diff --git a/internal/infra/partition/configuration.go b/internal/infra/partition/configuration.go
index 13caa77..bf2ab4a 100644
--- a/internal/infra/partition/configuration.go
+++ b/internal/infra/partition/configuration.go
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Configuration struct {
-	Schema         string        `mapstructure:"schema" validate:"required"`
-	Table          string        `mapstructure:"table" validate:"required"`
-	PartitionKey   string        `mapstructure:"partitionKey" validate:"required"`
-	Interval       Interval      `mapstructure:"interval" validate:"required,oneof=daily weekly monthly quarterly yearly"`
-	Retention      int           `mapstructure:"retention" validate:"required,gt=0"`
-	PreProvisioned int           `mapstructure:"preProvisioned" validate:"required,gt=0"`
-	CleanupPolicy  CleanupPolicy `mapstructure:"cleanupPolicy" validate:"required,oneof=drop detach"`
+	Schema                    string        `mapstructure:"schema" validate:"required"`
+	Table                     string        `mapstructure:"table" validate:"required"`
+	PartitionKey              string        `mapstructure:"partitionKey" validate:"required"`
+	Interval                  Interval      `mapstructure:"interval" validate:"required,oneof=daily weekly monthly quarterly yearly"`
+	Retention                 int           `mapstructure:"retention" validate:"required,gt=0"`
+	PreProvisioned            int           `mapstructure:"preProvisioned" validate:"required,gt=0"`
+	CleanupPolicy             CleanupPolicy `mapstructure:"cleanupPolicy" validate:"required,oneof=drop detach"`
+	ManuallyManagedPartitions []string      `mapstructure:"manuallyManagedPartitions"`
 }
 
 func (p Configuration) GeneratePartition(forDate time.Time) (Partition, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/ppm/checkpartition.go b/pkg/ppm/checkpartition.go
index 563aa0b..ea30a1e 100644
--- a/pkg/ppm/checkpartition.go
+++ b/pkg/ppm/checkpartition.go
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ func IsSupportedKeyDataType(dataType postgresql.ColumnType) bool {
 	return slices.Contains(SupportedPartitionKeyDataType, dataType)
 }
 
-func (p *PPM) comparePartitions(existingTables, expectedTables []partition.Partition) (unexpectedTables, missingTables, incorrectBounds []partition.Partition) {
+func (p *PPM) comparePartitions(existingTables,
+	expectedTables []partition.Partition,
+	manuallyManagedPartitionNames []string,
+) (unexpectedTables, missingTables, incorrectBounds []partition.Partition) {
 	existing := make(map[string]partition.Partition)
 	expectedAndExists := make(map[string]bool)
 
@@ -143,8 +146,18 @@ func (p *PPM) comparePartitions(existingTables, expectedTables []partition.Parti
 
 	for _, t := range existingTables {
 		if _, found := expectedAndExists[t.Name]; !found {
-			// Only in existingTables and not in both
-			unexpectedTables = append(unexpectedTables, t)
+			isPartitionManuallyManaged := false
+
+			for _, manuallyManagedPartition := range manuallyManagedPartitionNames {
+				if manuallyManagedPartition == t.Name {
+					isPartitionManuallyManaged = true
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !isPartitionManuallyManaged {
+				// Only in existingTables and not in both
+				unexpectedTables = append(unexpectedTables, t)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -190,7 +203,9 @@ func (p *PPM) checkPartitionsConfiguration(config partition.Configuration) error
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not list partitions: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	unexpected, missing, incorrectBound := p.comparePartitions(foundPartitions, expectedPartitions)
+	unexpected, missing, incorrectBound := p.comparePartitions(foundPartitions,
+		expectedPartitions,
+		config.ManuallyManagedPartitions)
 
 	if len(unexpected) > 0 {
 		partitionContainAnError = true
diff --git a/pkg/ppm/checkpartition_test.go b/pkg/ppm/checkpartition_test.go
index 143c6c0..cad573d 100644
--- a/pkg/ppm/checkpartition_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ppm/checkpartition_test.go
@@ -209,3 +209,83 @@ func TestUnsupportedPartitionsStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPPM_comparePartitions(t *testing.T) {
+	p := partition.Partition{
+		ParentTable: "ParentTable",
+		Schema:      "Schema",
+		Name:        "Name",
+	}
+
+	type result struct {
+		unexpectedTables []partition.Partition
+		missingTables    []partition.Partition
+		incorrectBounds  []partition.Partition
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                          string
+		existingTables                []partition.Partition
+		expectedTables                []partition.Partition
+		manuallyManagedPartitionNames []string
+		result                        result
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "all existing is expected",
+			existingTables: []partition.Partition{
+				p,
+			},
+			expectedTables: []partition.Partition{
+				p,
+			},
+			result: result{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "manually managed partition",
+			existingTables: []partition.Partition{
+				p,
+			},
+			manuallyManagedPartitionNames: []string{"Name"},
+			result:                        result{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing table",
+			expectedTables: []partition.Partition{
+				p,
+			},
+			result: result{
+				missingTables: []partition.Partition{
+					p,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unexpected table",
+			existingTables: []partition.Partition{
+				p,
+			},
+			result: result{
+				unexpectedTables: []partition.Partition{
+					p,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := ppm.PPM{}
+			gotUnexpectedTables, gotMissingTables, gotIncorrectBounds := ppm.ComparePartitions(&p, tt.existingTables,
+				tt.expectedTables,
+				tt.manuallyManagedPartitionNames)
+			assert.DeepEqual(t,
+				tt.result.unexpectedTables,
+				gotUnexpectedTables)
+			assert.DeepEqual(t,
+				tt.result.missingTables,
+				gotMissingTables)
+			assert.DeepEqual(t,
+				tt.result.incorrectBounds,
+				gotIncorrectBounds)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/ppm/cleanup.go b/pkg/ppm/cleanup.go
index 9c7f58d..235e452 100644
--- a/pkg/ppm/cleanup.go
+++ b/pkg/ppm/cleanup.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (p PPM) CleanupPartitions() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not list partitions: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		unexpected, _, _ := p.comparePartitions(foundPartitions, expectedPartitions)
+		unexpected, _, _ := p.comparePartitions(foundPartitions, expectedPartitions, config.ManuallyManagedPartitions)
 
 		for _, partition := range unexpected {
 			err := p.DetachPartition(partition)
diff --git a/pkg/ppm/export_test.go b/pkg/ppm/export_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c62c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ppm/export_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package ppm
+
+import "github.com/qonto/postgresql-partition-manager/internal/infra/partition"
+
+func ComparePartitions(p *PPM,
+	existingTables, expectedTables []partition.Partition,
+	manuallyManagedPartitionNames []string,
+) (unexpectedTables, missingTables, incorrectBounds []partition.Partition) {
+	return p.comparePartitions(existingTables, expectedTables, manuallyManagedPartitionNames)
+}