diff --git a/k8s/pod/nova-controller-pod.yaml b/k8s/pod/nova-controller-pod.yaml
index 3b432bb6ac..b7e9bce0d3 100644
--- a/k8s/pod/nova-controller-pod.yaml
+++ b/k8s/pod/nova-controller-pod.yaml
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ desiredState:
         value: sharedsecret
       image: kollaglue/fedora-rdo-nova-api
       name: nova-api
+      privileged: true
     id: nova-1
     version: v1beta1
+
 id: nova
 labels:
   name: nova-controller