diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9fdf869a51b..7ba0b5047ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -180,9 +180,16 @@ api-docs: crd-ref-docs ## Creates API docs using https://github.com/elastic/crd-
 build: generate fmt vet ## Build manager binary.
 	go build -o bin/manager main.go
 
+RUN_ARGS = --log-mode=devel
+GO_RUN_MAIN = OPERATOR_NAMESPACE=$(OPERATOR_NAMESPACE) DEFAULT_MANIFESTS_PATH=$(DEFAULT_MANIFESTS_PATH) go run $(GO_RUN_ARGS) ./main.go $(RUN_ARGS)
 .PHONY: run
 run: manifests generate fmt vet ## Run a controller from your host.
-	OPERATOR_NAMESPACE=$(OPERATOR_NAMESPACE) DEFAULT_MANIFESTS_PATH=${DEFAULT_MANIFESTS_PATH} go run ./main.go --log-mode=devel
+	$(GO_RUN_MAIN)
+
+.PHONY: run-nowebhook
+run-nowebhook: GO_RUN_ARGS += -tags nowebhook
+run-nowebhook: manifests generate fmt vet ## Run a controller from your host without webhook enabled
+	$(GO_RUN_MAIN)
 
 .PHONY: image-build
 image-build: # unit-test ## Build image with the manager.
diff --git a/controllers/webhook/nowebhook.go b/controllers/webhook/nowebhook.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc8eefe7533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/webhook/nowebhook.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//go:build nowebhook
+
+package webhook
+
+import ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+
+func Init(mgr ctrl.Manager) {}
diff --git a/controllers/webhook/webhook.go b/controllers/webhook/webhook.go
index 29739e2af00..5a539667b91 100644
--- a/controllers/webhook/webhook.go
+++ b/controllers/webhook/webhook.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !nowebhook
+
 /*
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