diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/common_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/common_types.go
index 2f4c20f..4058b89 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/common_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/common_types.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ type NetworkPolicy struct {
 type HAProxy struct {
 	Enabled bool `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
 	// +kubebuilder:default:="haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.1"
-	Image string `json:"image"`
+	Image string `json:"image,omitempty"`
 	// +kubebuilder:default:=1
 	ReplicaCount int32 `json:"replicas,omitempty"`
 	// +kubebuilder:default:=80
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/marklogiccluster_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/marklogiccluster_types.go
index f46f055..e68e338 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/marklogiccluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/marklogiccluster_types.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import (
 // NOTE: json tags are required.  Any new fields you add must have json tags for the fields to be serialized.
 
 // MarklogicClusterSpec defines the desired state of MarklogicCluster
+
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="!(self.haproxy.enabled == true && self.haproxy.pathBasedRouting == true) || int(self.image.split(':')[1].split('.')[0] + self.image.split(':')[1].split('.')[1]) >= 111", message="HAProxy and Pathbased Routing is enabled. PathBasedRouting is only supported for MarkLogic 11.1 and above"
 type MarklogicClusterSpec struct {
 	// INSERT ADDITIONAL SPEC FIELDS - desired state of cluster
 	// Important: Run "make" to regenerate code after modifying this file
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/database.marklogic.com_marklogicclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/database.marklogic.com_marklogicclusters.yaml
index ee03c94..1187168 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/database.marklogic.com_marklogicclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/database.marklogic.com_marklogicclusters.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ spec:
           metadata:
             type: object
           spec:
-            description: MarklogicClusterSpec defines the desired state of MarklogicCluster
             properties:
               affinity:
                 description: Affinity is a group of affinity scheduling rules.
@@ -2048,8 +2047,6 @@ spec:
                       secretName:
                         type: string
                     type: object
-                required:
-                - image
                 type: object
               hugePages:
                 default:
@@ -4200,8 +4197,6 @@ spec:
                             secretName:
                               type: string
                           type: object
-                      required:
-                      - image
                       type: object
                     hugePages:
                       properties:
@@ -9391,6 +9386,12 @@ spec:
             required:
             - image
             type: object
+            x-kubernetes-validations:
+            - message: HAProxy and Pathbased Routing is enabled. PathBasedRouting
+                is only supported for MarkLogic 11.1 and above
+              rule: '!(self.haproxy.enabled == true && self.haproxy.pathBasedRouting
+                == true) || int(self.image.split('':'')[1].split(''.'')[0] + self.image.split('':'')[1].split(''.'')[1])
+                >= 111'
           status:
             description: MarklogicClusterStatus defines the observed state of MarklogicCluster
             properties: