diff --git a/components/workbenches/workbenches.go b/components/workbenches/workbenches.go
index 45ceab7dd34..fc4963dc826 100644
--- a/components/workbenches/workbenches.go
+++ b/components/workbenches/workbenches.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var (
 	DependentComponentName = "notebooks"
 	// manifests for nbc in ODH and downstream + downstream use it for imageparams
 	notebookControllerPath = deploy.DefaultManifestPath + "/odh-notebook-controller/odh-notebook-controller/base"
-	// manifests for ODH nbc
+	// manifests for ODH nbc + downstream use it for imageparams
 	kfnotebookControllerPath    = deploy.DefaultManifestPath + "/odh-notebook-controller/kf-notebook-controller/overlays/openshift"
 	notebookImagesPath          = deploy.DefaultManifestPath + "/notebooks/overlays/additional"
 	notebookImagesPathSupported = deploy.DefaultManifestPath + "/jupyterhub/notebook-images/overlays/additional"
@@ -134,15 +134,19 @@ func (w *Workbenches) ReconcileComponent(cli client.Client, owner metav1.Object,
 	if enabled {
 		if dscispec.DevFlags.ManifestsUri == "" && len(w.DevFlags.Manifests) == 0 {
 			if platform == deploy.ManagedRhods || platform == deploy.SelfManagedRhods {
+				// for kf-notebook-controller image
 				if err := deploy.ApplyParams(notebookControllerPath, w.SetImageParamsMap(imageParamMap), false); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+				// for odh-notebook-controller image
+				if err := deploy.ApplyParams(kfnotebookControllerPath, w.SetImageParamsMap(imageParamMap), false); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if platform == deploy.OpenDataHub || platform == "" {
-		// only for ODH after transit to kubeflow repo
 		err = deploy.DeployManifestsFromPath(cli, owner,
 			kfnotebookControllerPath,
 			dscispec.ApplicationsNamespace,
@@ -158,7 +162,11 @@ func (w *Workbenches) ReconcileComponent(cli client.Client, owner metav1.Object,
 			enabled)
 		return err
 	} else {
-		err = deploy.DeployManifestsFromPath(cli, owner, notebookImagesPathSupported, dscispec.ApplicationsNamespace, ComponentName, enabled)
+		err = deploy.DeployManifestsFromPath(cli, owner,
+			notebookImagesPathSupported,
+			dscispec.ApplicationsNamespace,
+			ComponentName,
+			enabled)
 		return err
 	}
 }