diff --git a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/conf/operator.yaml b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/conf/operator.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..773049f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/conf/operator.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+sidecar:
+  image: {{ .Values.sidecar.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.sidecar.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
diff --git a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 71369825..70d6e74b 100644
--- a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -49,3 +49,10 @@ Selector labels
 app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "tailing-sidecar-operator.name" . }}
 app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Configmap name
+*/}}
+{{- define "tailing-sidecar-operator.configMap.name" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name "operator-config" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/configmap.yaml b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd67d3a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ template "tailing-sidecar-operator.configMap.name" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "tailing-sidecar-operator.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  config.yaml: |
+  {{- (tpl (.Files.Get "conf/operator.yaml") .) | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/resources.yaml b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/resources.yaml
index 8757e458..265aeaed 100644
--- a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/resources.yaml
+++ b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/resources.yaml
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
         {{- include "tailing-sidecar-operator.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+      annotations:
+        checksum/config: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/configmap.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ spec:
       - args:
         - --metrics-addr=127.0.0.1:8080
         - --enable-leader-election
-        - --tailing-sidecar-image={{ .Values.sidecar.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.sidecar.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
+        - --config=/tailing-sidecar/config/config.yaml
         command:
         - /manager
         image: {{ .Values.operator.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.operator.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
@@ -431,6 +433,9 @@ spec:
         - mountPath: /tmp/k8s-webhook-server/serving-certs
           name: cert
           readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /tailing-sidecar/config
+          name: config
+          readOnly: true
       serviceAccountName: tailing-sidecar-service-account
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       volumes:
@@ -438,3 +443,6 @@ spec:
         secret:
           defaultMode: 420
           secretName: webhook-server-cert
+      - name: config
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ template "tailing-sidecar-operator.configMap.name" . }}
diff --git a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/values.yaml b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/values.yaml
index 0a651baf..9fade9b1 100644
--- a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/values.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ nameOverride: ""
 operator:
   image:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    repository: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/tailing-sidecar-operator
+    repository: localhost:32000/sumologic/tailing-sidecar-operator
     # Overrides the image tag whose default is the Helm Chart appVersion.
-    tag: ""
+    tag: "latest"
   resources:
     limits:
       cpu: 100m
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ operator:
 
 sidecar:
   image:
-    repository: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/tailing-sidecar
+    repository: localhost:32000/sumologic/tailing-sidecar
     # Overrides the image tag whose default is the Helm Chart appVersion.
-    tag: ""
+    tag: "latest"
 
 kubeRbacProxy:
   image:
diff --git a/operator/Dockerfile b/operator/Dockerfile
index ed8a8496..4e9dc3cd 100644
--- a/operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/operator/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN go mod download
 
 # Build
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GO111MODULE=on go build -a -o manager main.go config.go
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GO111MODULE=on go build -a -o manager main.go
 
 # Use distroless as minimal base image to package the manager binary
 # Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details
diff --git a/operator/Makefile b/operator/Makefile
index 16f14ab4..1aa9dce6 100755
--- a/operator/Makefile
+++ b/operator/Makefile
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ clean:
 
 # Build manager binary
 manager: generate fmt vet
-	go build -o bin/manager main.go ./config.go
+	go build -o bin/manager main.go
 
 # Run against the configured Kubernetes cluster in ~/.kube/config
 run: generate fmt vet manifests
-	go run ./main.go ./config.go
+	go run ./main.go
 
 # Install CRDs into a cluster
 install: manifests kustomize
diff --git a/operator/main.go b/operator/main.go
index 568de469..b6920985 100644
--- a/operator/main.go
+++ b/operator/main.go
@@ -50,40 +50,15 @@ func main() {
 	var metricsAddr string
 	var enableLeaderElection bool
 	var tailingSidecarImage string
-	var configPath string
-	var config Config
-	var err error
-
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-addr", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "enable-leader-election", false,
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
-	flag.StringVar(&tailingSidecarImage, "tailing-sidecar-image", "", "tailing sidecar image")
-	flag.StringVar(&configPath, "config", "", "Path to the configuration file")
+	flag.StringVar(&tailingSidecarImage, "tailing-sidecar-image", "sumologic/tailing-sidecar:latest", "tailing sidecar image")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseDevMode(true)))
 
-	if configPath != "" {
-		config, err = ReadConfig(configPath)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			setupLog.Error(err, "unable to read configuration", "configPath", configPath)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-	} else {
-		config = Config{}
-	}
-
-	if err := config.Validate(); err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "configuration error", "configPath", configPath)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	if tailingSidecarImage != "" {
-		config.Sidecar.Image = tailingSidecarImage
-	}
-
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,
 		MetricsBindAddress: metricsAddr,
@@ -109,7 +84,7 @@ func main() {
 	mgr.GetWebhookServer().Register("/add-tailing-sidecars-v1-pod", &webhook.Admission{
 		Handler: &handler.PodExtender{
 			Client:              mgr.GetClient(),
-			TailingSidecarImage: config.Sidecar.Image,
+			TailingSidecarImage: tailingSidecarImage,
 		},
 	})