diff --git a/charts/honeycomb/templates/cluster-role.yaml b/charts/honeycomb/templates/cluster-role.yaml
index ec5198f2..1853b0f5 100644
--- a/charts/honeycomb/templates/cluster-role.yaml
+++ b/charts/honeycomb/templates/cluster-role.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ rules:
       - pods
       - nodes/stats
       - nodes/proxy
+      {{- if .Values.metrics.includeNodeLabels }}
+      - nodes
+      {{- end }}
     verbs:
       - get
       - list