return nil, err
	}

	mergedYAMLSpec, err := tpath.GetSpecSubtree(mergedYAML)
	if err != nil {
		metrics.CountCRMergeFail(metrics.InternalYAMLParseError)
		return nil, err
	}

	return istio.UnmarshalAndValidateIOPS(mergedYAMLSpec)
}

// Add creates a new IstioOperator Controller and adds it to the Manager. The Manager will set fields on the Controller