diff --git a/chart/templates/logging/eck-operator/namespace.yaml b/chart/templates/logging/eck-operator/namespace.yaml
index 8231f5c26df8c6ca724c3fd101367a0f3740458e..dc0f4296644d2cd44289044c63f396cbd6fc70f0 100644
--- a/chart/templates/logging/eck-operator/namespace.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/logging/eck-operator/namespace.yaml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: eck-operator
     app.kubernetes.io/component: "core"
     {{- include "commonLabels" . | nindent 4}}
-    istio-injection: disabled
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+    istio-injection: enabled
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/chart/templates/logging/eck-operator/values.yaml b/chart/templates/logging/eck-operator/values.yaml
index 16df742277829fa462a0b94179f65a4141cc741c..b99d839ff4d4a021def0c32d8cb597986e3f3d13 100644
--- a/chart/templates/logging/eck-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/logging/eck-operator/values.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ podAnnotations:
 
 openshift: {{ .Values.openshift }}
 
+istio:
+  enabled: {{ .Values.istio.enabled }}
+
+monitoring:
+  enabled: {{ .Values.monitoring.enabled }}
+
 networkPolicies:
   enabled: {{ .Values.networkPolicies.enabled }}
   controlPlaneCidr: {{ .Values.networkPolicies.controlPlaneCidr }}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index f5d3551a78bb123d7d9193776a56f3fda74842e7..ad576e5c0e7c78158882f3093881750a5cbfdada 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ eckoperator:
   git:
     repo: https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/core/eck-operator.git
     path: "./chart"
-    tag: "1.6.0-bb.2"
+    #tag: "1.6.0-bb.2"
+    branch: "8-istio-injection"
 
   # -- Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the ECK Operator Package
   flux: {}