diff --git a/terraform/mesh_cluster/lb.tf b/terraform/mesh_cluster/lb.tf
index 368ff24..21d991f 100644
--- a/terraform/mesh_cluster/lb.tf
+++ b/terraform/mesh_cluster/lb.tf
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ resource "proxmox_vm_qemu" "k8s-lb" {
     type = "socket"
   }
 
-  tags = "mesh${var.mesh_env_name}"
+  tags = "mesh${var.mesh_env_name};managed_by_iac"
 
   lifecycle {
     ignore_changes = [
diff --git a/terraform/mesh_cluster/mgr.tf b/terraform/mesh_cluster/mgr.tf
index c92ce7b..46bbe5e 100644
--- a/terraform/mesh_cluster/mgr.tf
+++ b/terraform/mesh_cluster/mgr.tf
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ resource "proxmox_vm_qemu" "meshmgr" {
     type = "socket"
   }
 
-  tags = "mesh${var.mesh_env_name}"
+  tags = "mesh${var.mesh_env_name};managed_by_iac"
 
   lifecycle {
     ignore_changes = [
diff --git a/terraform/mesh_cluster/workers.tf b/terraform/mesh_cluster/workers.tf
index 764e423..45f36d8 100644
--- a/terraform/mesh_cluster/workers.tf
+++ b/terraform/mesh_cluster/workers.tf
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ resource "proxmox_vm_qemu" "meshwkr" {
     type = "socket"
   }
 
-  tags = "mesh${var.mesh_env_name}"
+  tags = "mesh${var.mesh_env_name};managed_by_iac"
 
   lifecycle {
     ignore_changes = [