diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d12fb0d96..f81b53751 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -156,7 +156,12 @@ build: generate fmt vet ## Build manager binary.
 
 .PHONY: run
 run: manifests generate fmt vet ## Run a controller from your host.
-	go run ./cmd/main.go
+	go run ./cmd/main.go --config=./config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
+
+.PHONY: debug
+debug: manifests build
+	dlv --listen=:2345 --headless=true --api-version=2 exec ./bin/manager  -- \
+		--config=./config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
 
 .PHONY: docker-build
 docker-build: ## Build docker image with the manager.
diff --git a/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml b/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
index 095232db1..59b537757 100644
--- a/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metrics:
 webhook:
   port: 9443
 leaderElection:
-  leaderElect: true
+  leaderElect: false
   resourceName: b569adb7.cassandra.datastax.com
 disableWebhooks: true
-imageConfigFile: /configs/image_config.yaml
+imageConfigFile: ./config/manager/image_config.yaml