diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1ee4ec28a..d6b1cb761 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ func main() {
 	var metricsAddr string
 	var enableLeaderElection bool
 	var probeAddr string
+	var enableWebhooks bool
+	flag.BoolVar(&enableWebhooks, "enable-webhooks", os.Getenv("ENABLE_WEBHOOKS") != "false", "Enable webhooks")
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&probeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "leader-elect", false,
@@ -122,21 +124,24 @@ func main() {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "RedisSentinel")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	if err = (&redisv1beta2.Redis{}).SetupWebhookWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create webhook", "webhook", "Redis")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	if err = (&redisv1beta2.RedisCluster{}).SetupWebhookWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create webhook", "webhook", "RedisCluster")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	if err = (&redisv1beta2.RedisReplication{}).SetupWebhookWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create webhook", "webhook", "RedisReplication")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	if err = (&redisv1beta2.RedisSentinel{}).SetupWebhookWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create webhook", "webhook", "RedisSentinel")
-		os.Exit(1)
+
+	if enableWebhooks {
+		if err = (&redisv1beta2.Redis{}).SetupWebhookWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+			setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create webhook", "webhook", "Redis")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		if err = (&redisv1beta2.RedisCluster{}).SetupWebhookWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+			setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create webhook", "webhook", "RedisCluster")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		if err = (&redisv1beta2.RedisReplication{}).SetupWebhookWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+			setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create webhook", "webhook", "RedisReplication")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		if err = (&redisv1beta2.RedisSentinel{}).SetupWebhookWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+			setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create webhook", "webhook", "RedisSentinel")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
 	}
 	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:builder