diff --git a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go
index b0f051237..15327aa32 100644
--- a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go
+++ b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (sc *sidecarProvider) Provide(app *crd.ClowdApp) error {
 					cont := getOtelCollector(app.Name)
 					if cont != nil {
 						d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers = append(d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, *cont)
-						innerDeployment.PodSpec.Volumes = append(innerDeployment.PodSpec.Volumes, core.Volume{
+						d.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes = append(d.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes, core.Volume{
 							Name: fmt.Sprintf("%s-otel-config", app.Name),
 							VolumeSource: core.VolumeSource{
 								ConfigMap: &core.ConfigMapVolumeSource{