diff --git a/deploy/all-in-one/install.yaml b/deploy/all-in-one/install.yaml
index 07e8a387..567a9d04 100644
--- a/deploy/all-in-one/install.yaml
+++ b/deploy/all-in-one/install.yaml
@@ -15496,6 +15496,8 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         - name: CSI_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PREFIX
           value: ceph-csi-operator-
+        - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
+          value: ""
         image: quay.io/cephcsi/ceph-csi-operator:latest
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/deploy/multifile/operator.yaml b/deploy/multifile/operator.yaml
index d9da73c0..3b60ea0b 100644
--- a/deploy/multifile/operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/multifile/operator.yaml
@@ -628,6 +628,8 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         - name: CSI_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PREFIX
           value: ceph-csi-operator-
+        - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
+          value: ""
         image: quay.io/cephcsi/ceph-csi-operator:latest
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet: