diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index e232548c..edb6a99f 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -150,6 +150,19 @@
         "NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS": "${workspaceFolder}/.env.ca"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "name": "Debug Keycloak operator",
+      "runtimeExecutable": "npm",
+      "runtimeArgs": ["run-script", "operator:keycloak-dev"],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.env",
+      "env": {
+        "NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS": "${workspaceFolder}/.env.ca"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "type": "node",
       "request": "launch",
diff --git a/src/operator/keycloak.ts b/src/operator/keycloak.ts
index 74f2178e..0467e523 100644
--- a/src/operator/keycloak.ts
+++ b/src/operator/keycloak.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   IdentityProvidersApi,
   ProtocolMapperRepresentation,
   ProtocolMappersApi,
+  RealmRepresentation,
   RealmsAdminApi,
   RoleMapperApi,
   RoleRepresentation,
@@ -360,7 +361,9 @@ async function keycloakRealmProviderConfigurer(api: KeycloakApi) {
   realmConf.accessTokenLifespanForImplicitFlow = env.KEYCLOAK_TOKEN_TTL
   // the api does not offer a list method, and trying to get by id throws an error
   // which we wan to discard, so we run the next command with an empty errors array
-  const existingRealm = await doApiCall([], `Getting realm ${keycloakRealm}`, () => api.realms.realmGet(keycloakRealm))
+  console.log('api: ', api)
+  console.log('api realms: ', api.realms.authentications)
+  const existingRealm = await doApiCall([], `Getting realm ${keycloakRealm}`, () => api.realms.realmGet(keycloakRealm)) as RealmRepresentation
   if (existingRealm) {
     await doApiCall(errors, `Updating realm ${keycloakRealm}`, async () =>
       api.realms.realmPut(keycloakRealm, realmConf),