diff --git a/packages/rancher-monitoring/templates/crd-template/templates/jobs.yaml b/packages/rancher-monitoring/templates/crd-template/templates/jobs.yaml
index 6167ddbe2..f91b039b8 100644
--- a/packages/rancher-monitoring/templates/crd-template/templates/jobs.yaml
+++ b/packages/rancher-monitoring/templates/crd-template/templates/jobs.yaml
@@ -49,8 +49,12 @@ spec:
           - -c
           - >
             echo "Applying CRDs...";
-            kubectl apply -f /etc/config/crd-manifest.yaml;
-            
+            mkdir -p /etc/crd-manifest;
+            base64 -d /etc/config/crd-manifest.tgz > /etc/crd-manifest/crd-manifest.tgz;
+            tar -xzvf /etc/crd-manifest/crd-manifest.tgz -C /etc/crd-manifest;
+            rm /etc/crd-manifest/crd-manifest.tgz;
+            kubectl apply -Rf /etc/crd-manifest;
+
             echo "Waiting for CRDs to be recognized before finishing installation...";
 
             {{- range $path, $_ :=  (.Files.Glob  "crd-manifest/**.yaml") }}
@@ -121,7 +125,12 @@ spec:
           - /bin/sh
           - -c
           - >
-            kubectl delete -f /etc/config/crd-manifest.yaml
+            echo "Deleting CRDs...";
+            mkdir -p /etc/crd-manifest;
+            base64 -d /etc/config/crd-manifest.tgz > /etc/crd-manifest/crd-manifest.tgz;
+            tar -xzvf /etc/crd-manifest/crd-manifest.tgz -C /etc/crd-manifest;
+            rm /etc/crd-manifest/crd-manifest.tgz;
+            kubectl delete -Rf /etc/crd-manifest;
           volumeMounts:
             - name: crd-manifest
               readOnly: true
diff --git a/packages/rancher-monitoring/templates/crd-template/templates/manifest.yaml b/packages/rancher-monitoring/templates/crd-template/templates/manifest.yaml
index 31016b6ef..da70c253a 100644
--- a/packages/rancher-monitoring/templates/crd-template/templates/manifest.yaml
+++ b/packages/rancher-monitoring/templates/crd-template/templates/manifest.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,5 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-manifest
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 data:
-  crd-manifest.yaml: |
-    {{- $currentScope := . -}}
-    {{- $crds := (.Files.Glob  "crd-manifest/**.yaml") -}}
-    {{- range $path, $_ :=  $crds -}}
-    {{- with $currentScope -}}
-    {{ .Files.Get $path | nindent 4 }}
-    ---
-    {{- end -}}{{- end -}}
+  crd-manifest.tgz:
+  {{- .Files.Get "files/crd-manifest.tgz" | b64enc | indent 4 }}