diff --git a/packages/core/platform/templates/helmreleases.yaml b/packages/core/platform/templates/helmreleases.yaml
index eaee0ea6..54b2e6b5 100644
--- a/packages/core/platform/templates/helmreleases.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/platform/templates/helmreleases.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ $x.namespace }}
   labels:
     cozystack.io/repository: system
+    cozystack.io/system-app: "true"
 spec:
   interval: 5m
   releaseName: {{ $x.releaseName | default $x.name }}
diff --git a/scripts/installer.sh b/scripts/installer.sh
index 6d08a3bf..5a924002 100755
--- a/scripts/installer.sh
+++ b/scripts/installer.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ fi
 # Reconcile Helm repositories
 kubectl annotate helmrepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io -A -l cozystack.io/repository reconcile.fluxcd.io/requestedAt=$(date +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ") --overwrite
 
+# Unsuspend all system charts
+kubectl get hr -A -l cozystack.io/system-app=true --no-headers | while read namespace name rest; do
+  kubectl patch hr -n "$namespace" "$name" -p '{"spec": {"suspend": null}}' --type=merge --field-manager=flux-client-side-apply
+done
+
 # Reconcile platform chart
 trap 'exit' INT TERM
 while true; do