diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97f3f0d12..3e09accd5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -153,3 +153,4 @@ kubeless-openshift.yaml
 kubeless-non-rbac.yaml
 kubeless.yaml
 kafka-zookeeper.yaml
+kafka-zookeeper-openshift.yaml
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 406ac7621..eff8343dc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ before_deploy:
       sed 's/'":${CONTROLLER_TAG}"'/'"@$NEW_DIGEST"'/g' kubeless-non-rbac.yaml > kubeless-non-rbac-${TRAVIS_TAG}.yaml
       sed 's/'":${CONTROLLER_TAG}"'/'"@$NEW_DIGEST"'/g' kubeless-openshift.yaml > kubeless-openshift-${TRAVIS_TAG}.yaml
       cp kafka-zookeeper.yaml kafka-zookeeper-${TRAVIS_TAG}.yaml
+      cp kafka-zookeeper-openshift.yaml kafka-zookeeper-openshift-${TRAVIS_TAG}.yaml
     fi
 
 deploy:
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ deploy:
     - kubeless-non-rbac-${TRAVIS_TAG}.yaml
     - kubeless-openshift-${TRAVIS_TAG}.yaml
     - kafka-zookeeper-${TRAVIS_TAG}.yaml
+    - kafka-zookeeper-openshift-${TRAVIS_TAG}.yaml
     - bundles/kubeless_*.zip
   skip_cleanup: true
   overwrite: true
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b63d6eed0..2e17daa3a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ binary-cross:
 	$(KUBECFG) show -o yaml $< > $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@
 
-all-yaml: kubeless.yaml kubeless-non-rbac.yaml kubeless-openshift.yaml kafka-zookeeper.yaml
+all-yaml: kubeless.yaml kubeless-non-rbac.yaml kubeless-openshift.yaml kafka-zookeeper.yaml kafka-zookeeper-openshift.yaml
 
 kubeless.yaml: kubeless.jsonnet
 
diff --git a/kafka-zookeeper-openshift.jsonnet b/kafka-zookeeper-openshift.jsonnet
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5db8662c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kafka-zookeeper-openshift.jsonnet
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+local k = import "ksonnet.beta.1/k.libsonnet";
+
+local manifest = import "kafka-zookeeper.jsonnet";
+
+manifest + {
+  kafkaSts+:
+  {spec+: {template+: {spec+: {initContainers: []}}}},
+  zookeeperSts+:
+  {spec+: {template+: {spec+: {initContainers: []}}}},  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script/upload_release_notes.sh b/script/upload_release_notes.sh
index 47ddafe06..5c1242438 100755
--- a/script/upload_release_notes.sh
+++ b/script/upload_release_notes.sh
@@ -24,26 +24,28 @@ To install this latest version, use the manifest that is part of the release:\\n
 \\n\
 \`\`\`console\\n\
 kubectl create ns kubeless\\n\
-curl -sL https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless/releases/download/$tag/kubeless-$tag.yaml | kubectl create -f -\\n\
+kubectl create -f https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless/releases/download/$tag/kubeless-$tag.yaml \\n\
 \`\`\`\\n\
 \\n\
 **WITHOUT RBAC:**\\n\
 \\n\
 \`\`\`console\\n\
 kubectl create ns kubeless\\n\
-curl -sL https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless/releases/download/$tag/kubeless-non-rbac-$tag.yaml | kubectl create -f -\\n\
+kubectl create -f https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless/releases/download/$tag/kubeless-non-rbac-$tag.yaml \\n\
 \`\`\`\\n\
 **KAFKA:**\\n\
 \\n\
 \`\`\`console\\n\
 kubectl create ns kubeless\\n\
-curl -sL https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless/releases/download/$tag/kafka-zookeeper-$tag.yaml | kubectl create -f -\\n\
+kubectl create -f https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless/releases/download/$tag/kafka-zookeeper-$tag.yaml \\n\
 \`\`\`\\n\
 **OPENSHIFT:**\\n\
 \\n\
 \`\`\`console\\n\
 oc create ns kubeless\\n\
-curl -sL https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless/releases/download/$tag/kubeless-openshift-$tag.yaml | oc create -f -\\n\
+oc create -f https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless/releases/download/$tag/kubeless-openshift-$tag.yaml \\n\
+# Kafka
+oc create -f https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless/releases/download/$tag/kafka-zookeeper-openshift-$tag.yaml \\n\
 \`\`\`\\n\
 ")
   echo "${notes}"