diff --git a/vault/templates/vault-setup.yml b/vault/templates/vault-setup.yml
index fe09ebe..de6317f 100644
--- a/vault/templates/vault-setup.yml
+++ b/vault/templates/vault-setup.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: vault-secrets-operator-controller-manager
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+---
 apiVersion: secrets.hashicorp.com/v1beta1
 kind: VaultConnection
 metadata: