diff --git a/operator/pom.xml b/operator/pom.xml
index 44644c8d7e..0aaae977a0 100644
--- a/operator/pom.xml
+++ b/operator/pom.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
           <artifactId>quarkus-container-image-docker</artifactId>
+          <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Keycloak -->