diff --git a/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller.go b/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller.go
index c47f29ef4f..cb525ce982 100644
--- a/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func (r *SriovOperatorConfigReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.
 				ConfigDaemonNodeSelector: map[string]string{},
 				LogLevel:                 2,
 			}
+
 			err = r.Create(context.TODO(), defaultConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error(err, "Failed to create default Operator Config", "Namespace",
@@ -99,6 +100,25 @@ func (r *SriovOperatorConfigReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 
+	// Check if we only have one node
+	nodeList := &corev1.NodeList{}
+	err = r.List(context.TODO(), nodeList)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error(err, "Failed to list nodes")
+		return reconcile.Result{}, err
+	}
+
+	// Update the disableDrain field if needed
+	if len(nodeList.Items) == 1 && !defaultConfig.Spec.DisableDrain {
+		defaultConfig.Spec.DisableDrain = true
+		err = r.Update(context.TODO(), defaultConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(err, "Failed to update default Operator Config ", "Namespace",
+				namespace, "Name", constants.DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME)
+			return reconcile.Result{}, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if req.Namespace != namespace {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 63a84bac17..b0e91d2165 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	netattdefv1 "github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/network-attachment-definition-client/pkg/apis/k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1"
 	mcfgv1 "github.com/openshift/machine-config-operator/pkg/apis/machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 
 	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
@@ -232,6 +233,15 @@ func createDefaultOperatorConfig(cfg *rest.Config) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Couldn't create client: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	// Check if we only have one node
+	nodeList := &corev1.NodeList{}
+	err = c.List(context.TODO(), nodeList)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error(err, "Failed to list nodes")
+		return err
+	}
+
 	enableAdmissionController := os.Getenv("ENABLE_ADMISSION_CONTROLLER") == "true"
 	config := &sriovnetworkv1.SriovOperatorConfig{
 		Spec: sriovnetworkv1.SriovOperatorConfigSpec{
@@ -239,6 +249,7 @@ func createDefaultOperatorConfig(cfg *rest.Config) error {
 			EnableOperatorWebhook:    func() *bool { b := enableAdmissionController; return &b }(),
 			ConfigDaemonNodeSelector: map[string]string{},
 			LogLevel:                 2,
+			DisableDrain:             len(nodeList.Items) == 1,
 		},
 	}
 	name := "default"