diff --git a/magefiles/gateway.go b/magefiles/gateway.go
index 50c6d340b9..059089b342 100644
--- a/magefiles/gateway.go
+++ b/magefiles/gateway.go
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ func gatewayRBAC(m TemplateMaps, namespace, contents string) *corev1.ConfigMap {
 			Name:      gatewayName,
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Labels:    labels,
+			Annotations: map[string]string{
+				"qontract.recycle:": "true",
+			},
 		},
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "ConfigMap",
diff --git a/resources/services/observatorium-api/production/observatorium-api-template.yaml b/resources/services/observatorium-api/production/observatorium-api-template.yaml
index 3de90748f1..2fed075db8 100755
--- a/resources/services/observatorium-api/production/observatorium-api-template.yaml
+++ b/resources/services/observatorium-api/production/observatorium-api-template.yaml
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ objects:
         - rhel
   kind: ConfigMap
   metadata:
+    annotations:
+      'qontract.recycle:': "true"
     creationTimestamp: null
     labels:
       app.kubernetes.io/component: api
diff --git a/resources/services/observatorium-api/staging/observatorium-api-template.yaml b/resources/services/observatorium-api/staging/observatorium-api-template.yaml
index 76d3f163da..7cbc27a243 100755
--- a/resources/services/observatorium-api/staging/observatorium-api-template.yaml
+++ b/resources/services/observatorium-api/staging/observatorium-api-template.yaml
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ objects:
         - rhel
   kind: ConfigMap
   metadata:
+    annotations:
+      'qontract.recycle:': "true"
     creationTimestamp: null
     labels:
       app.kubernetes.io/component: api