diff --git a/hack/preview.sh b/hack/preview.sh
index 6d89d950b..e51729ece 100755
--- a/hack/preview.sh
+++ b/hack/preview.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ git checkout $MY_GIT_BRANCH
 #set the local cluster to point to the current git repo and branch and update the path to development
 $ROOT/hack/util-update-app-of-apps.sh $MY_GIT_REPO_URL development $PREVIEW_BRANCH
 
+# trigger refresh of apps
+for APP in $(kubectl get apps -n openshift-gitops -o name); do
+  kubectl patch $APP -n openshift-gitops --type merge -p='{"metadata": {"annotations":{"argocd.argoproj.io/refresh": "hard"}}}'
+done
+
 # Make sure we have a tekton-chains namespace
 echo "Checking to see if tekton-chains namespace exists"
 while ! kubectl get namespace tekton-chains &> /dev/null; do