diff --git a/e2e/commonwithcustominstall/tekton_test.go b/e2e/commonwithcustominstall/tekton_test.go
index dd6bb3056b..ed7dc53135 100644
--- a/e2e/commonwithcustominstall/tekton_test.go
+++ b/e2e/commonwithcustominstall/tekton_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestTektonLikeBehavior(t *testing.T) {
 		Expect(CreateOperatorRoleBinding(ns)).To(Succeed())
 
 		Eventually(OperatorPod(ns)).Should(BeNil())
-		Expect(CreateKamelPod(ns, "tekton-task", "install", "--skip-cluster-setup", "--force")).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(CreateKamelPod(ns, "tekton-task", "install", "--no-storage", "--skip-cluster-setup", "--force")).To(Succeed())
 
 		Eventually(OperatorPod(ns)).ShouldNot(BeNil())
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/install.go b/pkg/cmd/install.go
index 2a9bdac924..7f964e3a3a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/install.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/install.go
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ func newCmdInstall(rootCmdOptions *RootCmdOptions) (*cobra.Command, *installCmdO
 	cmd.Flags().String("storage-class-name", "", "Use a storage class name to create a dynamic volume (if empty will look up for cluster default)")
 	cmd.Flags().String("storage-capacity", "20Gi", "How much capacity to use")
 	cmd.Flags().String("storage-access-mode", "ReadWriteOnce", "Persistent Volume Access Mode (any of ReadWriteOnce, ReadOnlyMany, ReadWriteMany or ReadWriteOncePod)")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("no-storage", false, "If true, it won't use a persistent storage (recommended for development purpose only)")
 
 	return &cmd, &options
 }
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ type installCmdOptions struct {
 	StorageClassName            string `mapstructure:"storage-class-name"`
 	StorageCapacity             string `mapstructure:"storage-capacity"`
 	StorageAccessMode           string `mapstructure:"storage-access-mode"`
+	NoStorage                   bool   `mapstructure:"no-storage"`
 }
 
 func (o *installCmdOptions) install(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
@@ -435,6 +437,7 @@ func (o *installCmdOptions) setupOperator(
 		ResourcesRequirements: o.ResourcesRequirements,
 		EnvVars:               o.EnvVars,
 		Storage: install.OperatorStorageConfiguration{
+			NoStorage:  o.NoStorage,
 			ClassName:  o.StorageClassName,
 			Capacity:   o.StorageCapacity,
 			AccessMode: o.StorageAccessMode,
diff --git a/pkg/install/operator.go b/pkg/install/operator.go
index 9f798abf35..b81fae0089 100644
--- a/pkg/install/operator.go
+++ b/pkg/install/operator.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type OperatorMonitoringConfiguration struct {
 
 // OperatorStorageConfiguration represents the configuration required for Camel K operator storage.
 type OperatorStorageConfiguration struct {
+	NoStorage  bool
 	ClassName  string
 	Capacity   string
 	AccessMode string
@@ -88,9 +89,12 @@ func OperatorOrCollect(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, c client.Client,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	camelKPVC, err := installPVC(ctx, cmd, c, cfg, collection)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	var camelKPVC *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim
+	if !cfg.Storage.NoStorage {
+		camelKPVC, err = installPVC(ctx, cmd, c, cfg, collection)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	customizer := func(o ctrl.Object) ctrl.Object {