diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/nodedaemon/exporter.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/nodedaemon/exporter.go
index 6cfda129f..987a49d43 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/nodedaemon/exporter.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/nodedaemon/exporter.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ func getCephExporterDaemonContainer(cephCluster cephv1.CephCluster, cephVersion
 	}
 
 	containerPort := corev1.ContainerPort{
+		Name:          "http-metrics",
 		ContainerPort: int32(DefaultMetricsPort),
 		Protocol:      corev1.ProtocolTCP,
 	}