diff --git a/.tekton/external-secrets-controller-pull-request.yaml b/.tekton/external-secrets-controller-pull-request.yaml
index 82eef9ea53f..4b120f0debd 100644
--- a/.tekton/external-secrets-controller-pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/external-secrets-controller-pull-request.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ metadata:
     pipelinesascode.tekton.dev/max-keep-runs: "3"
     pipelinesascode.tekton.dev/on-event: '[pull_request]'
     pipelinesascode.tekton.dev/on-target-branch: '[release-0.9]'
+  creationTimestamp: null
   labels:
     appstudio.openshift.io/application: external-secrets
     appstudio.openshift.io/component: external-secrets-controller
@@ -422,6 +423,8 @@ spec:
     - name: workspace
     - name: git-auth
       optional: true
+  taskRunTemplate:
+    serviceAccountName: build-pipeline-external-secrets-controller
   workspaces:
   - name: workspace
     volumeClaimTemplate:
diff --git a/.tekton/external-secrets-controller-push.yaml b/.tekton/external-secrets-controller-push.yaml
index c3f5ddb1c41..7c0042f4a4a 100644
--- a/.tekton/external-secrets-controller-push.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/external-secrets-controller-push.yaml
@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@ spec:
     - name: workspace
     - name: git-auth
       optional: true
+  taskRunTemplate:
+    serviceAccountName: build-pipeline-external-secrets-controller
   workspaces:
   - name: workspace
     volumeClaimTemplate: