diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-k3d.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-k3d.yml
index 704cea4f1..09b448e67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-k3d.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-k3d.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Default template with helm
         uses: WyriHaximus/github-action-helm3@v4
         with:
-          exec: helm template loculus kubernetes/loculus
+          exec: helm template loculus kubernetes/loculus --skip-schema-validation 
       - name: E2E Template with helm
         uses: WyriHaximus/github-action-helm3@v4
         with:
diff --git a/deploy.py b/deploy.py
index f20054a4e..d90a588f5 100755
--- a/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 cluster_parser.add_argument(
     "--dev",
     action="store_true",
-    help="Set up a development environment for running the website and the backend locally",
+    help="Set up a development environment for running the website and the backend locally, skip schema validation",
 )
 cluster_parser.add_argument("--delete", action="store_true", help="Delete the cluster")
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     help="Just template and print out the YAML produced",
     action="store_true",
 )
-helm_parser.add_argument("--for-e2e", action="store_true", help="Use the E2E values file")
+helm_parser.add_argument("--for-e2e", action="store_true", help="Use the E2E values file, skip schema validation")
 
 upgrade_parser = subparsers.add_parser("upgrade", help="Upgrade helm installation")
 
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ def handle_helm():
 
     if args.for_e2e or args.dev:
         parameters += ["-f", HELM_CHART_DIR / "values_e2e_and_dev.yaml"]
+        parameters += ["--skip-schema-validation"]
     if args.sha:
         parameters += ["--set", f"sha={args.sha[:7]}"]
 
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@ def generate_config(
         helm_chart,
         "--show-only",
         template,
+        "--skip-schema-validation"
     ]
 
     if not output_path: