diff --git a/opentelemetry-collector/manifests/collector-metrics.yaml b/opentelemetry-collector/manifests/collector-metrics.yaml
index e8b2954..ad97025 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-collector/manifests/collector-metrics.yaml
+++ b/opentelemetry-collector/manifests/collector-metrics.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: otel-metrics
   namespace: opentelemetry
 spec:
-  mode: deployment
+  mode: statefulset
   replicas: 2
   image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.113.0
   serviceAccount: otel-collector