diff --git a/cmd/cl-adm/cmd/create/create_peer.go b/cmd/cl-adm/cmd/create/create_peer.go
index 7a5ae9e7f..7550a7042 100644
--- a/cmd/cl-adm/cmd/create/create_peer.go
+++ b/cmd/cl-adm/cmd/create/create_peer.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (o *PeerOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		"Type of dataplane, Supported values: \"envoy\" (default), \"go\"")
 	fs.StringVar(&o.LogLevel, "log-level", "info",
 		"The log level. One of fatal, error, warn, info, debug.")
-	fs.StringVar(&o.ContainerRegistry, "container-registry", "ghcr.io/clusterlink-net",
+	fs.StringVar(&o.ContainerRegistry, "container-registry", config.GhcrContainerRegistry,
 		"The container registry to pull the project images. If empty will use local registry.")
 	fs.BoolVar(&o.CRDMode, "crd-mode", false, "Run a CRD-based controlplane.")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/cl-adm/cmd/deploy/deploy_peer.go b/cmd/cl-adm/cmd/deploy/deploy_peer.go
index d43f5ecb2..3474b8c08 100644
--- a/cmd/cl-adm/cmd/deploy/deploy_peer.go
+++ b/cmd/cl-adm/cmd/deploy/deploy_peer.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package deploy
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ type PeerOptions struct {
 	StartInstance bool
 	// Ingress, represents the type of service used to expose the ClusterLink deployment.
 	Ingress string
+	// ContainerRegistry is the container registry to pull the project images.
+	ContainerRegistry string
 }
 
 // NewCmdDeployPeer returns a cobra.Command to run the 'create peer' subcommand.
@@ -83,6 +86,8 @@ func (o *PeerOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		"Namespace where the ClusterLink components are deployed if --start is set.")
 	fs.StringVar(&o.Ingress, "start-ingress", string(apis.IngressTypeLoadBalancer),
 		"Represents the type of service used to expose the ClusterLink deployment (LoadBalancer/NodePort/none) if --start is set.")
+	fs.StringVar(&o.ContainerRegistry, "container-registry", config.GhcrContainerRegistry,
+		"The container registry to pull the project images.")
 }
 
 // RequiredFlags are the names of flags that must be explicitly specified.
@@ -93,8 +98,8 @@ func (o *PeerOptions) RequiredFlags() []string {
 // Run the 'create peer' subcommand.
 func (o *PeerOptions) Run() error {
 	peerDir := path.Join(o.CertDir, o.Name)
-	if err := o.verifyExists(peerDir); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if _, err := os.Stat(peerDir); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open certificates folder: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Create k8s resources
@@ -109,7 +114,21 @@ func (o *PeerOptions) Run() error {
 	}
 
 	// Create operator
-	if err := o.deployDir("operator/manager/*", resource); err != nil {
+	newImageName := path.Join(o.ContainerRegistry, "cl-operator:latest")
+	managerFile, err := configFiles.ConfigFiles.Open("operator/manager/manager.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	managerBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(managerFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	managerModified := strings.Replace(string(managerBytes), path.Join(config.GhcrContainerRegistry, "cl-operator:latest"), newImageName, -1)
+	fmt.Println(managerModified)
+	err = decoder.DecodeEach(context.Background(), strings.NewReader(managerModified), decoder.CreateHandler(resource))
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -144,7 +163,7 @@ func (o *PeerOptions) Run() error {
 			Dataplanes:        1,
 			DataplaneType:     platform.DataplaneTypeEnvoy,
 			LogLevel:          "info",
-			ContainerRegistry: "ghcr.io/clusterlink-net", // Tell kind to use local image.
+			ContainerRegistry: o.ContainerRegistry,
 			Namespace:         o.Namespace,
 			IngressType:       o.Ingress,
 		}, "cl-instance")
@@ -161,12 +180,6 @@ func (o *PeerOptions) Run() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// verifyExists verifies a given path exist.
-func (o *PeerOptions) verifyExists(dir string) error {
-	_, err := os.Stat(dir)
-	return err
-}
-
 // deployDir deploys K8s yaml from a directory.
 func (o *PeerOptions) deployDir(dir string, resource *resources.Resources) error {
 	err := decoder.DecodeEachFile(context.Background(), configFiles.ConfigFiles, dir, decoder.CreateHandler(resource))
diff --git a/cmd/cl-adm/config/config.go b/cmd/cl-adm/config/config.go
index b5e0192ea..ee2c9fd7e 100644
--- a/cmd/cl-adm/config/config.go
+++ b/cmd/cl-adm/config/config.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ const (
 	DataplaneDirectoryName = "dataplane"
 	// GWCTLDirectoryName is the directory name containing gwctl certificates.
 	GWCTLDirectoryName = "gwctl"
+	// GhcrContainerRegistry represents the remote container registry name on GitHub Container Registry.
+	GhcrContainerRegistry = "ghcr.io/clusterlink-net"
 )
 
 // FabricDirectory returns the base path of the fabric.
diff --git a/config/operator/manager/manager.yaml b/config/operator/manager/manager.yaml
index 68d9c2dc7..cede66893 100644
--- a/config/operator/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/operator/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ spec:
         - --leader-elect
         command:
         - /cl-operator
-        image: cl-operator:latest
+        image: ghcr.io/clusterlink-net/cl-operator:latest
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet: