diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/kustomization.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/kustomization.yaml
index 76f6ee8..14c7d0d 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
   - namespace.yaml
+  - serviceaccount-default.yaml
   - configmap.yaml
   - secret.yaml
   - ingress.yaml
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/serviceaccount-default.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/serviceaccount-default.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d65909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/serviceaccount-default.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: default
+  namespace: nxtgauge
+imagePullSecrets:
+  - name: regcred
+