diff --git a/cmd/cockroach-operator/BUILD.bazel b/cmd/cockroach-operator/BUILD.bazel
index acf8d1d01..162310498 100644
--- a/cmd/cockroach-operator/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/cmd/cockroach-operator/BUILD.bazel
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ oci_image(
         "//cmd/cockroach-operator/linux-amd64:cockroach-linux-amd64-tar",
         ":operator_image_linux_amd64",
     ],
+    entrypoint = ["./cockroach-operator"],
 )
 
 oci_image(
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ oci_image(
         "//cmd/cockroach-operator/linux-arm64:cockroach-linux-arm64-tar",
         ":operator_image_linux_arm64",
     ],
+    entrypoint = ["./cockroach-operator"],
 )
 
 pkg_tar(
diff --git a/config/manager/deployment.yaml b/config/manager/deployment.yaml
index d9c1f2fd6..e049f9ffc 100644
--- a/config/manager/deployment.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/deployment.yaml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ spec:
         - name: cockroach-operator
           image: cockroachdb/cockroach-operator:latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          command:
-            - ./cockroach-operator
           args:
             - -zap-log-level
             - info
diff --git a/install/operator.yaml b/install/operator.yaml
index 646f09ed1..77b0f5269 100644
--- a/install/operator.yaml
+++ b/install/operator.yaml
@@ -384,8 +384,6 @@ spec:
       - args:
         - -zap-log-level
         - info
-        command:
-        - ./cockroach-operator
         env:
         - name: RELATED_IMAGE_COCKROACH_v21_1_0
           value: cockroachdb/cockroach:v21.1.0