diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5807017093c..c070e85f157 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ test-process-coverage:
 test-cleanup-azure-resources: 	
 	# Delete the resource groups that match the pattern
 	for rgname in `az group list --query "[*].[name]" -o table | grep '^${TEST_RESOURCE_PREFIX}' `; do \
-	    echo "$$rgname will be deleted"; \
-	    az group delete --name $$rgname --no-wait --yes; \
-    done
+		echo "$$rgname will be deleted"; \
+		az group delete --name $$rgname --no-wait --yes; \
+	done
 
 # Build the docker image
 docker-build:
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ delete:
 validate-copyright-headers:
 	@./scripts/validate-copyright-headers.sh
 
+# Validate cainjection files:
+validate-cainjection-files:
+	@./scripts/validate-cainjection-files.sh
+
 # Generate manifests for helm and package them up
 helm-chart-manifests: manifests
 	mkdir charts/azure-service-operator/templates/generated
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 6f9d40f2332..3e3828d6e0a 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ variables:
 steps:
   - checkout: self  # self represents the repo where the initial Pipelines YAML file was found
     lfs: "true"
+    
+  - script: |
+      make validate-copyright-headers
+      make validate-cainjection-files
+    displayName: 'Validate Source'
+    continueOnError: 'false'
 
   - task: GoTool@0
     displayName: Get Go 1.13.7
@@ -89,14 +95,7 @@ steps:
         go mod download
         make install-test-dependencies
       workingDirectory: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)'
-    
-  - task: Bash@3
-    inputs:
-      targetType: 'inline'
-      script: 'make validate-copyright-headers'
-      workingDirectory: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)'
-    displayName: 'Validate Copyright Headers'
-  
+
   - script: |
       set -e
       export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
diff --git a/devops/azure-pipelines.yaml b/devops/azure-pipelines.yaml
index 915f16c6374..ae7eba1b6dc 100644
--- a/devops/azure-pipelines.yaml
+++ b/devops/azure-pipelines.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ steps:
 - checkout: self  # self represents the repo where the initial Pipelines YAML file was found
   lfs: "true"
 
+- script: |
+    make validate-copyright-headers
+    make validate-cainjection-files
+  displayName: 'Validate Source'
+  continueOnError: 'false'
+
 - script: |
     set -x
     ls -l /usr/local/go*
@@ -99,12 +105,6 @@ steps:
 #     REQUEUE_AFTER: $(REQUEUE_AFTER)
 #   workingDirectory: '$(MODULE_PATH)'
 
-- script: |
-    make validate-copyright-headers
-  continueOnError: 'false'
-  displayName: 'Validate Copyright Headers'
-  workingDirectory: '$(MODULE_PATH)'
-
 - script: |
     set -e
     GO111MODULE="on" go get sigs.k8s.io/kind@v0.7.0
diff --git a/scripts/validate-cainjection-files.sh b/scripts/validate-cainjection-files.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..6611d7d9cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/validate-cainjection-files.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+invalid_files=$(grep -L "cert-manager.io" ./config/crd/patches/cainjection*.yaml)
+
+# using a subshell to not modify the IFS variable that determines how the expression "${arr[*]}" is output
+# this workaround allows us to reject an array containing empty elements
+(IFS='' ; [[ -n "${invalid_files[*]}" ]] ); is_empty=$?
+
+# fail validation if the array is not empty
+if [[ $is_empty -eq 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Validation check failed for the following files:"
+  for file in $invalid_files; do
+    echo "  $file"
+  done
+  echo "Run the following command to fix the files:"
+  echo "  sed -i '' 's/certmanager.k8s.io/cert-manager.io/' ./config/crd/patches/cainjection*.yaml"
+  exit 1
+fi