diff --git a/pkg/manager/agent.go b/pkg/manager/agent.go
index 1ed26fbc0..9aa810b71 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/agent.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/agent.go
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func (a *AgentDaemonSet) Create(image string, managerURL string) error {
 					NodeSelector: a.sbm.getNodeSelector(),
 					Tolerations: []corev1.Toleration{
 						{
-							Key:   types.DrainKey,
-							Value: "scheduling",
+							Key:      types.KubevirtDrainKey,
+							Operator: corev1.TolerationOpExists,
 						},
 						{
 							Key:      corev1.TaintNodeUnschedulable,
diff --git a/pkg/types/types.go b/pkg/types/types.go
index 68f91b965..26d69cc14 100644
--- a/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const (
 
 	// labels
 	SupportBundleLabelKey = "rancher/supportbundle"
-	DrainKey              = "kubevirt.io/drain"
+	KubevirtDrainKey      = "kubevirt.io/drain"
 
 	SupportBundleManager = "support-bundle-manager"
 	SupportBundleAgent   = "support-bundle-agent"