diff --git a/deployment/sriov-network-operator/templates/sriovnetworknodepolicy.yaml b/deployment/sriov-network-operator/templates/sriovnetworknodepolicy.yaml
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+apiVersion: sriovnetwork.openshift.io/v1
+kind: SriovNetworkNodePolicy
+metadata:
+  name: default
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+spec:
+  nicSelector: {}
+  nodeSelector: {}
+  numVfs: 0
+  resourceName: ""