diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-operator.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-operator.yaml
index 173a81e28bcb5..9e41fb4f2591e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-operator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-operator.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
       - '/go.sum'
       - 'operator/**'
       - 'api/types/**'
+      - 'gen/**'
       - 'lib/tbot/**'
       - 'build.assets/Makefile'
       - 'build.assets/Dockerfile*'
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ on:
       - '/go.sum'
       - 'operator/**'
       - 'api/types/**'
+      - 'gen/**'
       - 'lib/tbot/**'
       - 'build.assets/Makefile'
       - 'build.assets/Dockerfile*'
diff --git a/api/types/accountrecovery.go b/api/types/accountrecovery.go
index 49c71cff2de5f..11eaa2964ea4f 100644
--- a/api/types/accountrecovery.go
+++ b/api/types/accountrecovery.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
 )
 
-// NewRecoveryCodes creates a new RecoveryCodes with the given codes and created time.
+// NewRecoveryCodes creates a new RecoveryCodes with the given codes and created
+// time.
 func NewRecoveryCodes(codes []RecoveryCode, created time.Time, username string) (*RecoveryCodesV1, error) {
 	rc := &RecoveryCodesV1{
 		Metadata: Metadata{
diff --git a/operator/Dockerfile b/operator/Dockerfile
index 6425a618eb895..ebb85c9100c55 100644
--- a/operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/operator/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ RUN go mod download
 
 COPY *.go ./
 COPY lib/ lib/
+COPY gen/ gen/
 COPY operator/apis/ operator/apis/
 COPY operator/controllers/ operator/controllers/
 COPY operator/sidecar/ operator/sidecar/