diff --git a/deploy/README.md b/deploy/README.md
index d2648a8a47..c3fd57100c 100644
--- a/deploy/README.md
+++ b/deploy/README.md
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ helm install elastic-operator-crds ./eck-operator/charts/eck-operator-crds
 # This step can be done by any user with full access to the my-namespace namespace.
 helm install elastic-operator ./eck-operator -n my-namespace --create-namespace \
   --set=installCRDs=false \
-  --set=managedNamespaces='{my-namespace}' \
+  --set=singleNamespaceMode=true \
   --set=createClusterScopedResources=false \
+  --set=config.validateStorageClass=false \
   --set=webhook.enabled=false
 ```
 
diff --git a/deploy/eck-operator/templates/configmap.yaml b/deploy/eck-operator/templates/configmap.yaml
index 01708b523e..b01f77d87a 100644
--- a/deploy/eck-operator/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/deploy/eck-operator/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -67,8 +67,12 @@ data:
       {{- end }}
     webhook-port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
     {{- end }}
-    {{- with .Values.managedNamespaces }}
+    {{- if .Values.singleNamespaceMode }}
+    namespaces: [{{ .Release.Namespace }}]
+    {{- else }}
+      {{- with .Values.managedNamespaces }}
     namespaces: [{{ join "," . }}]
+      {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
     operator-namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
     enable-leader-election: {{ .Values.config.enableLeaderElection }}
diff --git a/deploy/eck-operator/values.yaml b/deploy/eck-operator/values.yaml
index 431b8faa64..2b6fba8f5d 100644
--- a/deploy/eck-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/eck-operator/values.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ volumes: []
 # createClusterScopedResources determines whether cluster-scoped resources (ClusterRoles, ClusterRoleBindings) should be created.
 createClusterScopedResources: true
 
+# singleNamespaceMode will set the operator to only watch its deployed namespace
+singleNamespaceMode: false
+
 # Automount API credentials for the Service Account into the pod.
 automountServiceAccountToken: true