diff --git a/internal/controller/nimcache_controller.go b/internal/controller/nimcache_controller.go
index c1bb5b3c9..21cb4d730 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nimcache_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nimcache_controller.go
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ func (r *NIMCacheReconciler) constructJob(ctx context.Context, nimCache *appsv1a
 			{
 				Name:    NIMCacheContainerName,
 				Image:   nimCache.Spec.Source.NGC.ModelPuller,
-				Args:    []string{"download-to-cache"},
+				Command: []string{"download-to-cache"},
 				EnvFrom: nimCache.Spec.Source.EnvFromSecrets(),
 				Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
 					{
diff --git a/internal/controller/nimcache_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/nimcache_controller_test.go
index 8ab472f45..9b3dd71fa 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nimcache_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nimcache_controller_test.go
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ var _ = Describe("NIMCache Controller", func() {
 			Expect(job.Name).To(Equal(getJobName(nimCache)))
 			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image).To(Equal("nvcr.io/nim:test"))
 			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.ImagePullSecrets[0].Name).To(Equal("my-secret"))
-			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args).To(ContainElements("download-to-cache", "--profiles", "36fc1fa4fc35c1d54da115a39323080b08d7937dceb8ba47be44f4da0ec720ff"))
+			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Command).To(ContainElements("download-to-cache"))
+			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args).To(ContainElements("--profiles", "36fc1fa4fc35c1d54da115a39323080b08d7937dceb8ba47be44f4da0ec720ff"))
 			Expect(*job.Spec.Template.Spec.SecurityContext.RunAsUser).To(Equal(int64(1000)))
 			Expect(*job.Spec.Template.Spec.SecurityContext.FSGroup).To(Equal(int64(2000)))
 			Expect(*job.Spec.Template.Spec.SecurityContext.RunAsNonRoot).To(Equal(true))
@@ -456,7 +457,8 @@ var _ = Describe("NIMCache Controller", func() {
 			Expect(job.Name).To(Equal(getJobName(nimCache)))
 			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image).To(Equal("nvcr.io/nim:test"))
 			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.ImagePullSecrets[0].Name).To(Equal("my-secret"))
-			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args).To(ContainElements("download-to-cache", "--profiles", "36fc1fa4fc35c1d54da115a39323080b08d7937dceb8ba47be44f4da0ec720ff", "04fdb4d11f01be10c31b00e7c0540e2835e89a0079b483ad2dd3c25c8cc12345"))
+			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Command).To(ContainElements("download-to-cache"))
+			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args).To(ContainElements("--profiles", "36fc1fa4fc35c1d54da115a39323080b08d7937dceb8ba47be44f4da0ec720ff", "04fdb4d11f01be10c31b00e7c0540e2835e89a0079b483ad2dd3c25c8cc12345"))
 			Expect(*job.Spec.Template.Spec.SecurityContext.RunAsUser).To(Equal(int64(1000)))
 			Expect(*job.Spec.Template.Spec.SecurityContext.FSGroup).To(Equal(int64(2000)))
 			Expect(*job.Spec.Template.Spec.SecurityContext.RunAsNonRoot).To(Equal(true))
@@ -482,7 +484,8 @@ var _ = Describe("NIMCache Controller", func() {
 			Expect(job.Name).To(Equal(getJobName(nimCache)))
 			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image).To(Equal("nvcr.io/nim:test"))
 			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.ImagePullSecrets[0].Name).To(Equal("my-secret"))
-			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args).To(ContainElements("download-to-cache", "--all"))
+			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Command).To(ContainElements("download-to-cache"))
+			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args).To(ContainElements("--all"))
 		})
 
 		It("should create a job with the correct specifications", func() {