diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/config/loader.go b/install/installer/pkg/config/loader.go
index e15f931fbdaf17..976b44bfdfa1c6 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/config/loader.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/config/loader.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/installer/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/installer/pkg/yq"
 	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
@@ -107,17 +107,18 @@ func Load(overrideConfig string, strict bool) (cfg interface{}, version string,
 		return
 	}
 
-	// `apiVersion: vx` line is removed from config since the version dependant
-	// Config structure doesn't have that field
-	// The line-ending is either comma (minified YAML) or newline (unminified)
-	apiVersionRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(`apiVersion: ` + apiVersion + `(,)?`)
-	overrideConfig = apiVersionRegexp.ReplaceAllString(overrideConfig, "")
+	// Remove the apiVersion from the config as this has already been parsed
+	// Use yq to make processing reliable
+	output, err := yq.Process(overrideConfig, "del(.apiVersion)")
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 
 	// Override passed configuration onto the default
 	if strict {
-		err = yaml.UnmarshalStrict([]byte(overrideConfig), cfg)
+		err = yaml.UnmarshalStrict([]byte(*output), cfg)
 	} else {
-		err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(overrideConfig), cfg)
+		err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(*output), cfg)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/postprocess/postprocess.go b/install/installer/pkg/postprocess/postprocess.go
index c6f3d89caa45c8..c6b82ad8483359 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/postprocess/postprocess.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/postprocess/postprocess.go
@@ -4,15 +4,9 @@
 package postprocess
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/installer/pkg/common"
 	openvsxproxy "github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/installer/pkg/components/openvsx-proxy"
-	"github.com/mikefarah/yq/v4/pkg/yqlib"
-	logging "gopkg.in/op/go-logging.v1"
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/installer/pkg/yq"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
@@ -38,52 +32,6 @@ type Processor struct {
 	Name       *string // Optional
 }
 
-// process emulates how YQ parsers the file
-func process(expression string, obj *common.RuntimeObject) error {
-	// Stop the logging to Stderr
-	var format = logging.MustStringFormatter(
-		`%{color}%{time:15:04:05} %{shortfunc} [%{level:.4s}]%{color:reset} %{message}`,
-	)
-	var backend = logging.AddModuleLevel(
-		logging.NewBackendFormatter(logging.NewLogBackend(os.Stderr, "", 0), format))
-
-	backend.SetLevel(logging.ERROR, "")
-	logging.SetBackend(backend)
-	// End of logger config
-
-	yqlib.InitExpressionParser()
-
-	var writer bytes.Buffer
-	printerWriter := yqlib.NewSinglePrinterWriter(&writer)
-	encoder := yqlib.NewYamlEncoder(2, false, false, true)
-
-	printer := yqlib.NewPrinter(encoder, printerWriter)
-
-	decoder := yqlib.NewYamlDecoder()
-
-	streamEvaluator := yqlib.NewStreamEvaluator()
-
-	reader := strings.NewReader(obj.Content)
-
-	node, err := yqlib.ExpressionParser.ParseExpression(expression)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// This is used for debugging
-	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", obj.APIVersion, obj.Kind, obj.Metadata.Name)
-
-	_, err = streamEvaluator.Evaluate(filename, reader, node, printer, "", decoder)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Overwrite the content with the parsed data
-	obj.Content = writer.String()
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func useProcessor(object common.RuntimeObject, processor Processor) bool {
 	if object.APIVersion == processor.Type.APIVersion && object.Kind == processor.Type.Kind {
 		// Name is optional
@@ -105,10 +53,11 @@ func Run(objects []common.RuntimeObject) ([]common.RuntimeObject, error) {
 	for _, o := range objects {
 		for _, p := range Processors {
 			if useProcessor(o, p) {
-				err := process(p.Expression, &o)
+				output, err := yq.Process(o.Content, p.Expression)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
+				o.Content = *output
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/yq/yq.go b/install/installer/pkg/yq/yq.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..42ade014b36266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/yq/yq.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Gitpod GmbH. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See License-MIT.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+package yq
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mikefarah/yq/v4/pkg/yqlib"
+	logging "gopkg.in/op/go-logging.v1"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+)
+
+func Process(input string, expression string) (*string, error) {
+	// Stop the logging to Stderr
+	var format = logging.MustStringFormatter(
+		`%{color}%{time:15:04:05} %{shortfunc} [%{level:.4s}]%{color:reset} %{message}`,
+	)
+	var backend = logging.AddModuleLevel(
+		logging.NewBackendFormatter(logging.NewLogBackend(os.Stderr, "", 0), format))
+
+	backend.SetLevel(logging.ERROR, "")
+	logging.SetBackend(backend)
+	// End of logger config
+
+	yqlib.InitExpressionParser()
+
+	var writer bytes.Buffer
+	printerWriter := yqlib.NewSinglePrinterWriter(&writer)
+	encoder := yqlib.NewYamlEncoder(2, false, false, true)
+
+	printer := yqlib.NewPrinter(encoder, printerWriter)
+
+	decoder := yqlib.NewYamlDecoder()
+
+	streamEvaluator := yqlib.NewStreamEvaluator()
+
+	reader := strings.NewReader(input)
+
+	node, err := yqlib.ExpressionParser.ParseExpression(expression)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	_, err = streamEvaluator.Evaluate("gitpod-installer.tmp.yaml", reader, node, printer, "", decoder)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return pointer.String(writer.String()), nil
+}