diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c9fda069a..1242847fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ test-functionality: manifests generate fmt vet envtest ## Test functionality.
 	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) -p path)" go test ./... -v -ginkgo.v -coverprofile cover.out -test.type functionality -ginkgo.focus "Testing functionality"
 
 test-deployment: manifests generate fmt vet envtest ## Test OLM deployment.
-	kubectl create namespace olm --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+	kubectl create namespace olm --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply --server-side -f -
 	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) -p path)" go test ./... -v -ginkgo.v -coverprofile cover.out -test.type deployment -ginkgo.focus "Deploying KedaController manifest"
 
 test: manifests generate fmt vet envtest
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ sign-images: ## Sign KEDA images published on GitHub Container Registry
 ##@ Deployment
 
 install: manifests kustomize ## Install CRDs into the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl apply -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl apply --server-side -f -
 
 uninstall: manifests kustomize ## Uninstall CRDs from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl delete -f -
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ deploy: manifests kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image ghcr.io/kedacore/keda-olm-operator=${IMAGE_CONTROLLER}
 	cd config/default && \
     $(KUSTOMIZE) edit add label -f app.kubernetes.io/version:${VERSION}
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl apply -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl apply --server-side -f -
 
 undeploy: ## Undeploy controller from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl delete -f -
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ index-push:
 
 .PHONY: deploy-olm	## Deploy bundle. -- build & bundle to update if changes were made to code
 deploy-olm: build bundle docker-build docker-push bundle-build bundle-push index-build index-push
-	kubectl create namespace keda --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+	kubectl create namespace keda --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply --server-side -f -
 	operator-sdk run bundle ${BUNDLE} --namespace keda
 
 .PHONY: deploy-olm-testing