diff --git a/changelog/v0.28.1/add-namespace-to-cluster-roles.yaml b/changelog/v0.28.1/add-namespace-to-cluster-roles.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acd5fcee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/v0.28.1/add-namespace-to-cluster-roles.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+changelog:
+  - type: NON_USER_FACING
+    description: Sort yaml alphabetically for helm values
+    issueLink: https://github.com/solo-io/skv2/issues/426
diff --git a/codegen/render/funcs.go b/codegen/render/funcs.go
index 132b4c84d..1729f6036 100644
--- a/codegen/render/funcs.go
+++ b/codegen/render/funcs.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ func makeTemplateFuncs(customFuncs template.FuncMap) template.FuncMap {
 		},
 
 		"containerConfigs": containerConfigs,
+
+		"opVar": opVar,
 	}
 
 	for k, v := range skv2Funcs {
@@ -147,28 +150,33 @@ type containerConfig struct {
 }
 
 func containerConfigs(op model.Operator) []containerConfig {
-	opVar := fmt.Sprintf("$.Values.%s", strcase.ToLowerCamel(op.Name))
-	if op.ValuePath != "" {
-		opVar = fmt.Sprintf("$.Values.%s.%s", op.ValuePath, strcase.ToLowerCamel(op.Name))
-
-	}
+	valuesVar := opVar(op)
 	configs := []containerConfig{{
 		Container: op.Deployment.Container,
 		Name:      op.Name,
-		ValuesVar: opVar,
+		ValuesVar: valuesVar,
 	}}
 
 	for _, sidecar := range op.Deployment.Sidecars {
 		configs = append(configs, containerConfig{
 			Container: sidecar.Container,
 			Name:      sidecar.Name,
-			ValuesVar: opVar + ".sidecars." + strcase.ToLowerCamel(sidecar.Name),
+			ValuesVar: valuesVar + ".sidecars." + strcase.ToLowerCamel(sidecar.Name),
 		})
 	}
 
 	return configs
 }
 
+func opVar(op model.Operator) string {
+	opVar := fmt.Sprintf("$.Values.%s", strcase.ToLowerCamel(op.Name))
+	if op.ValuePath != "" {
+		opVar = fmt.Sprintf("$.Values.%s.%s", op.ValuePath, strcase.ToLowerCamel(op.Name))
+
+	}
+	return opVar
+}
+
 /*
 Find the proto messages for a given set of descriptors which need proto_deepcopoy funcs and whose types are not in
 the API root package
@@ -464,13 +472,51 @@ func wrapWords(s string, limit int) string {
 }
 
 func fromNode(n goyaml.Node) string {
-	b, err := goyaml.Marshal(&n)
+	b, err := goyaml.Marshal(sortYAML(&n))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	return string(b)
 }
 
+// Implement sorting for prettier yaml
+type nodes []*goyaml.Node
+
+func (i nodes) Len() int { return len(i) / 2 }
+
+func (i nodes) Swap(x, y int) {
+	x *= 2
+	y *= 2
+	i[x], i[y] = i[y], i[x]         // keys
+	i[x+1], i[y+1] = i[y+1], i[x+1] // values
+}
+
+func (i nodes) Less(x, y int) bool {
+	x *= 2
+	y *= 2
+	return i[x].Value < i[y].Value
+}
+
+func sortYAML(node *goyaml.Node) *goyaml.Node {
+	if node.Kind == goyaml.DocumentNode {
+		for i, n := range node.Content {
+			node.Content[i] = sortYAML(n)
+		}
+	}
+	if node.Kind == goyaml.SequenceNode {
+		for i, n := range node.Content {
+			node.Content[i] = sortYAML(n)
+		}
+	}
+	if node.Kind == goyaml.MappingNode {
+		for i, n := range node.Content {
+			node.Content[i] = sortYAML(n)
+		}
+		sort.Sort(nodes(node.Content))
+	}
+	return node
+}
+
 func mergeNodes(nodes ...goyaml.Node) goyaml.Node {
 	if len(nodes) <= 1 {
 		panic("at least two nodes required for merge")
diff --git a/codegen/render/funcs_test.go b/codegen/render/funcs_test.go
index bc9a59120..181c9f31f 100644
--- a/codegen/render/funcs_test.go
+++ b/codegen/render/funcs_test.go
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ var _ = Describe("toYAMLWithComments", func() {
 			Field5: "hello field 5",
 			Field6: []string{"hello", "field", "six"},
 			Field7: map[string]string{
-				"hello":   "field seven",
-				"field 7": "hello",
+				// This will sort
+				"hello2": "hello 2",
+				"hello1": "hello 1",
 			},
 			Field8: map[string]NestedType{
 				"hello": {FieldN1: "field 8"},
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ var _ = Describe("toYAMLWithComments", func() {
 			Field9: map[string]*NestedType{
 				"hello": {FieldN1: "field 9"},
 			},
+			// We will expect sorting to actually bring this to the top
 			Field10: map[string][]NestedType{
 				"hello": {
 					{FieldN1: "field"},
@@ -73,9 +75,17 @@ var _ = Describe("toYAMLWithComments", func() {
 				},
 			},
 		}, &values.UserValuesInlineDocs{})
+		fmt.Println(render.FromNode(node))
 		Expect(render.FromNode(node)).To(Equal(prepareExpected(`
 			# field descripting comment
 			Field1: Hello, comments
+			# a map to a list of structs
+			Field10:
+					hello:
+							- # nested field 1
+								FieldN1: field
+							- # nested field 1
+								FieldN1: ten
 			# list of field 2
 			Field2:
 					- # nested field 1
@@ -98,8 +108,8 @@ var _ = Describe("toYAMLWithComments", func() {
 					- six
 			# a map of scalars to scalars
 			Field7:
-					field 7: hello
-					hello: field seven
+					hello1: hello 1
+					hello2: hello 2
 			# a map to a struct
 			Field8:
 					hello:
@@ -110,13 +120,6 @@ var _ = Describe("toYAMLWithComments", func() {
 					hello:
 							# nested field 1
 							FieldN1: field 9
-			# a map to a list of structs
-			Field10:
-					hello:
-							- # nested field 1
-								FieldN1: field
-							- # nested field 1
-								FieldN1: ten
 			# non standard field name
 			fieldfive: hello field 5
 		`)))
diff --git a/codegen/templates/chart/operator-deployment.yamltmpl b/codegen/templates/chart/operator-deployment.yamltmpl
index a2c393c6c..fe37ae8df 100644
--- a/codegen/templates/chart/operator-deployment.yamltmpl
+++ b/codegen/templates/chart/operator-deployment.yamltmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Expressions evaluating SKv2 Config use "[[" and "]]"
 [[- $customServiceLabels := $operator.Service.CustomLabels -]]
 [[- $customServiceAnnotations := $operator.Service.CustomAnnotations ]]
 
-{{- $[[ $operatorVar ]] := $.Values.[[ $operatorVar ]]}}
+{{- $[[ $operatorVar ]] := [[ (opVar $operator) ]]}}
 ---
 
 {{- define "[[ $operator.Name ]].deploymentSpec"}}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ metadata:
 [[ if gt (len $operator.Service.Ports) 0 ]]
 # Service for [[ $operator.Name ]]
 {{/* Define variables in function scope */}}
-{{- $[[ $operatorVar ]] := $.Values.[[ $operatorVar ]]}}
+{{- $[[ $operatorVar ]] := [[ (opVar $operator) ]]}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
diff --git a/codegen/templates/chart/operator-rbac.yamltmpl b/codegen/templates/chart/operator-rbac.yamltmpl
index b52823c3a..870d6c285 100644
--- a/codegen/templates/chart/operator-rbac.yamltmpl
+++ b/codegen/templates/chart/operator-rbac.yamltmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Expressions evaluating SKv2 Config use [[ "[[" ]] and [[ "]]" ]]
 [[- if $operator.Rbac ]]
 # Rbac manifests for [[ $operator.Name ]]
 
-{{- $[[ $operatorVar ]] := $.Values.[[ $operatorVar ]]}}
+{{- $[[ $operatorVar ]] := [[ (opVar $operator)]]}}
 {{- if $[[ $operatorVar ]].enabled }}
 ---