diff --git a/pkg/controller/service-account.go b/pkg/controller/service-account.go
index 0f86fa95e6f..8929c104e7c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/service-account.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/service-account.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func getTenantRole(tenant *miniov2.Tenant) *rbacv1.Role {
 					"",
 				},
 				Resources: []string{
+					"configmaps",
 					"secrets",
 				},
 				Verbs: []string{