diff --git a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/certs-job.yaml b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/certs-job.yaml
index 430fa0de3f..a403e5f92e 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/certs-job.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/certs-job.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   {{- include "nginx-gateway.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
   annotations:
     "helm.sh/hook": pre-install
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 {{- if or .Values.nginxGateway.serviceAccount.imagePullSecret .Values.nginxGateway.serviceAccount.imagePullSecrets }}
 imagePullSecrets:
   {{- if .Values.nginxGateway.serviceAccount.imagePullSecret }}
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ spec:
       {{ toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs
diff --git a/deploy/azure/deploy.yaml b/deploy/azure/deploy.yaml
index 12ddab6742..ebf34b3d51 100644
--- a/deploy/azure/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/azure/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations: null
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs
diff --git a/deploy/default/deploy.yaml b/deploy/default/deploy.yaml
index 3da8598bfd..3dd9d44a74 100644
--- a/deploy/default/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/default/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations: null
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs
diff --git a/deploy/experimental-nginx-plus/deploy.yaml b/deploy/experimental-nginx-plus/deploy.yaml
index c11cbc662d..dd08105202 100644
--- a/deploy/experimental-nginx-plus/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/experimental-nginx-plus/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations: null
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs
diff --git a/deploy/experimental/deploy.yaml b/deploy/experimental/deploy.yaml
index cf774bc07b..4c837b8d90 100644
--- a/deploy/experimental/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/experimental/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations: null
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs
diff --git a/deploy/nginx-plus/deploy.yaml b/deploy/nginx-plus/deploy.yaml
index 70f8f34c49..21ded9d595 100644
--- a/deploy/nginx-plus/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/nginx-plus/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations: null
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs
diff --git a/deploy/nodeport/deploy.yaml b/deploy/nodeport/deploy.yaml
index 438e6f975d..fec6d7ca21 100644
--- a/deploy/nodeport/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/nodeport/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations: null
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs
diff --git a/deploy/openshift/deploy.yaml b/deploy/openshift/deploy.yaml
index cc05b461b0..61710631b0 100644
--- a/deploy/openshift/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/openshift/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations: null
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs
diff --git a/deploy/snippets-filters-nginx-plus/deploy.yaml b/deploy/snippets-filters-nginx-plus/deploy.yaml
index ed0dccb81f..ce0c7cb908 100644
--- a/deploy/snippets-filters-nginx-plus/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/snippets-filters-nginx-plus/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations: null
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs
diff --git a/deploy/snippets-filters/deploy.yaml b/deploy/snippets-filters/deploy.yaml
index dc4cf56dd7..1fe7cb5174 100644
--- a/deploy/snippets-filters/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/snippets-filters/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+automountServiceAccountToken: false
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations: null
     spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - args:
         - generate-certs