diff --git a/pkg/operator/resources/cluster/apiserver.go b/pkg/operator/resources/cluster/apiserver.go
index ff7352c071..a0c8b9d5fd 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/resources/cluster/apiserver.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/resources/cluster/apiserver.go
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func createCDIValidatingWebhook(namespace string, c client.Client, l logr.Logger
 	defaultServicePort := int32(443)
 	allScopes := admissionregistrationv1.AllScopes
 	exactPolicy := admissionregistrationv1.Exact
-	failurePolicy := admissionregistrationv1.Fail
+	failurePolicy := admissionregistrationv1.Ignore
 	defaultTimeoutSeconds := int32(30)
 	whc := &admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{