diff --git a/container/controller.Dockerfile b/container/controller.Dockerfile
index b77325e..f2e746d 100644
--- a/container/controller.Dockerfile
+++ b/container/controller.Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ COPY src ./src
 RUN python -m venv /venv && /venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir .
 
 FROM python:3.12.11-alpine3.22
-RUN addgroup -S -g 65532 runner && adduser -S -D -H -u 65532 -G runner runner
+RUN addgroup -S -g 65532 runner \
+    && adduser -S -D -H -u 65532 -G runner runner \
+    && install -d -o 65532 -g 65532 /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
 COPY --from=build /venv /venv
 COPY --from=spire /opt/spire/bin/spire-agent /opt/spire/bin/spire-agent
 USER 65532:65532