diff --git a/deploy/openshift-self-managed/driver/kubernetes/manifests/controller-server.yaml b/deploy/openshift-self-managed/driver/kubernetes/manifests/controller-server.yaml
index cfbf810e..7efd19e8 100644
--- a/deploy/openshift-self-managed/driver/kubernetes/manifests/controller-server.yaml
+++ b/deploy/openshift-self-managed/driver/kubernetes/manifests/controller-server.yaml
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ spec:
                   name: ibm-cloud-provider-data
                   key: vpc_subnet_ids
                   optional: true
+            - name: KUBE_NODE_NAME
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: spec.nodeName
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: 500m