diff --git a/apis/apps/v1alpha1/nebulacluster_types.go b/apis/apps/v1alpha1/nebulacluster_types.go
index cea53d24..6dc6369c 100644
--- a/apis/apps/v1alpha1/nebulacluster_types.go
+++ b/apis/apps/v1alpha1/nebulacluster_types.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type NebulaClusterSpec struct {
 	// +optional
 	EnablePVReclaim *bool `json:"enablePVReclaim,omitempty"`
 
-	// +kubebuilder:default=IfNotPresent
+	// +kubebuilder:default=Always
 	ImagePullPolicy *corev1.PullPolicy `json:"imagePullPolicy,omitempty"`
 
 	// +optional
diff --git a/charts/nebula-cluster/values.yaml b/charts/nebula-cluster/values.yaml
index cc67b3e2..04337b0c 100644
--- a/charts/nebula-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nebula-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 nebula:
   version: v2.0.1
-  imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  imagePullPolicy: Always
   storageClassName: ""
   schedulerName: default-scheduler # nebula-scheduler
   reference:
diff --git a/charts/nebula-operator/crds/nebulacluster.yaml b/charts/nebula-operator/crds/nebulacluster.yaml
index 1c4a202a..719a79f0 100644
--- a/charts/nebula-operator/crds/nebulacluster.yaml
+++ b/charts/nebula-operator/crds/nebulacluster.yaml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ spec:
                     type: string
                 type: object
               imagePullPolicy:
-                default: IfNotPresent
+                default: Always
                 type: string
               imagePullSecrets:
                 items:
diff --git a/charts/nebula-operator/values.yaml b/charts/nebula-operator/values.yaml
index 12251ea0..c00c4c29 100644
--- a/charts/nebula-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nebula-operator/values.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 image:
   nebulaOperator:
     image: vesoft/nebula-operator:latest
-    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    imagePullPolicy: Always
   kubeRBACProxy:
     image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.8.0
-    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    imagePullPolicy: Always
   kubeScheduler:
     image: k8s.gcr.io/kube-scheduler:v1.18.8
-    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    imagePullPolicy: Always
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 kubernetesClusterDomain: ""
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/apps.nebula-graph.io_nebulaclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/apps.nebula-graph.io_nebulaclusters.yaml
index 83c8f187..2cd53177 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/apps.nebula-graph.io_nebulaclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/apps.nebula-graph.io_nebulaclusters.yaml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ spec:
                     type: string
                 type: object
               imagePullPolicy:
-                default: IfNotPresent
+                default: Always
                 type: string
               imagePullSecrets:
                 items:
diff --git a/config/samples/apps_v1alpha1_nebulacluster.yaml b/config/samples/apps_v1alpha1_nebulacluster.yaml
index 4e2a3a3f..dc4bf6d5 100644
--- a/config/samples/apps_v1alpha1_nebulacluster.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/apps_v1alpha1_nebulacluster.yaml
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ spec:
     name: statefulsets.apps
     version: v1
   schedulerName: default-scheduler
-  imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
\ No newline at end of file
+  imagePullPolicy: Always
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/user/nebula_cluster_helm_guide.md b/doc/user/nebula_cluster_helm_guide.md
index 03ad7f37..76fda769 100644
--- a/doc/user/nebula_cluster_helm_guide.md
+++ b/doc/user/nebula_cluster_helm_guide.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ The following table lists is the configurable parameters of the chart and their
 |:---------|:-----------|:-------|
 | `nameOverride` | Override the name of the chart | `nil` |
 | `nebula.version` | Nebula version | `v2.0.1` |
-| `nebula.imagePullPolicy` | Nebula image pull policy | `IfNotPresent` |
+| `nebula.imagePullPolicy` | Nebula image pull policy | `Always` |
 | `nebula.storageClassName` | PersistentVolume class, default to use the default StorageClass | `nil` |
 | `nebula.schedulerName` | Scheduler for nebula component | `default-scheduler` |
 | `nebula.reference` | Reference for nebula component | `{"name": "statefulsets.apps", "version": "v1"}` |
diff --git a/tests/e2e/nebulacluster/util.go b/tests/e2e/nebulacluster/util.go
index 22b39215..18eb867f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/nebulacluster/util.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/nebulacluster/util.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func getNebulaCluster(runtimeClient client.Client, namespace, name string) *v1alpha1.NebulaCluster {
-	imagePullPolicy := corev1.PullIfNotPresent
+	imagePullPolicy := corev1.PullAlways
 	storageClassName := getStorageClassName(runtimeClient)
 	nebulaVersion := e2econfig.TestConfig.NebulaVersion
 	return &v1alpha1.NebulaCluster{