diff --git a/pkg/sync/sync_tasks.go b/pkg/sync/sync_tasks.go
index f41946f6c..746bbfcbd 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/sync_tasks.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/sync_tasks.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func init() {
 		"IngressClass",
 		"Ingress",
 		"APIService",
+		"ExternalSecrets",
 	}
 	for i, kind := range kinds {
 		// make sure none of the above entries are zero, we need that for custom resources
diff --git a/pkg/sync/sync_tasks_test.go b/pkg/sync/sync_tasks_test.go
index 201f77222..42e4c234d 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/sync_tasks_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/sync_tasks_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Test_syncTasks_kindOrder(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, -35, kindOrder["Namespace"])
-	assert.Equal(t, -1, kindOrder["APIService"])
+	assert.Equal(t, -36, kindOrder["Namespace"])
+	assert.Equal(t, -2, kindOrder["APIService"])
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, kindOrder["MyCRD"])
 }