diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller/cluster_setup.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller/cluster_setup.yaml
index 8f8953665..cdf983270 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller/cluster_setup.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller/cluster_setup.yaml
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: [""]
     resources: ["events"]
     verbs: ["list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch"]
-
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["pods"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
 ---
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1