diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 616b700..94c6205 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: manager-role
 rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - configmaps
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/internal/controller/automatedclusterdiscovery_controller.go b/internal/controller/automatedclusterdiscovery_controller.go
index 5f2cd8b..0638d53 100644
--- a/internal/controller/automatedclusterdiscovery_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/automatedclusterdiscovery_controller.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type AutomatedClusterDiscoveryReconciler struct {
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=clusters.weave.works,resources=automatedclusterdiscoveries/finalizers,verbs=update
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=gitops.weave.works,resources=gitopsclusters,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=secrets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=configmaps,verbs=get;list;watch
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to
 // move the current state of the cluster closer to the desired state.