diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/csi_driver/vsphere/templates/vsphere-csi-controller-deployment.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/csi_driver/vsphere/templates/vsphere-csi-controller-deployment.yml.j2
index 93ad8b847a71cdf6baeda34461202e2322703276..00d6e6a92aba2b64b7ef393dbfe3216c2e90cc79 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/csi_driver/vsphere/templates/vsphere-csi-controller-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/csi_driver/vsphere/templates/vsphere-csi-controller-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ spec:
             # needed only for topology aware setup
             #- "--feature-gates=Topology=true"
             #- "--strict-topology"
+          env:
+            - name: ADDRESS
+              value: /csi/csi.sock
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /csi
+              name: socket-dir
 {% if vsphere_csi_provisioner_resources | length > 0 %}
           resources:
             {{ vsphere_csi_provisioner_resources | default({}) | to_nice_yaml | trim | indent(width=12) }}