diff --git a/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role.yaml b/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role.yaml
index 3909dda2212653f32a03ac2262c78c1745c27736..cdf0948c3204415d9e0180311d7fb039730b70d8 100644
--- a/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role.yaml
+++ b/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role.yaml
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ metadata:
 rules:
   - apiGroups: ["apps"]
     resourceNames: ["elster-transfer"]
-    resources: ["deployments","replicasets", "pods"]
-    verbs: ["get", "update", "patch"]
+    resources: ["deployments"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "update", "patch"]
diff --git a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role_test.yaml b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role_test.yaml
index 8826b9377623a5b9786ada733de7f67bfccb779d..49db529809ccf25f15eb070e080391b055275990 100644
--- a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role_test.yaml
+++ b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role_test.yaml
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@ tests:
                 - elster-transfer
               resources:
                 - deployments
-                - replicasets
-                - pods
               verbs:
                 - get
+                - list
                 - update
                 - patch
         documentIndex: 1
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