diff --git a/cmd/argocd/commands/app.go b/cmd/argocd/commands/app.go
index 662c6f42b3..c7dd578cd2 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd/commands/app.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd/commands/app.go
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ func NewApplicationSyncCommand(clientOpts *argocdclient.ClientOptions) *cobra.Co
 					cluster, err := clusterIf.Get(context.Background(), &clusterpkg.ClusterQuery{Server: app.Spec.Destination.Server})
 					errors.CheckError(err)
 					util.Close(conn)
-					localObjsStrings = getLocalObjectsString(app, local, cluster.ServerVersion, argoSettings.AppLabelKey, argoSettings.KustomizeOptions)
+					localObjsStrings = getLocalObjectsString(app, local, argoSettings.AppLabelKey, cluster.ServerVersion, argoSettings.KustomizeOptions)
 				}
 
 				syncReq := applicationpkg.ApplicationSyncRequest{
diff --git a/test/e2e/app_management_test.go b/test/e2e/app_management_test.go
index 9f69d41f2d..d0adc2c69b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app_management_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/app_management_test.go
@@ -593,6 +593,18 @@ func TestLocalManifestSync(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 }
 
+func TestLocalSync(t *testing.T) {
+	Given(t).
+		// we've got to use Helm as this uses kubeVersion
+		Path("helm").
+		When().
+		Create().
+		Then().
+		And(func(app *Application) {
+			FailOnErr(RunCli("app", "sync", app.Name, "--local", "testdata/helm"))
+		})
+}
+
 func TestNoLocalSyncWithAutosyncEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	Given(t).
 		Path(guestbookPath).