diff --git a/mirroroperator/registrymirror.py b/mirroroperator/registrymirror.py
index 62be697..abe0c67 100644
--- a/mirroroperator/registrymirror.py
+++ b/mirroroperator/registrymirror.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def generate_daemon_set(self, daemon_set):
                                     self.hostess_docker_registry,
                                     self.hostess_docker_image,
                                     self.hostess_docker_tag),
-                                image_pull_policy="Always",
+                                image_pull_policy="IfNotPresent",
                                 resources=client.V1ResourceRequirements(
                                     requests={
                                         "memory": "64Mi", "cpu": "0.001"
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def generate_daemon_set(self, daemon_set):
                                     "-x"
                                 ],
                                 image="alpine:3.6",
-                                image_pull_policy="Always",
+                                image_pull_policy="IfNotPresent",
                                 resources=client.V1ResourceRequirements(
                                     requests={"memory": "1Mi", "cpu": "0.001"},
                                     limits={"memory": "32Mi", "cpu": "0.1"}