diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79b58d1..d15e418 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ but the `PersistentVolume` objects will have a [NodeAffinity][node affinity] con
 ![architecture with Hostpath](architecture.hostpath.drawio.svg "Architecture with Hostpath provisioning")
 
 As a third option, if the ZFS host is part of the cluster, you can let the provisioner choose
-whether [NFS][nfs] or [HostPath][hostpath] is used with the `Auto` mode. If the scheduler
-decides to place a Pod onto the ZFS host, *and* the requested access mode in the Persistent Volume
-Claim is `ReadWriteOnce` (the volume can only be accessed by pods running on the same node)
-[HostPath][hostpath] will automatically be used, otherwise [NFS][nfs] will be used.
+whether [NFS][nfs] or [HostPath][hostpath] is used with the `Auto` mode. If the requested
+[AccessModes][access modes] in the Persistent Volume Claim contains `ReadWriteOnce` (the volume
+can only be accessed by pods running on the same node), or `ReadWriteOncePod` (the volume can only
+be accessed by one single Pod at any time), then [HostPath][hostpath] will be used and
+the [NodeAffinity][node affinity] will be configured on the `PersistentVolume` objects so the
+scheduler will automatically place the corresponding Pods onto the ZFS host. Otherwise
+[NFS][nfs] will be used and [NodeAffinity][node affinity] will not be set.
 
 Currently all ZFS attributes are inherited from the parent dataset.
 
@@ -92,8 +95,8 @@ parameters:
 For NFS, you can also specify other options, as described in [exports(5)][man exports].
 
 The following example configures a storage class using the `Auto` type. The provisioner
-will decide whether [HostPath][hostpath] or [NFS][nfs] will be used based on where the
-pods are being scheduled.
+will decide whether [HostPath][hostpath] or [NFS][nfs] will be used based on the
+[AccessModess][access modes] requested by the persistent volume claim.
 
 ```yaml
 kind: StorageClass
@@ -215,3 +218,4 @@ I (@ccremer) have been allowed to take over maintenance for this repository.
 [helm chart]: https://github.com/ccremer/kubernetes-zfs-provisioner/blob/master/charts/kubernetes-zfs-provisioner/README.md
 [gentics]: https://www.gentics.com/genticscms/index.en.html
 [gentics repo]: https://github.com/gentics/kubernetes-zfs-provisioner
+[access modes]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/#access-modes
diff --git a/charts/kubernetes-zfs-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml b/charts/kubernetes-zfs-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml
index ae531f2..a4fb411 100644
--- a/charts/kubernetes-zfs-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubernetes-zfs-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ metadata:
     {{ toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
 provisioner: {{ $.Values.provisioner.instance }}
-{{- if eq .type "auto" }}
-volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer
-{{- end }}
 reclaimPolicy: {{ .policy | default "Delete" }}
 parameters:
   parentDataset: {{ .parentDataset }}
diff --git a/pkg/provisioner/provision.go b/pkg/provisioner/provision.go
index 7b72cdf..eb12088 100644
--- a/pkg/provisioner/provision.go
+++ b/pkg/provisioner/provision.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (p *ZFSProvisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context, options controller.Provi
 		},
 		Spec: v1.PersistentVolumeSpec{
 			PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: reclaimPolicy,
-			AccessModes:                   createAccessModes(useHostPath),
+			AccessModes:                   createAccessModes(options, useHostPath),
 			Capacity: v1.ResourceList{
 				v1.ResourceStorage: options.PVC.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceStorage],
 			},
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ func canUseHostPath(parameters *ZFSStorageClassParameters, options controller.Pr
 	case HostPath:
 		return true
 	case Auto:
-		if options.SelectedNode == nil || parameters.HostPathNodeName != options.SelectedNode.Name {
-			return false
-		}
 		if slices.Contains(options.PVC.Spec.AccessModes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) || slices.Contains(options.PVC.Spec.AccessModes, v1.ReadWriteMany) {
 			return false
 		}
@@ -101,7 +98,10 @@ func canUseHostPath(parameters *ZFSStorageClassParameters, options controller.Pr
 	return true
 }
 
-func createAccessModes(useHostPath bool) []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode {
+func createAccessModes(options controller.ProvisionOptions, useHostPath bool) []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode {
+	if slices.Contains(options.PVC.Spec.AccessModes, v1.ReadWriteOncePod) {
+		return []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{v1.ReadWriteOncePod}
+	}
 	accessModes := []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{v1.ReadWriteOnce}
 	if !useHostPath {
 		accessModes = append(accessModes, v1.ReadOnlyMany, v1.ReadWriteMany)