diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa910196a..550856e56 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,15 +39,22 @@ kubectl create -f manifests/postgres-operator.yaml  # deployment
 # create a Postgres cluster
 kubectl create -f manifests/minimal-postgres-manifest.yaml 
 
+# connect to the Postgres master via psql
+# operator creates the relevant k8s secret
+export HOST_PORT=$(minikube service acid-minimal-cluster --url | sed 's,.*/,,')
+export PGHOST=$(echo $HOST_PORT | cut -d: -f 1)
+export PGPORT=$(echo $HOST_PORT | cut -d: -f 2)
+export PGPASSWORD=$(kubectl get secret postgres.acid-minimal-cluster.credentials -o 'jsonpath={.data.password}' | base64 -d)
+psql -U postgres
+
 # tear down cleanly
 minikube delete
 ```
 
-We have automated these steps for you:
+We have automated starting the operator and submitting the `acid-minimal-cluster` for you:
 ```bash
 cd postgres-operator
 ./run_operator_locally.sh
-minikube delete
 ```
 
 ## Scope
diff --git a/manifests/configmap.yaml b/manifests/configmap.yaml
index dc39936fb..c0295f4ca 100644
--- a/manifests/configmap.yaml
+++ b/manifests/configmap.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ data:
 
   debug_logging: "true"
   workers: "4"
-  docker_image: registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/demospilo-10:1.3-p3
+  docker_image: registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/spilo-cdp-10:1.4-p8
+  pod_service_account_name: "zalando-postgres-operator"
   secret_name_template: '{username}.{cluster}.credentials'
-  # etcd_host: ""
   super_username: postgres
   enable_teams_api: "false"
   # enable_team_superuser: "false"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ data:
   db_hosted_zone: db.example.com
   master_dns_name_format: '{cluster}.{team}.staging.{hostedzone}'
   replica_dns_name_format: '{cluster}-repl.{team}.staging.{hostedzone}'
-  enable_master_load_balancer: "false"
+  enable_master_load_balancer: "true"
   enable_replica_load_balancer: "false"
 
   pdb_name_format: "postgres-{cluster}-pdb"
diff --git a/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml b/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
index e20a2ecd4..2be3cc4d2 100644
--- a/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
+++ b/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ rules:
   - create
   - delete
   - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - watch # needed if zalando-postgres-operator account is used for pods as well
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ rules:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
+  - patch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/manifests/postgres-operator.yaml b/manifests/postgres-operator.yaml
index 54e65210f..e2064a7a5 100644
--- a/manifests/postgres-operator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/postgres-operator.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: zalando-postgres-operator
       containers:
       - name: postgres-operator
-        image: registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/postgres-operator:4c8dfd7
+        image: registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/postgres-operator:1352c4a5e2f5
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         env:
         # provided additional ENV vars can overwrite individual config map entries  
diff --git a/run_operator_locally.sh b/run_operator_locally.sh
index 8e020c76d..a4cf5f45b 100755
--- a/run_operator_locally.sh
+++ b/run_operator_locally.sh
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function start_operator(){
     local -r cmd="kubectl get crd | grep --quiet 'postgresqls.acid.zalan.do'"
     retry "$cmd" "$msg "
 
-    kubectl create -f manifests/complete-postgres-manifest.yaml
+    kubectl create -f manifests/minimal-postgres-manifest.yaml
 }