diff --git a/charts/base/templates/daemonset.yaml b/charts/base/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 5d898d3..9d28477 100644
--- a/charts/base/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/base/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@ spec:
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml .Values.logging.tolerations | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.logging.ensureLease }}
+      initContainers:
+        - name: ensure-lease
+          image: bitnami/kubectl:1.31
+          command:
+            - /bin/sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              kubectl apply -f - <<'EOF'
+              apiVersion: coordination.k8s.io/v1
+              kind: Lease
+              metadata:
+                name: nullplatform-metrics-extractor
+                namespace: {{ .Values.namespaces.nullplatformTools }}
+              spec:
+                holderIdentity: ""
+              EOF
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: nullplatform-log-controller
           image: {{ .Values.logging.controller.image }}
diff --git a/charts/base/values.yaml b/charts/base/values.yaml
index a264f37..df079fe 100644
--- a/charts/base/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/base/values.yaml
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ logging:
   #     operator: "Exists"
   #     effect: "NoSchedule"
   tolerations: []
+  ensureLease: false
   streams:
     enabled: false
     mountPath: "/etc/null-logs/streams-dd.conf"