diff --git a/k8-operator/main.go b/k8-operator/main.go
index 79df0d4d8..d2f190595 100644
--- a/k8-operator/main.go
+++ b/k8-operator/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	infisicalDynamicSecretController "github.com/Infisical/infisical/k8-operator/controllers/infisicaldynamicsecret"
 	infisicalPushSecretController "github.com/Infisical/infisical/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalpushsecret"
 	infisicalSecretController "github.com/Infisical/infisical/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret"
+	"github.com/Infisical/infisical/k8-operator/packages/template"
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
 )
 
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	template.InitializeTemplateFunctions()
+
 	if err = (&infisicalSecretController.InfisicalSecretReconciler{
 		Client:     mgr.GetClient(),
 		Scheme:     mgr.GetScheme(),