diff --git a/deploy/chart/templates/0000_50_olm_15-operatorstatus.yaml b/deploy/chart/templates/0000_50_olm_15-operatorstatus.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.imagestream }}
+apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
+kind: ClusterOperator
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Values.writeStatusName }}
+status:
+  versions:
+    - name: operator
+      version: "0.0.1-snapshot"
+---
+apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
+kind: ClusterOperator
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Values.writeStatusNameCatalog }}
+status:
+  versions:
+    - name: operator
+      version: "0.0.1-snapshot"
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/manifests/0000_50_olm_15-operatorstatus.yaml b/manifests/0000_50_olm_15-operatorstatus.yaml
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+
+apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
+kind: ClusterOperator
+metadata:
+  name: operator-lifecycle-manager
+status:
+  versions:
+    - name: operator
+      version: "0.0.1-snapshot"
+---
+apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
+kind: ClusterOperator
+metadata:
+  name: operator-lifecycle-manager-catalog
+status:
+  versions:
+    - name: operator
+      version: "0.0.1-snapshot"