diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0123f62..7961e68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ jobs:
 
   helm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - server-tests
+      - operator-tests
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/opr/operator.py b/opr/operator.py
index c84f316..4a976c4 100644
--- a/opr/operator.py
+++ b/opr/operator.py
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 
 import kopf
 import kubernetes
 from kubernetes.client import ApiClient, CoreV1Api, AppsV1Api, CustomObjectsApi, V1ConfigMap, V1Service
 
 
+def load_kubernetes_config():
+    if 'KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST' in os.environ:
+        # We're running inside a Kubernetes cluster
+        return kubernetes.config.load_incluster_config()
+    else:
+        # We're running outside the cluster
+        return kubernetes.config.load_kube_config()
+
+
 @kopf.on.create('configserver')
 def create_fn(meta, spec, **kwargs):
-    client = ApiClient(configuration=kubernetes.config.load_incluster_config())
+    client = ApiClient(configuration=load_kubernetes_config())
     api = CoreV1Api(api_client=client)
     apps_api = AppsV1Api(api_client=client)
     crd_api = CustomObjectsApi(api_client=client)
@@ -100,7 +110,7 @@ def create_fn(meta, spec, **kwargs):
 
 @kopf.on.delete('configserver')
 def delete_fn(meta, spec, **kwargs):
-    client = ApiClient(configuration=kubernetes.config.load_incluster_config())
+    client = ApiClient(configuration=load_kubernetes_config())
     api = CoreV1Api(api_client=client)
     apps_api = AppsV1Api(api_client=client)
 
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ def delete_fn(meta, spec, **kwargs):
 
 
 def _get_config_map(config_name: str, namespace: str, logger: logging.Logger) -> tuple[V1ConfigMap | None, CoreV1Api]:
-    client = kubernetes.client.api_client.ApiClient(configuration=kubernetes.config.load_incluster_config())
+    client = kubernetes.client.api_client.ApiClient(configuration=load_kubernetes_config())
     api = kubernetes.client.CoreV1Api(api_client=client)
     try:
         config_map = api.read_namespaced_config_map(name=f"{config_name}-values", namespace=namespace)
diff --git a/tests/server_tests/test_key_handler.py b/tests/server_tests/test_key_handler.py
index 29106fd..0f8bc90 100644
--- a/tests/server_tests/test_key_handler.py
+++ b/tests/server_tests/test_key_handler.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def test_root(self):
         self.assertEqual(response.code, 404)
 
     def test_not_found(self):
-        response = self.fetch('/key/not-found')
+        response = self.fetch('/config/not-found')
         self.assertEqual(response.code, 404)
         # self.assertEqual(response.body, 'Hello, world')
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_key(self):
         test_file = self.config_values / "test"
         test_file.write_text(json.dumps({"foo": "bar"}))
 
-        response = self.fetch('/key/test')
+        response = self.fetch('/config/test')
         self.assertEqual(response.code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.body.decode(), json.dumps({"foo": "bar"}))
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def test_key_not_json(self):
         test_file = self.config_values / "test"
         test_file.write_text("something: not json")
 
-        response = self.fetch('/key/test')
+        response = self.fetch('/config/test')
         self.assertEqual(response.code, 400)
 
         test_file.unlink()