diff --git a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go
index 15327aa32..3dfe42e92 100644
--- a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go
+++ b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go
@@ -99,6 +99,17 @@ func (sc *sidecarProvider) Provide(app *crd.ClowdApp) error {
 					cont := getOtelCollector(app.Name)
 					if cont != nil {
 						cj.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers = append(cj.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, *cont)
+						cj.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes = append(cj.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes, core.Volume{
+							Name: fmt.Sprintf("%s-otel-config", app.Name),
+							VolumeSource: core.VolumeSource{
+								ConfigMap: &core.ConfigMapVolumeSource{
+									LocalObjectReference: core.LocalObjectReference{
+										Name: fmt.Sprintf("%s-otel-config", app.Name),
+									},
+									Optional: utils.TruePtr(),
+								},
+							},
+						})
 					}
 				}
 			default:
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/01-assert.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/01-assert.yaml
index 70c7ba00f..249799e03 100644
--- a/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/01-assert.yaml
@@ -42,3 +42,15 @@ spec:
           - name: token-refresher
           - name: otel-collector
             image: ghcr.io/os-observability/redhat-opentelemetry-collector/redhat-opentelemetry-collector:0.107.0
+            volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /etc/otelcol/config.yaml
+              name: puptoo-otel-config
+          volumes:
+          - name: config-secret
+            secret:
+              defaultMode: 420
+              secretName: puptoo
+          - configMap:
+              defaultMode: 420
+              name: puptoo-otel-config
+            name: puptoo-otel-config
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/01-pods.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/01-pods.yaml
index 432c5f7e1..440d7ee62 100644
--- a/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/01-pods.yaml
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/01-pods.yaml
@@ -57,14 +57,6 @@ spec:
       schedule: "*/1 * * * *"
       podSpec:
         image: quay.io/psav/clowder-hello
-        volumeMounts:
-        - name: puptoo-otel-config
-          mountPath: "/etc/otelcol/config.yaml"
-          readOnly: true
-        volumes:
-        - name: puptoo-otel-config
-          configMap:
-            name: puptoo-otel-config
         sidecars:
           - name: token-refresher
             enabled: true
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/02-assert.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/02-assert.yaml
index 78a017f98..b280ac877 100644
--- a/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/02-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-sidecars/02-assert.yaml
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: puptoo-processor
       containers:
       - name: puptoo-processor
-      volumeMounts:
-      - name: puptoo-otel-config
-        mountPath: "/etc/otelcol/config.yaml"
-        readOnly: true
       volumes:
-      - name: puptoo-otel-config
-        configMap:
-          name: puptoo-otel-config
+      - name: config-secret
+        secret:
+          defaultMode: 420
+          secretName: puptoo