diff --git a/config/helmchart/kustomization.yaml b/config/helmchart/kustomization.yaml
index 3c8edfbf..966797b7 100644
--- a/config/helmchart/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/helmchart/kustomization.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ namePrefix: group-sync-operator-
 #commonLabels:
 #  someName: someValue
 
+resources:
+  - service-account.yaml
+
 bases:
   - ../rbac
   - ../prometheus
diff --git a/config/helmchart/service-account.yaml b/config/helmchart/service-account.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cd6025b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/helmchart/service-account.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
diff --git a/config/helmchart/templates/service-account.yaml b/config/helmchart/templates/service-account.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fcd1e68..00000000
--- a/config/helmchart/templates/service-account.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: group-sync-operator-controller-manager 
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