diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 30bdcd96..1a810922 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ rules:
   - create
   - get
   - list
+  - patch
   - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ rules:
   resources:
   - horizons/finalizers
   verbs:
+  - patch
   - update
 - apiGroups:
   - horizon.openstack.org
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ rules:
   - create
   - get
   - list
+  - patch
   - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ rules:
   - create
   - get
   - list
+  - patch
   - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
diff --git a/controllers/horizon_controller.go b/controllers/horizon_controller.go
index e000c55a..1d8bbf6e 100644
--- a/controllers/horizon_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/horizon_controller.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ type HorizonReconciler struct {
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=horizon.openstack.org,resources=horizons,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=horizon.openstack.org,resources=horizons/status,verbs=get;update;patch
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=horizon.openstack.org,resources=horizons/finalizers,verbs=update
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=horizon.openstack.org,resources=horizons/finalizers,verbs=update;patch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=configmaps,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete;
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete;
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=secrets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete;
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ type HorizonReconciler struct {
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=memcached.openstack.org,resources=memcacheds,verbs=get;list;watch;
 
 // service account, role, rolebinding
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=serviceaccounts,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="rbac.authorization.k8s.io",resources=roles,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="rbac.authorization.k8s.io",resources=rolebindings,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=serviceaccounts,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="rbac.authorization.k8s.io",resources=roles,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="rbac.authorization.k8s.io",resources=rolebindings,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch
 // service account permissions that are needed to grant permission to the above
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="security.openshift.io",resourceNames=anyuid,resources=securitycontextconstraints,verbs=use
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods,verbs=create;delete;get;list;patch;update;watch