diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 0a984d4b5..b2e6d8b50 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
                 "program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/jest/bin/jest",
             }
         },
+        {
+            "type": "node",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug prepare-che-operator.js script",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/prepare-che-operator-templates.js"
+          },
 
     ]
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f7837083..304ee21bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
     "postinstall-helm": "rimraf templates/kubernetes && cpx 'node_modules/eclipse-che-server/deploy/kubernetes/**' 'templates/kubernetes'",
     "postinstall-cert-manager": "rimraf templates/cert-manager && cpx 'node_modules/eclipse-che-server/deploy/cert-manager/**' 'templates/cert-manager'",
     "postinstall-dev-workspace": "rimraf templates/devworkspace && cpx 'node_modules/eclipse-che-devfile-workspace-operator/deploy/**' 'templates/devworkspace'",
-    "postinstall-operator": "rimraf templates/che-operator && cpx 'node_modules/eclipse-che-operator/deploy/**' 'templates/che-operator'",
+    "postinstall-operator": "node prepare-che-operator-templates.js",
     "postinstall-repositories": "yarn upgrade eclipse-che-server eclipse-che-operator eclipse-che-devfile-workspace-operator",
     "postinstall-cleanup": "rimraf node_modules/eclipse-che-server && rimraf node_modules/eclipse-che-operator",
     "test": "jest --collect-coverage",
diff --git a/prepare-che-operator-templates.js b/prepare-che-operator-templates.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ebfbb31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prepare-che-operator-templates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ **********************************************************************/
+
+'use strict'
+
+const fs = require('fs-extra')
+const path = require('path')
+var deployFolder = path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules', 'eclipse-che-operator', 'deploy')
+var configFolder = path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules', 'eclipse-che-operator', 'config')
+var cheOperatorTemplates = path.join(__dirname, 'templates', 'che-operator')
+
+function prepareTemplates() {
+    if (fs.existsSync(deployFolder)) {
+        fs.copySync(deployFolder, cheOperatorTemplates)
+    } else if (fs.existsSync(configFolder)) {
+        const filterFunc = (src) => {
+            var isFile = fs.statSync(src).isFile()
+            if (isFile) {
+                var filePath = path.basename(src)
+                if (filePath === 'role.yaml' ||
+                    filePath === 'role_binding.yaml' ||
+                    filePath === 'cluster_role.yaml' ||
+                    filePath === 'cluster_rolebinding.yaml' ||
+                    filePath === 'service_account.yaml') {
+                    return true
+                }
+            } else {
+                var dirName = path.basename(src) 
+                if (dirName === 'rbac') {
+                    return true
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        fs.copySync(path.join(configFolder, 'rbac'), cheOperatorTemplates, filterFunc)
+        fs.copySync(path.join(configFolder, 'manager', 'manager.yaml'), path.join(cheOperatorTemplates, 'operator.yaml'))
+        fs.copySync(path.join(configFolder, 'crd', 'bases'), path.join(cheOperatorTemplates, 'crds'))
+        fs.copySync(path.join(configFolder, 'samples', 'org.eclipse.che_v1_checluster.yaml'), path.join(cheOperatorTemplates, 'crds', 'org_v1_che_cr.yaml'))
+        fs.copySync(path.join(configFolder, 'samples', 'org_v1_chebackupserverconfiguration.yaml'), path.join(cheOperatorTemplates, 'crds', 'org.eclipse.che_v1_chebackupserverconfiguration_cr.yaml'))
+        fs.copySync(path.join(configFolder, 'samples', 'org_v1_checlusterbackup.yaml'), path.join(cheOperatorTemplates, 'crds', 'org.eclipse.che_v1_checlusterbackup_cr.yaml'))
+        fs.copySync(path.join(configFolder, 'samples', 'org_v1_checlusterrestore.yaml'), path.join(cheOperatorTemplates, 'crds', 'org.eclipse.che_v1_checlusterrestore_cr.yaml'))
+    } else {
+        throw new Error("Unable to prepare che-operator templates")
+    }
+}
+
+fs.removeSync(cheOperatorTemplates)
+prepareTemplates()