diff --git a/provisioner.go b/provisioner.go
index 16d2ca2542d70123062e6b5555ee86413cab17ab..f40041e3f534977797d1815ab4782e87c07cf2d2 100644
--- a/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner.go
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ func (p *LocalPathProvisioner) createHelperPod(action ActionType, cmdsForPath []
 							MountPath: "/data/",
 						},
 					},
+					ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullIfNotPresent,
 				},
 			},
 			Volumes: []v1.Volume{