diff --git a/charts/overwhelm/templates/overwhelm-controller-manager-deployment.yaml b/charts/overwhelm/templates/overwhelm-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
index e357c80..725604e 100755
--- a/charts/overwhelm/templates/overwhelm-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/overwhelm/templates/overwhelm-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ spec:
       labels: 
 {{ toYaml .Values.deployment.labels  | indent 8 }}
     spec:
+      {{- with (.Values.deployment).affinity }}
+      affinity: {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if and .Values.global .Values.global.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
       {{- range .Values.global.imagePullSecrets }}
diff --git a/charts/overwhelm/values.yaml b/charts/overwhelm/values.yaml
index f306847..d276bb4 100644
--- a/charts/overwhelm/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/overwhelm/values.yaml
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@ deployment:
     requests:
       cpu: 128m
       memory: 64Mi
+  affinity:
+    nodeAffinity:
+      requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+        nodeSelectorTerms:
+          - matchExpressions:
+              - key: karpenter.sh/nodepool
+                operator: DoesNotExist
+