diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 16bd438..5346d21 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ rules:
   verbs:
   - get
   - list
+  - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/controllers/swiftstorage_controller.go b/controllers/swiftstorage_controller.go
index ffaebf3..324d72f 100644
--- a/controllers/swiftstorage_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/swiftstorage_controller.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ type Netconfig struct {
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=memcached.openstack.org,resources=memcacheds,verbs=get;list;watch;
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=network.openstack.org,resources=dnsdata,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=nodes,verbs=get;list
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods,verbs=get;list
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods,verbs=get;list;watch;
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to
 // move the current state of the cluster closer to the desired state.