diff --git a/pkg/plugins/ansible/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go b/pkg/plugins/ansible/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
index 870c7be..66d2af2 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/ansible/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/ansible/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
@@ -119,13 +119,17 @@ docker-buildx: ## Build and push docker image for the manager for cross-platform
 
 ##@ Deployment
 
+ifndef ignore-not-found
+  ignore-not-found = false
+endif
+
 .PHONY: install
 install: kustomize ## Install CRDs into the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl apply -f -
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall: kustomize ## Uninstall CRDs from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl delete -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
 
 .PHONY: deploy
 deploy: kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ deploy: kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/c
 
 .PHONY: undeploy
 undeploy: ## Undeploy controller from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl delete -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
 
 OS := $(shell uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 ARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/' | sed 's/aarch64/arm64/')
diff --git a/testdata/memcached-molecule-operator/Makefile b/testdata/memcached-molecule-operator/Makefile
index f9d5671..e77165a 100644
--- a/testdata/memcached-molecule-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/memcached-molecule-operator/Makefile
@@ -53,13 +53,17 @@ docker-buildx: ## Build and push docker image for the manager for cross-platform
 
 ##@ Deployment
 
+ifndef ignore-not-found
+  ignore-not-found = false
+endif
+
 .PHONY: install
 install: kustomize ## Install CRDs into the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl apply -f -
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall: kustomize ## Uninstall CRDs from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl delete -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
 
 .PHONY: deploy
 deploy: kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ deploy: kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/c
 
 .PHONY: undeploy
 undeploy: ## Undeploy controller from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl delete -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
 
 OS := $(shell uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 ARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/' | sed 's/aarch64/arm64/')