diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/netchecker-server-deployment.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/netchecker-server-deployment.yml.j2
index 0be97e0db9d..9eedfcd7cbc 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/netchecker-server-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/netchecker-server-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ spec:
         app: netchecker-server
     spec:
       priorityClassName: {% if netcheck_namespace == 'kube-system' %}system-cluster-critical{% else %}k8s-cluster-critical{% endif %}{{''}}
+      volumes:
+        - name: etcd-data
+          emptyDir: {}
       containers:
         - name: netchecker-server
           image: "{{ netcheck_server_image_repo }}:{{ netcheck_server_image_tag }}"
@@ -34,10 +37,22 @@ spec:
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8081
           args:
-            - "-v=5"
-            - "-logtostderr"
-            - "-kubeproxyinit"
-            - "-endpoint=0.0.0.0:8081"
+            - -v=5
+            - -logtostderr
+            - -kubeproxyinit=false
+            - -endpoint=0.0.0.0:8081
+            - -etcd-endpoints=https://127.0.0.1:2379
+        - name: etcd
+          image: "{{ etcd_image_repo }}:{{ etcd_image_tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ k8s_image_pull_policy }}
+          args:
+            - --listen-client-urls=http://127.0.0.1:2379
+            - --advertise-client-urls=http://127.0.0.1:2379
+            - --listen-metrics=http://127.0.0.1:2381
+            - --data-dir=/var/lib/etcd
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /var/lib/etcd
+              name: etcd-data
       tolerations:
         - effect: NoSchedule
           operator: Exists