diff --git a/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/10-collector.yaml b/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/10-collector.yaml
index 3beaedc938..fa3d7edb01 100644
--- a/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/10-collector.yaml
+++ b/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/10-collector.yaml
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ spec:
         args:
         - --config-file=/prometheus/config/config.yaml
         - --config-file-output=/prometheus/config_out/config.yaml
-        - --reload-url=http://localhost:19090/-/reload
-        - --ready-url=http://localhost:19090/-/ready
+        - --reload-url=http://127.0.0.1:19090/-/reload
+        - --ready-url=http://127.0.0.1:19090/-/ready
         - --listen-address=:19091
         ports:
         - name: cfg-rel-metrics
diff --git a/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/11-rule-evaluator.yaml b/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/11-rule-evaluator.yaml
index e6931a9e07..16e1324b1c 100644
--- a/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/11-rule-evaluator.yaml
+++ b/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/11-rule-evaluator.yaml
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ spec:
         - --config-file-output=/prometheus/config_out/config.yaml
         - --watched-dir=/etc/rules
         - --watched-dir=/etc/secrets
-        - --reload-url=http://localhost:19092/-/reload
-        - --ready-url=http://localhost:19092/-/ready
+        - --reload-url=http://127.0.0.1:19092/-/reload
+        - --ready-url=http://127.0.0.1:19092/-/ready
         - --listen-address=:19093
         ports:
         - name: cfg-rel-metrics
diff --git a/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/12-alertmanager.yaml b/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/12-alertmanager.yaml
index e8c1e55dc8..b78e495b50 100644
--- a/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/12-alertmanager.yaml
+++ b/cmd/operator/deploy/operator/12-alertmanager.yaml
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ spec:
         args:
         - --config-file=/alertmanager/config.yaml
         - --config-file-output=/alertmanager/config_out/config.yaml
-        - --reload-url=http://localhost:9093/-/reload
-        - --ready-url=http://localhost:9093/-/ready
+        - --reload-url=http://127.0.0.1:9093/-/reload
+        - --ready-url=http://127.0.0.1:9093/-/ready
         - --listen-address=:19091
         ports:
         - name: cfg-rel-metrics
diff --git a/cmd/operator/deploy/rule-evaluator/01-deployment.yaml b/cmd/operator/deploy/rule-evaluator/01-deployment.yaml
index 46a8f074bd..5f78a328fd 100644
--- a/cmd/operator/deploy/rule-evaluator/01-deployment.yaml
+++ b/cmd/operator/deploy/rule-evaluator/01-deployment.yaml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ spec:
         - --config-file=/prometheus/config/config.yaml
         - --config-file-output=/prometheus/config_out/config.yaml
         - --watched-dir=/etc/rules
-        - --reload-url=http://localhost:9092/-/reload
-        - --ready-url=http://localhost:9092/-/ready
+        - --reload-url=http://127.0.0.1:9092/-/reload
+        - --ready-url=http://127.0.0.1:9092/-/ready
         - --listen-address=:9093
         ports:
         - name: cfg-rel-metrics
diff --git a/e2e/operator_context_test.go b/e2e/operator_context_test.go
index 3885711f19..0b0f8716b9 100644
--- a/e2e/operator_context_test.go
+++ b/e2e/operator_context_test.go
@@ -360,6 +360,15 @@ func createCollectorResources(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, nam
 	}
 	collector := obj.(*appsv1.DaemonSet)
 	collector.Namespace = namespace
+	if skipGCM {
+		for i := range collector.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
+			container := &collector.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[i]
+			if container.Name == "prometheus" {
+				container.Args = append(container.Args, "--export.debug.disable-auth")
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	if err = kubeClient.Create(ctx, collector); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create collector DaemonSet: %w", err)
diff --git a/manifests/operator.yaml b/manifests/operator.yaml
index 1d926b07a2..7ddaefa287 100644
--- a/manifests/operator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/operator.yaml
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ spec:
         args:
         - --config-file=/prometheus/config/config.yaml
         - --config-file-output=/prometheus/config_out/config.yaml
-        - --reload-url=http://localhost:19090/-/reload
-        - --ready-url=http://localhost:19090/-/ready
+        - --reload-url=http://127.0.0.1:19090/-/reload
+        - --ready-url=http://127.0.0.1:19090/-/ready
         - --listen-address=:19091
         ports:
         - name: cfg-rel-metrics
@@ -761,8 +761,8 @@ spec:
         - --config-file-output=/prometheus/config_out/config.yaml
         - --watched-dir=/etc/rules
         - --watched-dir=/etc/secrets
-        - --reload-url=http://localhost:19092/-/reload
-        - --ready-url=http://localhost:19092/-/ready
+        - --reload-url=http://127.0.0.1:19092/-/reload
+        - --ready-url=http://127.0.0.1:19092/-/ready
         - --listen-address=:19093
         ports:
         - name: cfg-rel-metrics
@@ -967,8 +967,8 @@ spec:
         args:
         - --config-file=/alertmanager/config.yaml
         - --config-file-output=/alertmanager/config_out/config.yaml
-        - --reload-url=http://localhost:9093/-/reload
-        - --ready-url=http://localhost:9093/-/ready
+        - --reload-url=http://127.0.0.1:9093/-/reload
+        - --ready-url=http://127.0.0.1:9093/-/ready
         - --listen-address=:19091
         ports:
         - name: cfg-rel-metrics
diff --git a/manifests/rule-evaluator.yaml b/manifests/rule-evaluator.yaml
index 89983deefe..3220970028 100644
--- a/manifests/rule-evaluator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/rule-evaluator.yaml
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ spec:
         - --config-file=/prometheus/config/config.yaml
         - --config-file-output=/prometheus/config_out/config.yaml
         - --watched-dir=/etc/rules
-        - --reload-url=http://localhost:9092/-/reload
-        - --ready-url=http://localhost:9092/-/ready
+        - --reload-url=http://127.0.0.1:9092/-/reload
+        - --ready-url=http://127.0.0.1:9092/-/ready
         - --listen-address=:9093
         ports:
         - name: cfg-rel-metrics