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Istio fails to deploy using the stand alone istio-operator chart

Stand alone operator chart only watches the "istio-system" namespace. Created the namespace and installed the chart. Receive the following error in the logs for the controller.

2020-12-09T22:39:27.355350Z info installer Reconciling IstioOperator 2020-12-09T22:39:27.357307Z info installer Updating IstioOperator 2020-12-09T22:39:27.357422Z info installer Loading values from compiled in VFS at path profiles/default.yaml 2020-12-09T22:39:27.379165Z error installer failed to merge base profile with user IstioOperator CR istiocontrolplane, unknown field "kiali" in v1alpha1.Values moreInfo=The values in the selected spec.profile could not be merged with the user IstioOperator resource. impact=The operator controller cannot create and act upon the user defined IstioOperator resource. The Istio control plane will not be installed or updated. action=Check that the IstioOperator resource has the correct syntax. If you are sure your configuration is correct, see https://istio.io/latest/about/bugs for possible solutions. likelyCause=The likely cause is an incorrect or badly formatted configuration.Another possible cause could be an issue with the Istio code.