diff --git a/argocd/_app-of-apps.yaml b/argocd/_app-of-apps.yaml
index 1372e53..2c54fe2 100644
--- a/argocd/_app-of-apps.yaml
+++ b/argocd/_app-of-apps.yaml
@@ -1,43 +1,37 @@
 apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
-kind: ApplicationSet
+kind: Application
 metadata:
-  name: infrastructure-apps
+  name: infrastructure-app-of-apps
   namespace: argocd
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: infrastructure-app-of-apps
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: platform
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: argocd
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "-1"
 spec:
-  goTemplate: true
-  generators:
-  - git:
-      repoURL: https://github.com/snothub/sturdy-adventure.git
-      revision: HEAD
-      directories:
-      - path: argocd/infra/*.yaml
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      name: "{{ .path.basenameNormalized }}"
-      labels:
-        app.kubernetes.io/name: "{{ .path.basenameNormalized }}"
-        app.kubernetes.io/part-of: platform
-        app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: argocd
-    spec:
-      project: default
-      source:
-        repoURL: https://github.com/snothub/sturdy-adventure.git
-        targetRevision: HEAD
-        path: "{{ .path.dir }}"
-      destination:
-        server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
-        namespace: argocd
-      syncPolicy:
-        automated:
-          prune: true
-          selfHeal: true
-        syncOptions:
-        - CreateNamespace=true
-        - Validate=true
-        - ServerSideApply=true
-        retry:
-          limit: 5
-          backoff:
-            duration: 5s
-            factor: 2
-            maxDuration: 3m
+  project: default
+  source:
+    repoURL: https://github.com/fortedigital/sturdy-adventure.git
+    targetRevision: HEAD
+    path: argocd
+    kustomize:
+      enable: true
+  destination:
+    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
+    namespace: argocd
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+    syncOptions:
+    - CreateNamespace=true
+    - Validate=true
+    - ServerSideApply=true
+    timeout: 300s
+    retry:
+      limit: 5
+      backoff:
+        duration: 5s
+        factor: 2
+        maxDuration: 3m
diff --git a/argocd/kustomization.yaml b/argocd/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67d305f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+metadata:
+  name: infrastructure
+
+# Include all infrastructure Application manifests as-is (no templating or modification)
+resources:
+  # Platform components
+  - infra/traefik-application.yaml
+  - infra/cert-manager-application.yaml
+  - infra/cluster-resources-application.yaml
+  - infra/kyverno.yaml
+  - infra/sealedsecrets.yaml
+  - infra/trivy.yaml
+
+  # Monitoring stack
+  - infra/prometheus.yaml
+  - infra/grafana.yaml
+  - infra/loki.yaml
+  - infra/fluent-bit.yaml
+
+  # Business applications (currently empty, will auto-include any YAML files added)
+  - apps/