diff --git a/k8s/openebs-operator.yaml b/k8s/openebs-operator.yaml
index e130e7e6c4..cf951e6b79 100644
--- a/k8s/openebs-operator.yaml
+++ b/k8s/openebs-operator.yaml
@@ -592,7 +592,9 @@ metadata:
     app: admission-webhook
     openebs.io/component-name: admission-webhook
 webhooks:
+  # failurePolicy Fail means that an error calling the webhook causes the admission to fail.
   - name: admission-webhook.openebs.io
+    failurePolicy: Fail
     clientConfig:
       service:
         name: admission-server-svc