diff --git a/operator/src/main/resources/application.properties b/operator/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 6cf8b04b7fb..4bca5f84530 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/operator/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ quarkus.kubernetes.namespace=nessie-operator
 quarkus.kubernetes.image-pull-policy=IfNotPresent
 quarkus.kubernetes.prometheus.generate-service-monitor=true
 quarkus.kubernetes.prometheus.annotations=true
+quarkus.kubernetes.vcs-uri.enabled=false
 
 # Quarkus Operator SDK settings
 quarkus.operator-sdk.enable-ssa=true