diff --git a/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml b/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
index 8a1bfb857..7bd539ac5 100644
--- a/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
+++ b/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ rules:
   - acid.zalan.do
   resources:
   - postgresqls
+  - operatorconfigurations
   verbs:
   - "*"
 - apiGroups:
diff --git a/manifests/postgres-operator.yaml b/manifests/postgres-operator.yaml
index 0c4cf84cb..d8a4a6ac4 100644
--- a/manifests/postgres-operator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/postgres-operator.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: zalando-postgres-operator
       containers:
       - name: postgres-operator
-        image: registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/postgres-operator:v1.0.0
+        image: registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/smoke-tested-postgres-operator:v1.0.0-21-ge39915c
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         env:
         # provided additional ENV vars can overwrite individual config map entries  
         - name: CONFIG_MAP_NAME
           value: "postgres-operator"
+        # In order to use the CRD OperatorConfiguration instead, uncomment these lines and comment out the two lines above
+        # - name: POSTGRES_OPERATOR_CONFIGURATION_OBJECT
+        #  value: postgresql-operator-default-configuration
+