diff --git a/helm-chart/csi-driver/templates/csi-linode-controller.yaml b/helm-chart/csi-driver/templates/csi-linode-controller.yaml
index e3672825..d2d9555e 100644
--- a/helm-chart/csi-driver/templates/csi-linode-controller.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/csi-driver/templates/csi-linode-controller.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ spec:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
     spec:
+      hostNetwork: {{ .Values.controller.hostNetwork }}
       securityContext:
         seccompProfile:
           type: RuntimeDefault
diff --git a/helm-chart/csi-driver/values.yaml b/helm-chart/csi-driver/values.yaml
index d97a8ae9..50a16234 100644
--- a/helm-chart/csi-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/csi-driver/values.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ csiNodeDriverRegistrar:
 
 controller:
   enabled: true
+  hostNetwork: false
   kubeconfig:
     mountDir: ""
     secretName: ""