diff --git a/operator/export-vars.sh b/operator/export-vars.sh
index 7127bbf2e..b868b4a3b 100644
--- a/operator/export-vars.sh
+++ b/operator/export-vars.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ declare -A images
 
 images[API_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/forklift-api@sha256:cd2c3925eb529d2287c1b3af9129aa91e3b70e56bf831152c7d32a2347054838
 
-images[CONTROLLER_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/forklift-controller@sha256:d156496b7dc81ab4b81c1808390f17cda7400ead44e22af6c7d682fd2d2da07b
+images[CONTROLLER_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/forklift-controller@sha256:3e0cdde23a985fbf7f216de465d78eacb7016f004c15199d5c98db0153265c72
 
 images[MUST_GATHER_IMAGE]=quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/rh-mtv-1-tenant/forklift-operator/forklift-must-gather@sha256:3ff09dbc5ca4c0dd196eab5da46a98da7deaa4e71de010cd52684ca2eaaa0d7a