diff --git a/ansible/roles/controller/templates/chainlet/chainlet-deploy.yml.tmpl.j2 b/ansible/roles/controller/templates/chainlet/chainlet-deploy.yml.tmpl.j2
index a85fbf5..8ffc29e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/controller/templates/chainlet/chainlet-deploy.yml.tmpl.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/controller/templates/chainlet/chainlet-deploy.yml.tmpl.j2
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ spec:
             value: "info"
           - name: KEYNAME
             value: "chainlet-operator-key"
+          - name: NODE_KEY
+            value: "{{ .NodeKey }}"
           - name: EXTERNAL_ADDRESS
             value: "{{ .ChainletExternalAddress }}"
           - name: MAINTAINERS