diff --git a/deploy/util/deploy-hostpath.sh b/deploy/util/deploy-hostpath.sh
index 7dfb37ae0..22a040d05 100755
--- a/deploy/util/deploy-hostpath.sh
+++ b/deploy/util/deploy-hostpath.sh
@@ -247,15 +247,18 @@ for i in $(ls ${BASE_DIR}/hostpath/*.yaml | sort); do
                 line="$(echo "$nocomments" | sed -e "s;$image;${prefix}${name}${suffix};")"
             fi
             echo "        using $line" >&2
-            if volume_mode_conversion; then
-                echo "Enabling volume mode conversion feature flag"
-                line="$(echo "$line" | sed -e "s;--prevent-volume-mode-conversion=false;--prevent-volume-mode-conversion=true;")"
-            fi
         fi
         echo "$line"
     done)"
     echo RAUNAK-222
     echo "$modified"
+    if volume_mode_conversion; then
+        echo "Enabling volume mode conversion feature flag"
+
+        modified="${modified//--prevent-volume-mode-conversion=false/--prevent-volume-mode-conversion=true}"
+    fi
+    echo RAUNAK-333
+    echo "$modified"
     if ! echo "$modified" | kubectl apply -f -; then
         echo "modified version of $i:"
         echo "$modified"