diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 5b6b75d47..181af5a98 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       control-plane: controller-manager
   replicas: 1
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/config/manager/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml b/config/manager/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
index e4f125b4a..407c206ac 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@ spec:
         args:
         - "--health-probe-bind-address=:8081"
         - "--metrics-bind-address=127.0.0.1:8080"
-        - "--leader-elect"
         - "--zap-log-level=error"
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/latest/deployment.yaml b/deploy/manifests/latest/deployment.yaml
index 929508254..b4ebbf00c 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/latest/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/latest/deployment.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       control-plane: controller-manager
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
@@ -48,7 +50,6 @@ spec:
       - args:
         - --health-probe-bind-address=:8081
         - --metrics-bind-address=127.0.0.1:8080
-        - --leader-elect
         - --zap-log-level=error
         command:
         - /manager