diff --git a/charts/node-analyzer/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/node-analyzer/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 6e56f8529..cbdf9f705 100644
--- a/charts/node-analyzer/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/node-analyzer/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ true
 {{- define "nodeAnalyzer.useHostPID" -}}
 {{- if (include "nodeAnalyzer.deployBenchmarkRunner" .) }}
 true
-{{ else if and ((hasKey .Values.global.kspm "deploy") .Values.global.kspm.deploy) }}
+{{ else if or (not (hasKey .Values.global.kspm "deploy")) .Values.global.kspm.deploy }}
 true
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/node-analyzer/tests/conditional_flag_test.yaml b/charts/node-analyzer/tests/conditional_flag_test.yaml
index 1a5962db4..83a0c8edd 100644
--- a/charts/node-analyzer/tests/conditional_flag_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/node-analyzer/tests/conditional_flag_test.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,30 @@ tests:
           apiVersion: v1
         template: configmap-kspm-analyzer.yaml
 
+  - it: Check hostPID is true if global.kspm.deploy is true
+    set:
+      global:
+        kspm:
+          deploy: true
+      clusterName: test-cluster
+    template: daemonset-node-analyzer.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.hostPID
+          value: true
+
+  - it: Check hostPID is true if nodeAnalyzer.benchmarkRunner.deploy is true
+    set:
+      nodeAnalyzer:
+        benchmarkRunner:
+          deploy: true
+      clusterName: test-cluster
+    template: daemonset-node-analyzer.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.hostPID
+          value: true
+
   - it: Check global kspm deploy without clusterName
     set:
       global: