissingResource=true',
+      },
+    },
     spec: { serviceAccountName: serviceAccount } + com.makeMergeable(unfoldSpecs(specs)),
   }
   for forwarder in std.objectFields(params.namespaceLogForwarder)
diff --git a/tests/golden/legacy/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml b/tests/golden/legacy/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml
index b6f6990..69c1e22 100644
--- a/tests/golden/legacy/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/legacy/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: logging.openshift.io/v1
 kind: ClusterLogForwarder
 metadata:
-  annotations: {}
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-options: SkipDryRunOnMissingResource=true
   labels:
     name: instance
   name: instance
diff --git a/tests/golden/master/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml b/tests/golden/master/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml
index c4d68e0..6ed51d1 100644
--- a/tests/golden/master/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/master/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: logging.openshift.io/v1
 kind: ClusterLogForwarder
 metadata:
-  annotations: {}
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-options: SkipDryRunOnMissingResource=true
   labels:
     name: instance
   name: instance
diff --git a/tests/golden/master/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/32_namespace_logforwarding.yaml b/tests/golden/master/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/32_namespace_logforwarding.yaml
index 1c2d4e6..f9b4483 100644
--- a/tests/golden/master/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/32_namespace_logforwarding.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/master/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/32_namespace_logforwarding.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: logging.openshift.io/v1
 kind: ClusterLogForwarder
 metadata:
-  annotations: {}
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-options: SkipDryRunOnMissingResource=true
   labels:
     name: bar
   name: bar
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: logging.openshift.io/v1
 kind: ClusterLogForwarder
 metadata:
-  annotations: {}
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-options: SkipDryRunOnMissingResource=true
   labels:
     name: hands
   name: hands
diff --git a/tests/golden/multilineerr/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml b/tests/golden/multilineerr/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml
index ad037a2..15009bd 100644
--- a/tests/golden/multilineerr/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/multilineerr/openshift4-logging/openshift4-logging/31_cluster_logforwarding.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: logging.openshift.io/v1
 kind: ClusterLogForwarder
 metadata:
-  annotations: {}
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-options: SkipDryRunOnMissingResource=true
   labels:
     name: instance
   name: instance