diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go b/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
index 37e454e90..d437ee3d2 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
+	_ "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3/kubernetes"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"