diff --git a/cmd/csi-addons/main.go b/cmd/csi-addons/main.go
index c2a3e769f..ddc3a11cf 100644
--- a/cmd/csi-addons/main.go
+++ b/cmd/csi-addons/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 )
@@ -122,6 +123,8 @@ func getKubernetesClient() *kubernetes.Clientset {
 		panic(err.Error())
 	}
 
+	config.ContentType = runtime.ContentTypeProtobuf
+
 	clientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err.Error())