diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/policy_controller/calico/templates/calico-kube-cr.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/policy_controller/calico/templates/calico-kube-cr.yml.j2
index 351eea522..12fe15dab 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/policy_controller/calico/templates/calico-kube-cr.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/policy_controller/calico/templates/calico-kube-cr.yml.j2
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ rules:
       - create
       - update
       - delete
+      - watch
   # Needs access to update clusterinformations.
   - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
     resources: