diff --git a/install/kubernetes/istio-auth-with-cluster-ca.yaml b/install/kubernetes/istio-auth-with-cluster-ca.yaml
index e64a05f6037a..1bb0ae8dc823 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/istio-auth-with-cluster-ca.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/istio-auth-with-cluster-ca.yaml
@@ -508,6 +508,11 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 80
         - containerPort: 443
         env:
+        - name: POD_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.name
         - name: POD_NAMESPACE
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/istio-auth.yaml b/install/kubernetes/istio-auth.yaml
index 0c929d07d607..6a0240d626f5 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/istio-auth.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/istio-auth.yaml
@@ -508,6 +508,11 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 80
         - containerPort: 443
         env:
+        - name: POD_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.name
         - name: POD_NAMESPACE
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef: