diff --git a/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0050-sync-cluster-scoped-operators.yaml b/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0050-sync-cluster-scoped-operators.yaml
index 8773ea0b..3db27dd1 100644
--- a/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0050-sync-cluster-scoped-operators.yaml
+++ b/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0050-sync-cluster-scoped-operators.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-{{- $red_hat_cert_manager := .Values.red_hat_cert_manager | toString }}
-{{- if eq ( default "false" $red_hat_cert_manager ) "false" }}
 ---
 apiVersion: batch/v1
 kind: Job
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: ARGOCD_NAMESPACE
               value: "openshift-gitops"
+            - name: RED_HAT_CERT_MANAGER_ENABLED
+              value: "{{.Values.red_hat_cert_manager}}"
             - name: IBM_CERT_MANAGER_NAMESPACE
               value: {{.Values.metadata.cert_manager_namespace}}
             - name: IBM_CERT_MANAGER_CHANNEL
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ spec:
               set -x
 
               result=0
+              if [ "${RED_HAT_CERT_MANAGER_ENABLED}" == "true" ]; then
+                  oc delete Subscription.operators.coreos.com ibm-cert-manager-operator \
+                      -n "${IBM_CERT_MANAGER_NAMESPACE:?}" \
+                      --ignore-not-found=true
+                  oc delete Namespace "${IBM_CERT_MANAGER_NAMESPACE:?}" \
+                      --ignore-not-found=true
+                  exit "${result}"
+              fi
+
               ibm_cert_manager_count=$(oc get Subscription.operators.coreos.com \
                     -l operators.coreos.com/ibm-cert-manager-operator.ibm-cert-manager \
                     -A \
@@ -88,4 +97,3 @@ spec:
       restartPolicy: Never
       serviceAccountName: {{.Values.serviceaccount.argocd_application_controller}}
   backoffLimit: 2
-{{- end}}
diff --git a/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0100-config-placeholder.yaml b/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0100-config-placeholder.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc8a7b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0100-config-placeholder.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This is not actually used by CP4BA.
+#
+# ArgoCD cannot recognize changes to the content
+# of sync hooks (such as an env variable for a container)
+# so this config map contains the env variables
+# referenced in sync hooks to ensure ArgoCD realizes
+# a relevant config value has changed.
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: gitops-cp4a-dummy
+  namespace: {{.Values.metadata.argocd_app_namespace}}
+data:
+  red_hat_cert_manager: "{{.Values.red_hat_cert_manager}}"
diff --git a/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/values.yaml b/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/values.yaml
index 8ed83299..c01fb674 100644
--- a/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/values.yaml
+++ b/config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/values.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ metadata:
   argocd_app_namespace: ibm-cloudpaks
   cert_manager_namespace: ibm-cert-manager
   cert_manager_channel: v4.2
+red_hat_cert_manager: false
 serviceaccount:
   argocd_application_controller: openshift-gitops-argocd-application-controller
 storageclass:
diff --git a/tests/postbuild/gitops.sh b/tests/postbuild/gitops.sh
index 433e60ae..94484843 100755
--- a/tests/postbuild/gitops.sh
+++ b/tests/postbuild/gitops.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ source "${scriptdir}/common.sh"
 #
 # Clean up at end of task
 #
+# shellcheck disable=SC2317
 cleanRun() {
     cd "${original_dir}"
     if [ -n "${WORKDIR}" ]; then
@@ -139,7 +140,9 @@ function create_secrets() {
         --docker-username="${CP_ICR_IO_USERID}" \
         --docker-password="${CP_ICR_IO_PASSWORD}" \
         --docker-email="${registry_email}" \
-        --namespace="${GITOPS_NAMESPACE}"
+        --namespace="${GITOPS_NAMESPACE}" \
+        --dry-run='client' \
+        -o yaml | oc apply -f -
 
     cat <<EOF | oc apply -f -
 ---
@@ -522,17 +525,21 @@ function setup_gitops_server() {
             -n openshift-gitops-operator \
             --for=jsonpath='{.status.phase}'=Succeeded \
             --timeout 120s \
+        && oc wait ArgoCD openshift-gitops \
+            -n openshift-gitops \
+            --for=jsonpath='{.status.phase}'=Available \
+            --timeout 120s \
         && {
-            log "INFO: GitOps CSVs in Succeeded state."
+            log "INFO: GitOps installation ready."
             result=0
             break
         }
-        log "INFO: Waiting for GitOps CSVs to be ready."
+        log "INFO: Waiting for GitOps installation to be ready."
         current_seconds=$(( $(date +%s) ))
     done
 
     if [ "${result}" -eq 1 ]; then
-        log "WARNING: Timed out waiting for GitOps operators to be ready."
+        log "WARNING: Timed out waiting for GitOps installation to be ready."
     fi
 
     create_secrets "${github_pat}" || \
diff --git a/tests/prebuild/yamllint-config.yaml b/tests/prebuild/yamllint-config.yaml
index be89d212..ad631fb5 100644
--- a/tests/prebuild/yamllint-config.yaml
+++ b/tests/prebuild/yamllint-config.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ ignore: |
   config/cloudpaks/cp-shared/operators/templates/0100-rh-cert-manager-operator-group.yaml
   config/cloudpaks/cp-shared/operators/templates/0110-rh-cert-manager-subscription.yaml
   config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0000-cp4ba-namespace.yaml
-  config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0050-sync-cluster-scoped-operators.yaml
   config/cloudpaks/cp4a/operators/templates/0100-operator-group.yaml
   config/cloudpaks/cp4i/install-prereqs/templates/0000-namespace.yaml
   config/cloudpaks/cp4i/install-prereqs/templates/0100-operator-group.yaml