diff --git a/voltha-infra/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/voltha-infra/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index 504fafc..ba7a0aa 100644
--- a/voltha-infra/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/voltha-infra/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["pods"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+    resources: ["pods", "pods/exec"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create"]