if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer func() {
		setNotReady(in.isReady)
		watcher.Close()
	}()

	// Before we process whether any file events have been triggered, we must check that the file is correct
	// at this moment, and if not, yield. This is to catch other CNIs which might have mutated the file between
	// the (theoretical) window after we initially install/write, but before we actually start the filewatch.

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	tag, err := GetTagVersion(operatorVer.OperatorVersionString)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("fetch Istio version: %v", err)
	}

	// return warning if current date is near the EOL date
	if operatorVer.IsEOL() {
		warnMarker := color.New(color.FgYellow).Add(color.Italic).Sprint("WARNING:")