diff --git a/testing/certmanager/operator/deployment.yaml b/testing/certmanager/operator/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4be35f774ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/certmanager/operator/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: minio-operator
+  namespace: minio-operator
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      name: minio-operator
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        name: minio-operator
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: minio-operator
+      containers:
+        - name: minio-operator
+          image: minio/operator:noop
+          env:
+            - name: OPERATOR_SIDECAR_IMAGE
+              value: minio/operator-sidecar:noop
diff --git a/testing/certmanager/operator/kustomization.yaml b/testing/certmanager/operator/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0ad81c63b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/certmanager/operator/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+resources:
+  - ../../../examples/kustomization/operator-certmanager
+
+patches:
+  - path: deployment.yaml
diff --git a/testing/common.sh b/testing/common.sh
index cfce17abcfa..ceae9f9d752 100644
--- a/testing/common.sh
+++ b/testing/common.sh
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ function install_operator() {
     value=minio-operator
   elif [ "$1" = "certmanager" ]; then
     echo "Installing Current Operator with certmanager"
-    try kubectl apply -k "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../examples/kustomization/operator-certmanager"
+    try kubectl apply -k "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../testing/certmanager/operator"
     echo "key, value for pod selector in kustomize test"
     key=name
     value=minio-operator