diff --git a/resources/kube-controller-manager.yaml b/resources/kube-controller-manager.yaml
index fc4420b..5aaf199 100644
--- a/resources/kube-controller-manager.yaml
+++ b/resources/kube-controller-manager.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ spec:
     - controller-manager
     - --master=http://127.0.0.1:8080
     - --leader-elect=true
+    - --use-service-account-credentials
     - --service-account-private-key-file=/etc/kubernetes/ssl/signing-key.pem
     - --root-ca-file=/etc/kubernetes/ssl/ca.pem
     ${cloud_provider == "" ? "" : "- --cloud-provider=${cloud_provider}"}