diff --git a/deployments/helm/hephaestus/templates/crd-hooks.yaml b/deployments/helm/hephaestus/templates/crd-hooks.yaml
index 183408c7..1bd1dd5c 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/hephaestus/templates/crd-hooks.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm/hephaestus/templates/crd-hooks.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       labels:
         {{- include "common.labels.matchLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"
         {{- with .Values.podLabels }}
           {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
@@ -93,9 +94,6 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.manager.image.pullPolicy }}
           args:
             - crd-apply
-            {{- if .Values.istio.enabled }}
-            - --istio-enabled
-            {{- end }}
           {{- with .Values.podEnv }}
           env:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
@@ -134,6 +132,7 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       labels:
         {{- include "common.labels.matchLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"
         {{- with .Values.podLabels }}
           {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
@@ -151,9 +150,6 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.manager.image.pullPolicy }}
           args:
             - crd-delete
-            {{- if .Values.istio.enabled }}
-            - --istio-enabled
-            {{- end }}
           {{- with .Values.podEnv }}
           env:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}