diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/kind/manager_tolerations_patch.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/kind/manager_tolerations_patch.yaml
index 72cc248..c80c15a 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/kind/manager_tolerations_patch.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/kind/manager_tolerations_patch.yaml
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ spec:
         - key: "cray.nnf.node"
           operator: "Equal"
           value: "true"
-          effect: "NoSchedule"
\ No newline at end of file
+          effect: "NoSchedule"
+        - key: "cray.nnf.node.drain"
+          operator: "Exists"
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/rabbit/manager_tolerations_patch.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/rabbit/manager_tolerations_patch.yaml
index 72cc248..c80c15a 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/rabbit/manager_tolerations_patch.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/rabbit/manager_tolerations_patch.yaml
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ spec:
         - key: "cray.nnf.node"
           operator: "Equal"
           value: "true"
-          effect: "NoSchedule"
\ No newline at end of file
+          effect: "NoSchedule"
+        - key: "cray.nnf.node.drain"
+          operator: "Exists"