diff --git a/config/kustomization.yaml b/config/kustomization.yaml
index 4b55d1e5..62fdb4e4 100644
--- a/config/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resources:
 
 
 patchesJson6902:
-#https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/84880
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/84880
 - target:
     group: apiextensions.k8s.io
     version: v1beta1
@@ -11,3 +11,10 @@ patchesJson6902:
     name: wordpresses.wordpress.presslabs.org
   path: patches/volume.yaml
 
+# https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-tools/issues/444
+- target:
+    group: apiextensions.k8s.io
+    version: v1beta1
+    kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+    name: wordpresses.wordpress.presslabs.org
+  path: patches/x-kubernetes-list-map-keys.yaml
diff --git a/config/patches/x-kubernetes-list-map-keys.yaml b/config/patches/x-kubernetes-list-map-keys.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e7dec8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/patches/x-kubernetes-list-map-keys.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- op: remove
+  path: /spec/validation/openAPIV3Schema/properties/spec/properties/sidecars/items/properties/ports
+
+- op: remove
+  path: /spec/validation/openAPIV3Schema/properties/spec/properties/initContainers/items/properties/ports
diff --git a/deploy/charts/wordpress-operator/crds/crds.yaml b/deploy/charts/wordpress-operator/crds/crds.yaml
index e1929cd1..7631e65b 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/wordpress-operator/crds/crds.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/wordpress-operator/crds/crds.yaml
@@ -1870,51 +1870,6 @@ spec:
                       container in a pod must have a unique name (DNS_LABEL). Cannot
                       be updated.
                     type: string
-                  ports:
-                    description: List of ports to expose from the container. Exposing
-                      a port here gives the system additional information about the
-                      network connections a container uses, but is primarily informational.
-                      Not specifying a port here DOES NOT prevent that port from being
-                      exposed. Any port which is listening on the default "0.0.0.0"
-                      address inside a container will be accessible from the network.
-                      Cannot be updated.
-                    items:
-                      description: ContainerPort represents a network port in a single
-                        container.
-                      properties:
-                        containerPort:
-                          description: Number of port to expose on the pod's IP address.
-                            This must be a valid port number, 0 < x < 65536.
-                          format: int32
-                          type: integer
-                        hostIP:
-                          description: What host IP to bind the external port to.
-                          type: string
-                        hostPort:
-                          description: Number of port to expose on the host. If specified,
-                            this must be a valid port number, 0 < x < 65536. If HostNetwork
-                            is specified, this must match ContainerPort. Most containers
-                            do not need this.
-                          format: int32
-                          type: integer
-                        name:
-                          description: If specified, this must be an IANA_SVC_NAME
-                            and unique within the pod. Each named port in a pod must
-                            have a unique name. Name for the port that can be referred
-                            to by services.
-                          type: string
-                        protocol:
-                          description: Protocol for port. Must be UDP, TCP, or SCTP.
-                            Defaults to "TCP".
-                          type: string
-                      required:
-                      - containerPort
-                      type: object
-                    type: array
-                    x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
-                    - containerPort
-                    - protocol
-                    x-kubernetes-list-type: map
                   readinessProbe:
                     description: 'Periodic probe of container service readiness. Container
                       will be removed from service endpoints if the probe fails. Cannot
@@ -3422,51 +3377,6 @@ spec:
                       container in a pod must have a unique name (DNS_LABEL). Cannot
                       be updated.
                     type: string
-                  ports:
-                    description: List of ports to expose from the container. Exposing
-                      a port here gives the system additional information about the
-                      network connections a container uses, but is primarily informational.
-                      Not specifying a port here DOES NOT prevent that port from being
-                      exposed. Any port which is listening on the default "0.0.0.0"
-                      address inside a container will be accessible from the network.
-                      Cannot be updated.
-                    items:
-                      description: ContainerPort represents a network port in a single
-                        container.
-                      properties:
-                        containerPort:
-                          description: Number of port to expose on the pod's IP address.
-                            This must be a valid port number, 0 < x < 65536.
-                          format: int32
-                          type: integer
-                        hostIP:
-                          description: What host IP to bind the external port to.
-                          type: string
-                        hostPort:
-                          description: Number of port to expose on the host. If specified,
-                            this must be a valid port number, 0 < x < 65536. If HostNetwork
-                            is specified, this must match ContainerPort. Most containers
-                            do not need this.
-                          format: int32
-                          type: integer
-                        name:
-                          description: If specified, this must be an IANA_SVC_NAME
-                            and unique within the pod. Each named port in a pod must
-                            have a unique name. Name for the port that can be referred
-                            to by services.
-                          type: string
-                        protocol:
-                          description: Protocol for port. Must be UDP, TCP, or SCTP.
-                            Defaults to "TCP".
-                          type: string
-                      required:
-                      - containerPort
-                      type: object
-                    type: array
-                    x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
-                    - containerPort
-                    - protocol
-                    x-kubernetes-list-type: map
                   readinessProbe:
                     description: 'Periodic probe of container service readiness. Container
                       will be removed from service endpoints if the probe fails. Cannot