diff --git a/charts/restate-operator-helm/templates/rbac.yaml b/charts/restate-operator-helm/templates/rbac.yaml
index 32c0bc0..24a8558 100644
--- a/charts/restate-operator-helm/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/charts/restate-operator-helm/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ rules:
       - networkpolicies
       - statefulsets
       - persistentvolumeclaims
+      - pods
     verbs:
       - get
       - list
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ rules:
   - resources:
       - statefulsets
       - networkpolicies
+      - pods
     verbs:
       - delete
     apiGroups:
diff --git a/src/reconcilers/compute.rs b/src/reconcilers/compute.rs
index 3a79083..40ab628 100644
--- a/src/reconcilers/compute.rs
+++ b/src/reconcilers/compute.rs
@@ -471,9 +471,7 @@ async fn check_pia(
     );
 
     // delete pod to try again next time
-    pod_api
-        .delete("restate-canary", &Default::default())
-        .await?;
+    pod_api.delete(name, &Default::default()).await?;
 
     Ok(false)
 }