diff --git a/system-apps/velero/values.yaml b/system-apps/velero/values.yaml
index 41a234c..0b381e5 100644
--- a/system-apps/velero/values.yaml
+++ b/system-apps/velero/values.yaml
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ backupsEnabled: true
 snapshotsEnabled: true
 
 # Whether to deploy the node-agent daemonset.
-deployNodeAgent: false
+deployNodeAgent: true
 
 nodeAgent:
   podVolumePath: /var/lib/kubelet/pods