diff --git a/.github/workflows/miniziti.yml b/.github/workflows/miniziti.yml
index a0907abf6..ac4498e01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/miniziti.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/miniziti.yml
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install miniziti
         uses: supplypike/setup-bin@v4
         with:
-          # uri: https://get.openziti.io/miniziti.bash
-          uri: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openziti/ziti/refs/heads/quick-k8s-helm-deps/quickstart/kubernetes/miniziti.bash
+          uri: https://get.openziti.io/miniziti.bash
           name: miniziti
           version: quickstartrelease
 
diff --git a/charts/ziti-controller/Chart.yaml b/charts/ziti-controller/Chart.yaml
index e2fa7f861..f34b53c68 100644
--- a/charts/ziti-controller/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/ziti-controller/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apiVersion: v2
-appVersion: 1.4.2
+appVersion: 1.5.3
 dependencies:
 - condition: cert-manager.enabled
   name: cert-manager
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ dependencies:
 description: Host an OpenZiti controller in Kubernetes
 name: ziti-controller
 type: application
-version: 1.2.2
+version: 1.3.0
diff --git a/charts/ziti-controller/README.md b/charts/ziti-controller/README.md
index ee9ed6b80..bb7369198 100644
--- a/charts/ziti-controller/README.md
+++ b/charts/ziti-controller/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # ziti-controller
 
-![Version: 1.2.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.2.2-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.4.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.4.2-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 1.3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.3.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.5.3](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.5.3-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Host an OpenZiti controller in Kubernetes
 
diff --git a/charts/ziti-controller/templates/ca-selfsigned-issuer.yaml b/charts/ziti-controller/templates/ca-selfsigned-issuer.yaml
index 593000ded..c04d0e15f 100644
--- a/charts/ziti-controller/templates/ca-selfsigned-issuer.yaml
+++ b/charts/ziti-controller/templates/ca-selfsigned-issuer.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-# generate a self-signed issuer if no alternative issuer is configured for the controller's
-# control plane and web binding PKIs
-{{- if and (eq (len .Values.ctrlPlane.alternativeIssuer) 0) (eq (len .Values.webBindingPki.alternativeIssuer) 0) }}
+# generate an empty Issuer for creating root CAs unless all the controller's other PKIs are configured with an alternative issuer
+{{- if or (eq (len .Values.ctrlPlane.alternativeIssuer) 0) (eq (len .Values.webBindingPki.alternativeIssuer) 0) (eq (len .Values.edgeSignerPki.alternativeIssuer) 0) }}
 ---
-# an 'empty' Issuer for creating self-signed root-CA's
 apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
 kind: Issuer
 metadata: