diff --git a/deployment-template/eks/otel-container-insights-infra.yaml b/deployment-template/eks/otel-container-insights-infra.yaml
index ba9cba37d1..b9cd6f8ea7 100644
--- a/deployment-template/eks/otel-container-insights-infra.yaml
+++ b/deployment-template/eks/otel-container-insights-infra.yaml
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: aws-otel-collector
           image: public.ecr.aws/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector:latest
+          securityContext:
+            runAsUser: 0
+            runAsGroup: 0
           env:
             - name: K8S_NODE_NAME
               valueFrom: