diff --git a/cmd/manager/main.go b/cmd/manager/main.go
index be8020739b..1e8e5f43be 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	mgrOptions := manager.Options{
-		Namespace:      namespace,
-		MapperProvider: apiutil.NewDiscoveryRESTMapper,
+		Namespace:          namespace,
+		MapperProvider:     apiutil.NewDiscoveryRESTMapper,
+		MetricsBindAddress: "0", // disable metrics
 	}
 
 	// We need to add LeaerElection for the webhook