diff --git a/charts/warden/charts/warden-operator/templates/rbac.yaml b/charts/warden/charts/warden-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
index d4f5681b..14794461 100644
--- a/charts/warden/charts/warden-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/charts/warden/charts/warden-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ rules:
       - update
       - patch
       - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - secrets
+    verbs:
+      - list
+      - get
+      - watch
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 1525ffde..e222f488 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -21,3 +21,10 @@ rules:
   - list
   - update
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - secrets
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
diff --git a/internal/controllers/namespace/controller.go b/internal/controllers/namespace/controller.go
index b90ae22c..af58da07 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/namespace/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/namespace/controller.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package namespace
 
 import (
 	"context"
+
 	"github.com/kyma-project/warden/internal/validate"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/predicate"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods,verbs=list;update
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=namespaces,verbs=watch
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=secrets,verbs=get;list
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to
 // move the current state of the cluster closer to the desired state.
diff --git a/internal/controllers/pod_controller.go b/internal/controllers/pod_controller.go
index 9c546603..399250ab 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/pod_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/pod_controller.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func (r *PodReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods,verbs=get;list;watch;update
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=namespaces,verbs=get;list;watch
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=secrets,verbs=get;list
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to
 // move the current state of the cluster closer to the desired state.