diff --git a/deploy/handler/operator.yaml b/deploy/handler/operator.yaml
index eb24d476a9..1bff3605e8 100644
--- a/deploy/handler/operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/handler/operator.yaml
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ spec:
             - name: PROFILER_PORT
               value: "6060"
             - name: CA_ROTATE_INTERVAL
-              value: "8760h0m0s" # One Year
+              value: {{ .CARotateInterval | default "8760h0m0s" }}
             - name: CA_OVERLAP_INTERVAL
-              value: "8760h0m0s" # One Year
+              value: {{ .CAOverlapInterval | default "8760h0m0s" }}
             - name: CERT_ROTATE_INTERVAL
-              value: "4380h0m0s" # Half Year
+              value: {{ .CertRotateInterval | default "4380h0m0s" }}
           ports:
           - containerPort: 8443
             name: webhook-server
diff --git a/pkg/controller/nmstate/nmstate_controller.go b/pkg/controller/nmstate/nmstate_controller.go
index c2516987a4..982fd2c753 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nmstate/nmstate_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/nmstate/nmstate_controller.go
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ func (r *ReconcileNMState) applyHandler(instance *nmstatev1beta1.NMState) error
 	data.Data["HandlerPullPolicy"] = os.Getenv("HANDLER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY")
 	data.Data["HandlerPrefix"] = os.Getenv("HANDLER_PREFIX")
 	data.Data["HandlerNodeSelector"] = instance.Spec.NodeSelector
+	// TODO: This is just a place holder to make template renderer happy
+	//       proper variable has to be read from env or CR
+	data.Data["CARotateInterval"] = ""
+	data.Data["CAOverlapInterval"] = ""
+	data.Data["CertRotateInterval"] = ""
 	return r.renderAndApply(instance, data, "handler", true)
 }