diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 404227be..28a03e7b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ COPY --from=builder ${DEST_ROOT}/templates ${OPERATOR_TEMPLATES}
 USER $USER_ID
 
 ENV PATH="/:${PATH}"
+ENV ENABLE_WEBHOOKS="${ENABLE_WEBHOOKS}"
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/manager"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 384c7ad2..1e44fca5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.29
 # Set minimum Go version
 GOTOOLCHAIN_VERSION ?= go1.21.0
 
+ENABLE_WEBHOOKS ?= true
+
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
 GOBIN=$(shell go env GOPATH)/bin