diff --git a/manifests/0000_09_cluster-osin-operator_00_roles.yaml b/manifests/0000_09_cluster-osin-operator_00_roles.yaml
index dc0c195ac1..f88ac2fcb4 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_09_cluster-osin-operator_00_roles.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_09_cluster-osin-operator_00_roles.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   namespace: openshift-core-operators
   name: origin-cluster-osin-operator
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  namespace: openshift-osin
+  name: openshift-osin
diff --git a/manifests/0000_09_cluster-osin-operator_04_sa.yaml b/manifests/0000_09_cluster-osin-operator_04_sa.yaml
index 7c7d6d42c1..58623fbf89 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_09_cluster-osin-operator_04_sa.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_09_cluster-osin-operator_04_sa.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,11 @@ metadata:
   name: origin-cluster-osin-operator
   labels:
     app: origin-cluster-osin-operator
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  namespace: openshift-osin
+  name: openshift-osin
+  labels:
+    app: origin-cluster-osin-operator2
diff --git a/pkg/operator2/deployment.go b/pkg/operator2/deployment.go
index 0607871beb..c933a465af 100644
--- a/pkg/operator2/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/operator2/deployment.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func defaultDeployment(syncData []idpSyncData, resourceVersions ...string) *apps
 					//		Effect:   corev1.TaintEffectNoSchedule,
 					//	},
 					//},
+					ServiceAccountName:            targetName,
 					RestartPolicy:                 corev1.RestartPolicyAlways,
 					SchedulerName:                 corev1.DefaultSchedulerName,
 					TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &gracePeriod,