Crash in 1.1.1 Istio Operator

{"level":"info","ts":1588879324.5780163,"logger":"servicemeshcontrolplane-controller","msg":"updating servicemeshcontrolplane with templates","ServiceMeshControlPlane":"istio-system/minimal-install"}
{"level":"info","ts":1588879324.5780597,"logger":"servicemeshcontrolplane-controller","msg":"processing smcp template maistra","ServiceMeshControlPlane":"istio-system/minimal-install"}
{"level":"info","ts":1588879324.5782137,"logger":"servicemeshcontrolplane-controller","msg":"updating image names for disconnected install","ServiceMeshControlPlane":"istio-system/minimal-install"}
{"level":"info","ts":1588879324.5782907,"logger":"servicemeshcontrolplane-controller","msg":"Completed ServiceMeshControlPlane processing","ServiceMeshControlPlane":"istio-system/minimal-install"}
Observed a panic: "assignment to entry in nil map" (assignment to entry in nil map)
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:76
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:65
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:51
/usr/lib/golang/src/runtime/panic.go:679
/usr/lib/golang/src/runtime/map_faststr.go:204
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured/helpers.go:214
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured/helpers.go:199
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:497
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:439
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:520
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:553
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:126
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/controller.go:227
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:215
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:158
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:133
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:134
/builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:88
/usr/lib/golang/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1357
panic: assignment to entry in nil map [recovered]
        panic: assignment to entry in nil map
 
goroutine 1558 [running]:
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime.HandleCrash(0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:58 +0x105
panic(0x199a240, 0x1e63a40)
        /usr/lib/golang/src/runtime/panic.go:679 +0x1b2
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured.setNestedFieldNoCopy(0x0, 0x1905ce0, 0xc000604c70, 0xc001357c00, 0x2, 0x2, 0x1, 0xc000604c70)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured/helpers.go:214 +0x2dd
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured.SetNestedField(0x0, 0x1905ce0, 0xc000604c70, 0xc001357c00, 0x2, 0x2, 0xc001357c00, 0x2)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured/helpers.go:199 +0x79
github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane.(*controlPlaneInstanceReconciler).updateImageField(0xc0020da0b0, 0x0, 0x1c0c982, 0xe, 0xc000363201, 0x24, 0x0, 0x0)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:497 +0xfc
github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane.(*controlPlaneInstanceReconciler).applyDisconnectedSettings(0xc0020da0b0, 0x1ed0ae0, 0xc00115c840, 0xc0003fb130, 0x7, 0xc0003fb138, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, ...)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:439 +0x617
github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane.(*controlPlaneInstanceReconciler).applyTemplates(0xc0020da0b0, 0x1ed0ae0, 0xc00115c840, 0xc0003fb130, 0x7, 0xc0003fb138, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, ...)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:520 +0x57b
github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane.(*controlPlaneInstanceReconciler).renderCharts(0xc0020da0b0, 0x1ed0ae0, 0xc00115c840, 0xc0003fb216, 0xa)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:553 +0x1b2
github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane.(*controlPlaneInstanceReconciler).Reconcile(0xc0020da0b0, 0x1ed0ae0, 0xc00115c840, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/reconciler.go:126 +0x118e
github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane.(*ControlPlaneReconciler).Reconcile(0xc000b0d800, 0xc0003fb0c0,0xc, 0xc0003fb090, 0xf, 0x1c00400, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pkg/controller/servicemesh/controlplane/controller.go:227 +0x867
sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).processNextWorkItem(0xc0002eff40, 0x44bf00)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:215 +0x20a
sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).Start.func1()
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:158 +0x36
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.JitterUntil.func1(0xc000604a20)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:133 +0x5e
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.JitterUntil(0xc000604a20, 0x3b9aca00, 0x0, 0x1, 0xc0009c1620)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:134 +0xf8
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.Until(0xc000604a20, 0x3b9aca00, 0xc0009c1620)
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:88 +0x4d
created by sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).Start
        /builddir/build/BUILD/OPERATOR/src/github.com/maistra/istio-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:157 +0x32e

oc get smcp -o yaml
apiVersion: v1
items: - apiVersion: maistra.io/v1
  kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
  metadata:     annotations:       kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration: |
        {"apiVersion":"maistra.io/v1","kind":"ServiceMeshControlPlane","metadata":{"annotations":{},"name":"minimal-install","namespace":"istio-system"},"spec":{"template":"maistra"}}
    creationTimestamp: "2020-05-07T19:21:17Z"
    finalizers:     - maistra.io/istio-operator
    generation: 1
    name: minimal-install
    namespace: istio-system
    resourceVersion: "233436"
    selfLink: /apis/maistra.io/v1/namespaces/istio-system/servicemeshcontrolplanes/minimal-install
    uid: ed02d9d7-9097-11ea-b0eb-0242ac110008
  spec:     template: maistra
    version: v1.1
  status:     components: null
    conditions:     - lastTransitionTime: "2020-05-07T19:21:17Z"
      message: Installing mesh generation 1
      reason: ResourceCreated
      status: "False"
      type: Installed
    - lastTransitionTime: "2020-05-07T19:21:17Z"
      message: Installing mesh generation 1
      reason: ResourceCreated
      status: "False"
      type: Reconciled
    - lastTransitionTime: "2020-05-07T19:21:17Z"
      message: Installing mesh generation 1
      reason: ResourceCreated
      status: "False"
      type: Ready
    lastAppliedConfiguration:       template: maistra
      version: v1.1
kind: List
metadata:   resourceVersion: ""
  selfLink: ""

 oc get smmr -o yaml
apiVersion: v1
items: []
kind: List
metadata:   resourceVersion: ""
  selfLink: ""