diff --git a/src/context.ts b/src/context.ts
index 62cf28a1f..bdfa35c5b 100644
--- a/src/context.ts
+++ b/src/context.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import {
   CATALOG_SOURCE_IMAGE_FLAG,
 } from './flags'
 import {
-  getEmbeddedTemplatesDirectory,
+  getEmbeddedTemplatesDirectory, getProjectName,
   getProjectVersion,
   isCheFlavor,
   safeLoadFromYamlFile,
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ export namespace CheCtlContext {
     // for backward compatability
     flags[CHE_NAMESPACE_FLAG] = ctx[EclipseCheContext.NAMESPACE]
     if (ctx[InfrastructureContext.IS_OPENSHIFT]) {
-      ctx[EclipseCheContext.OPERATOR_NAMESPACE] = ctx[InfrastructureContext.OPENSHIFT_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE]
+      ctx[EclipseCheContext.OPERATOR_NAMESPACE] = process.env[`${getProjectName().toUpperCase()}_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE`] || ctx[InfrastructureContext.OPENSHIFT_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE]
     } else {
-      ctx[EclipseCheContext.OPERATOR_NAMESPACE] = ctx[EclipseCheContext.NAMESPACE]
+      ctx[EclipseCheContext.OPERATOR_NAMESPACE] = process.env[`${getProjectName().toUpperCase()}_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE`] || ctx[EclipseCheContext.NAMESPACE]
     }
 
     // Eclipse Che context
diff --git a/src/tasks/installers/eclipse-che/eclipse-che-olm-installer.ts b/src/tasks/installers/eclipse-che/eclipse-che-olm-installer.ts
index 942e70d27..92b1c868c 100644
--- a/src/tasks/installers/eclipse-che/eclipse-che-olm-installer.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/installers/eclipse-che/eclipse-che-olm-installer.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {DevWorkspaceInstallerFactory} from '../dev-workspace/dev-workspace-insta
 import {CommonTasks} from '../../common-tasks'
 import {DevWorkspace} from '../dev-workspace/dev-workspace'
 import {Che} from '../../../utils/che'
+import {PodTasks} from '../../pod-tasks'
 
 export class EclipseCheOlmInstaller implements Installer {
   getDeployTasks(): Listr.ListrTask<any> {
@@ -132,5 +133,7 @@ export class EclipseCheOlmInstaller implements Installer {
       ctx[EclipseCheContext.APPROVAL_STRATEGY],
       flags[STARTING_CSV_FLAG]
     ))
+
+    tasks.add(PodTasks.getPodStartTasks(EclipseChe.CHE_OPERATOR, EclipseChe.CHE_OPERATOR_SELECTOR, ctx[EclipseCheContext.OPERATOR_NAMESPACE]))
   }
 }