diff --git a/deploy/yamls/zfs-driver.yaml b/deploy/yamls/zfs-driver.yaml
index d5608a5..3fecc4e 100644
--- a/deploy/yamls/zfs-driver.yaml
+++ b/deploy/yamls/zfs-driver.yaml
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/csi.sock
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
           volumeMounts:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/
@@ -724,6 +723,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: csi-node-driver-registrar
           image: quay.io/k8scsi/csi-node-driver-registrar:v1.2.0
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - "--v=5"
             - "--csi-address=$(ADDRESS)"
diff --git a/deploy/zfs-operator.yaml b/deploy/zfs-operator.yaml
index a16f531..770be69 100644
--- a/deploy/zfs-operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/zfs-operator.yaml
@@ -1024,7 +1024,6 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/csi.sock
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
           volumeMounts:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/
@@ -1197,6 +1196,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: csi-node-driver-registrar
           image: quay.io/k8scsi/csi-node-driver-registrar:v1.2.0
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args:
             - "--v=5"
             - "--csi-address=$(ADDRESS)"