diff --git a/operator/export-vars.sh b/operator/export-vars.sh
index 7127bbf2e..63815cae4 100644
--- a/operator/export-vars.sh
+++ b/operator/export-vars.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ images[MUST_GATHER_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift
 
 images[OPENSTACK_POPULATOR_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/openstack-populator@sha256:f7bbdd2504f4e8441a9be58ee780b6c6ca3b4285ba4020b8958575dc5ecf9026
 
-images[OPERATOR_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/forklift-operator@sha256:e34c608d6439b9ac5f9f297e4eaf35c69a5b8b74e3622385415d33479071f420
+images[OPERATOR_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/forklift-operator@sha256:3e54959b60651873c7410a10dfaa8537d064d304cf34f47680bdaccfc6f3aeba
 
 images[OVA_PROVIDER_SERVER_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/ova-provider-server@sha256:f8358ba912fbb4928f9021f0dd01d290df87facd1f4eed5da912e10aff5378ae