diff --git a/pkg/deployment/agent.go b/pkg/deployment/agent.go
index fcdd900ff..a22c2429d 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/agent.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/agent.go
@@ -64,15 +64,18 @@ func (a *Agent) Get() *appsv1.DaemonSet {
 
 	baseCommonSpec := v1.JaegerCommonSpec{
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
-			"prometheus.io/scrape":    "true",
-			"prometheus.io/port":      strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
-			"sidecar.istio.io/inject": "false",
-			"linkerd.io/inject":       "disabled",
+			"prometheus.io/scrape": "true",
+			"prometheus.io/port":   strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
+			"linkerd.io/inject":    "disabled",
 		},
 		Labels: labels,
 	}
 
 	commonSpec := util.Merge([]v1.JaegerCommonSpec{a.jaeger.Spec.Agent.JaegerCommonSpec, a.jaeger.Spec.JaegerCommonSpec, baseCommonSpec})
+	_, ok := commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"]
+	if !ok {
+		commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"] = "false"
+	}
 
 	ca.Update(a.jaeger, commonSpec)
 	ca.AddServiceCA(a.jaeger, commonSpec)
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/all_in_one.go b/pkg/deployment/all_in_one.go
index a159f7dbc..7771912eb 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/all_in_one.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/all_in_one.go
@@ -50,15 +50,18 @@ func (a *AllInOne) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 
 	baseCommonSpec := v1.JaegerCommonSpec{
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
-			"prometheus.io/scrape":    "true",
-			"prometheus.io/port":      strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
-			"sidecar.istio.io/inject": "false",
-			"linkerd.io/inject":       "disabled",
+			"prometheus.io/scrape": "true",
+			"prometheus.io/port":   strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
+			"linkerd.io/inject":    "disabled",
 		},
 		Labels: a.labels(),
 	}
 
 	commonSpec := util.Merge([]v1.JaegerCommonSpec{a.jaeger.Spec.AllInOne.JaegerCommonSpec, a.jaeger.Spec.JaegerCommonSpec, baseCommonSpec})
+	_, ok := commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"]
+	if !ok {
+		commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"] = "false"
+	}
 
 	options := allArgs(a.jaeger.Spec.AllInOne.Options,
 		a.jaeger.Spec.Storage.Options.Filter(a.jaeger.Spec.Storage.Type.OptionsPrefix()))
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ func (a *AllInOne) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 			Name:        a.jaeger.Name,
 			Namespace:   a.jaeger.Namespace,
 			Labels:      commonSpec.Labels,
-			Annotations: commonSpec.Annotations,
+			Annotations: baseCommonSpec.Annotations,
 			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{
 				APIVersion: a.jaeger.APIVersion,
 				Kind:       a.jaeger.Kind,
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/collector.go b/pkg/deployment/collector.go
index 1f6d678a7..2952dbd9d 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/collector.go
@@ -45,15 +45,18 @@ func (c *Collector) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 
 	baseCommonSpec := v1.JaegerCommonSpec{
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
-			"prometheus.io/scrape":    "true",
-			"prometheus.io/port":      strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
-			"sidecar.istio.io/inject": "false",
-			"linkerd.io/inject":       "disabled",
+			"prometheus.io/scrape": "true",
+			"prometheus.io/port":   strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
+			"linkerd.io/inject":    "disabled",
 		},
 		Labels: labels,
 	}
 
 	commonSpec := util.Merge([]v1.JaegerCommonSpec{c.jaeger.Spec.Collector.JaegerCommonSpec, c.jaeger.Spec.JaegerCommonSpec, baseCommonSpec})
+	_, ok := commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"]
+	if !ok {
+		commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"] = "false"
+	}
 
 	var envFromSource []corev1.EnvFromSource
 	if len(c.jaeger.Spec.Storage.SecretName) > 0 {
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ func (c *Collector) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 			Name:        c.name(),
 			Namespace:   c.jaeger.Namespace,
 			Labels:      commonSpec.Labels,
-			Annotations: commonSpec.Annotations,
+			Annotations: baseCommonSpec.Annotations,
 			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{
 				APIVersion: c.jaeger.APIVersion,
 				Kind:       c.jaeger.Kind,
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/ingester.go b/pkg/deployment/ingester.go
index 9b69ff120..1ec3c87aa 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/ingester.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/ingester.go
@@ -51,15 +51,18 @@ func (i *Ingester) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 
 	baseCommonSpec := v1.JaegerCommonSpec{
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
-			"prometheus.io/scrape":    "true",
-			"prometheus.io/port":      strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
-			"sidecar.istio.io/inject": "false",
-			"linkerd.io/inject":       "disabled",
+			"prometheus.io/scrape": "true",
+			"prometheus.io/port":   strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
+			"linkerd.io/inject":    "disabled",
 		},
 		Labels: labels,
 	}
 
 	commonSpec := util.Merge([]v1.JaegerCommonSpec{i.jaeger.Spec.Ingester.JaegerCommonSpec, i.jaeger.Spec.JaegerCommonSpec, baseCommonSpec})
+	_, ok := commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"]
+	if !ok {
+		commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"] = "false"
+	}
 
 	var envFromSource []corev1.EnvFromSource
 	if len(i.jaeger.Spec.Storage.SecretName) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/query.go b/pkg/deployment/query.go
index a75c1104e..bedf919f6 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/query.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/query.go
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ func (q *Query) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 
 	baseCommonSpec := v1.JaegerCommonSpec{
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
-			"prometheus.io/scrape":    "true",
-			"prometheus.io/port":      strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
-			"sidecar.istio.io/inject": "false",
-			"linkerd.io/inject":       "disabled",
+			"prometheus.io/scrape": "true",
+			"prometheus.io/port":   strconv.Itoa(int(adminPort)),
+			"linkerd.io/inject":    "disabled",
 		},
 		Labels: labels,
 	}
@@ -63,6 +62,10 @@ func (q *Query) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 	}
 
 	commonSpec := util.Merge([]v1.JaegerCommonSpec{q.jaeger.Spec.Query.JaegerCommonSpec, q.jaeger.Spec.JaegerCommonSpec, baseCommonSpec})
+	_, ok := commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"]
+	if !ok {
+		commonSpec.Annotations["sidecar.istio.io/inject"] = "false"
+	}
 
 	options := allArgs(q.jaeger.Spec.Query.Options,
 		q.jaeger.Spec.Storage.Options.Filter(q.jaeger.Spec.Storage.Type.OptionsPrefix()))
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ func (q *Query) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 			Name:        fmt.Sprintf("%s-query", q.jaeger.Name),
 			Namespace:   q.jaeger.Namespace,
 			Labels:      commonSpec.Labels,
-			Annotations: commonSpec.Annotations,
+			Annotations: baseCommonSpec.Annotations,
 			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{
 				APIVersion: q.jaeger.APIVersion,
 				Kind:       q.jaeger.Kind,