diff --git a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/deployment.yaml
index cee5d63af..18c1bfd41 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.useOperatorHostNetwork }}
       hostNetwork: true
+      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
diff --git a/deploy/examples/operator-openshift.yaml b/deploy/examples/operator-openshift.yaml
index c0f314117..e7c45a7cc 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/operator-openshift.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/operator-openshift.yaml
@@ -754,6 +754,10 @@ spec:
           #- name: LIB_BUCKET_PROVISIONER_THREADS
           #  value: "5"
 
+      # Uncomment these two settings to run the operator on the host network
+      # hostNetwork: true
+      # dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
+
       volumes:
         - name: rook-config
           emptyDir: {}
diff --git a/deploy/examples/operator.yaml b/deploy/examples/operator.yaml
index 3db3903a8..812b47665 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/operator.yaml
@@ -681,8 +681,9 @@ spec:
           #- name: LIB_BUCKET_PROVISIONER_THREADS
           #  value: "5"
 
-      # Uncomment it to run rook operator on the host network
-      #hostNetwork: true
+      # Uncomment these two settings to run the operator on the host network
+      # hostNetwork: true
+      # dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       volumes:
         - name: rook-config
           emptyDir: {}