diff --git a/examples/hybrid_aws_msk/confluent_platform_sasl_iam_secure/README.md b/examples/hybrid_aws_msk/confluent_platform_sasl_iam_secure/README.md
index 01c0404..7295594 100644
--- a/examples/hybrid_aws_msk/confluent_platform_sasl_iam_secure/README.md
+++ b/examples/hybrid_aws_msk/confluent_platform_sasl_iam_secure/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ module "confluent_platform" {
           - "sasl.mechanism=AWS_MSK_IAM"
           - "sasl.jaas.config=software.amazon.msk.auth.iam.IAMLoginModule required;"
           - "sasl.client.callback.handler.class=software.amazon.msk.auth.iam.IAMClientCallbackHandler"
+      podTemplate:
+        serviceAccountName: ${kubernetes_service_account_v1.confluent_platform.metadata[0].name}
       dependencies:
         kafka:
           bootstrapEndpoint: ${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ module "confluent_platform" {
       configOverrides:
         server:
           - "security.protocol=SSL"
+      podTemplate:
+        serviceAccountName: ${kubernetes_service_account_v1.confluent_platform.metadata[0].name}
       dependencies:
         kafka:
           bootstrapEndpoint: ${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ module "confluent_platform" {
           - "kafkastore.bootstrap.servers=${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}"
       tls:
         autoGeneratedCerts: true
+      podTemplate:
+        serviceAccountName: ${kubernetes_service_account_v1.confluent_platform.metadata[0].name}
       dependencies:
         kafka:
           bootstrapEndpoint: ${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}
@@ -155,6 +161,8 @@ module "confluent_platform" {
           - "security.protocol=SSL"
       tls:
         autoGeneratedCerts: true
+      podTemplate:
+        serviceAccountName: ${kubernetes_service_account_v1.confluent_platform.metadata[0].name}
       dependencies:
         kafka:
           bootstrapEndpoint: ${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}
diff --git a/examples/hybrid_aws_msk/confluent_platform_sasl_iam_secure/main.tf b/examples/hybrid_aws_msk/confluent_platform_sasl_iam_secure/main.tf
index 23b8a4c..6f51eff 100644
--- a/examples/hybrid_aws_msk/confluent_platform_sasl_iam_secure/main.tf
+++ b/examples/hybrid_aws_msk/confluent_platform_sasl_iam_secure/main.tf
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ module "confluent_platform" {
           - "sasl.mechanism=AWS_MSK_IAM"
           - "sasl.jaas.config=software.amazon.msk.auth.iam.IAMLoginModule required;"
           - "sasl.client.callback.handler.class=software.amazon.msk.auth.iam.IAMClientCallbackHandler"
+      podTemplate:
+        serviceAccountName: ${kubernetes_service_account_v1.confluent_platform.metadata[0].name}
       dependencies:
         kafka:
           bootstrapEndpoint: ${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ module "confluent_platform" {
       configOverrides:
         server:
           - "security.protocol=SSL"
+      podTemplate:
+        serviceAccountName: ${kubernetes_service_account_v1.confluent_platform.metadata[0].name}
       dependencies:
         kafka:
           bootstrapEndpoint: ${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}
@@ -126,6 +130,8 @@ module "confluent_platform" {
           - "kafkastore.bootstrap.servers=${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}"
       tls:
         autoGeneratedCerts: true
+      podTemplate:
+        serviceAccountName: ${kubernetes_service_account_v1.confluent_platform.metadata[0].name}
       dependencies:
         kafka:
           bootstrapEndpoint: ${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}
@@ -142,6 +148,8 @@ module "confluent_platform" {
           - "security.protocol=SSL"
       tls:
         autoGeneratedCerts: true
+      podTemplate:
+        serviceAccountName: ${kubernetes_service_account_v1.confluent_platform.metadata[0].name}
       dependencies:
         kafka:
           bootstrapEndpoint: ${data.aws_msk_cluster.msk.bootstrap_brokers_sasl_iam}