diff --git a/deploy/kurl/kotsadm/template/base/deployment/kotsadm-deployment.yaml b/deploy/kurl/kotsadm/template/base/deployment/kotsadm-deployment.yaml
index dd04e7f6b3..5a9e5f716f 100644
--- a/deploy/kurl/kotsadm/template/base/deployment/kotsadm-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kurl/kotsadm/template/base/deployment/kotsadm-deployment.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ spec:
           name: kotsadm-web-scripts
       - name: backup
         emptyDir: {}
+      - name: tmp
+        emptyDir: {}
       - name: migrations
         emptyDir:
           medium: Memory
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ spec:
             subPath: start-kotsadm-web.sh
           - mountPath: /backup
             name: backup
+          - mountPath: /tmp
+            name: tmp
           - name: kubelet-client-cert
             readOnly: true
             mountPath: /etc/kubernetes/pki/kubelet
diff --git a/deploy/kurl/kotsadm/template/base/statefulset/kotsadm-statefulset.yaml b/deploy/kurl/kotsadm/template/base/statefulset/kotsadm-statefulset.yaml
index e236893e81..62136d1282 100644
--- a/deploy/kurl/kotsadm/template/base/statefulset/kotsadm-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kurl/kotsadm/template/base/statefulset/kotsadm-statefulset.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ spec:
           name: kotsadm-web-scripts
       - name: backup
         emptyDir: {}
+      - name: tmp
+        emptyDir: {}
       - name: migrations
         emptyDir:
           medium: Memory
@@ -140,6 +142,8 @@ spec:
             subPath: start-kotsadm-web.sh
           - mountPath: /backup
             name: backup
+          - mountPath: /tmp
+            name: tmp
           - name: kubelet-client-cert
             readOnly: true
             mountPath: /etc/kubernetes/pki/kubelet