diff --git a/install/helm/agones/templates/serviceaccounts/sdk.yaml b/install/helm/agones/templates/serviceaccounts/sdk.yaml
index 20ac6be56e..2116c28609 100644
--- a/install/helm/agones/templates/serviceaccounts/sdk.yaml
+++ b/install/helm/agones/templates/serviceaccounts/sdk.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ metadata:
 rules:
 - apiGroups: ["stable.agones.dev"]
   resources: ["gameservers"]
-  verbs: ["list", "update"]
+  verbs: ["list", "update", "watch"]
 ---
   {{- range .Values.gameservers.namespaces }}
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
diff --git a/install/yaml/install.yaml b/install/yaml/install.yaml
index 2117489c44..f3c9df7c82 100644
--- a/install/yaml/install.yaml
+++ b/install/yaml/install.yaml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ metadata:
 rules:
 - apiGroups: ["stable.agones.dev"]
   resources: ["gameservers"]
-  verbs: ["list", "update"]
+  verbs: ["list", "update", "watch"]
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: RoleBinding