diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/secrets.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/secrets.yml
index d00aef47..53b25821 100644
--- a/roles/restore/tasks/secrets.yml
+++ b/roles/restore/tasks/secrets.yml
@@ -53,3 +53,14 @@
     apply: yes
     wait: yes
     template: "secrets.yml.j2"
+
+- name: Remove ownerReference on restored secrets
+  k8s:
+    definition:
+      apiVersion: v1
+      kind: Secret
+      metadata:
+        name: "{{ item.value.name }}"
+        namespace: '{{ meta.namespace }}'
+        ownerReferences: null
+  loop: "{{ secrets | dict2items }}"