diff --git a/components/operator/controllers/serverless_controller_rbac.go b/components/operator/controllers/serverless_controller_rbac.go
index 6f7ea692e..823a03bce 100644
--- a/components/operator/controllers/serverless_controller_rbac.go
+++ b/components/operator/controllers/serverless_controller_rbac.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package controllers
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=events,verbs=get;list;watch;create;patch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=namespaces,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete;deletecollection
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=services;secrets;serviceaccounts;configmaps,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete;deletecollection
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=nodes,verbs=list
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=nodes,verbs=list;watch;get
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=persistentvolumeclaims,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete;deletecollection
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=replicasets,verbs=list
diff --git a/config/operator/base/rbac/role.yaml b/config/operator/base/rbac/role.yaml
index 42e3874c0..34d01f70b 100644
--- a/config/operator/base/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/operator/base/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ rules:
   resources:
   - nodes
   verbs:
+  - get
   - list
+  - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources: