diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9017f757..408cce8d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,10 +113,7 @@ all: generate check build
 generate:
 	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) object paths="./..."
 	make manifests
-	# sync crd generated to helm-chart
-	echo '{{- if .Values.crd.create }}' > charts/zookeeper-operator/templates/zookeeper.pravega.io_zookeeperclusters_crd.yaml
-	cat config/crd/bases/zookeeper.pravega.io_zookeeperclusters.yaml >> charts/zookeeper-operator/templates/zookeeper.pravega.io_zookeeperclusters_crd.yaml
-	echo '{{- end }}' >> charts/zookeeper-operator/templates/zookeeper.pravega.io_zookeeperclusters_crd.yaml
+	cp -f config/crd/bases/zookeeper.pravega.io_zookeeperclusters.yaml charts/zookeeper-operator/templates/zookeeper.pravega.io_zookeeperclusters_crd.yaml
 
 
 build: test build-go build-image
diff --git a/charts/zookeeper/README.md b/charts/zookeeper/README.md
index 8d0417bd..1f26a8e2 100644
--- a/charts/zookeeper/README.md
+++ b/charts/zookeeper/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ where:
 - **[RELEASE_NAME]** is the release name for the zookeeper chart.
 - **[CLUSTER_NAME]** is the name of the zookeeper cluster so created. (If [RELEASE_NAME] contains the string `zookeeper`, `[CLUSTER_NAME] = [RELEASE_NAME]`, else `[CLUSTER_NAME] = [RELEASE_NAME]-zookeeper`. The [CLUSTER_NAME] can however be overridden by providing `--set fullnameOverride=[CLUSTER_NAME]` along with the helm install command)
 - **[VERSION]** can be any stable release version for zookeeper from 0.2.8 onwards.
+- `--skip-crds` may be used to ommit CRDs when seperatly installed and the current user context does not have required privlidges to install [best practices](https://helm.sh/docs/chart_best_practices/custom_resource_definitions/#method-1-let-helm-do-it-for-you)
 
 This command deploys zookeeper on the Kubernetes cluster in its default configuration. The [configuration](#configuration) section lists the parameters that can be configured during installation.