diff --git a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates-src/library/common.rego b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates-src/library/common.rego
index 2f17d734a16..8acf81cbcbf 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates-src/library/common.rego
+++ b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates-src/library/common.rego
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ is_priv_namespace(ns) = true {
 
 exempted_user = {
   "system:kube-controller-manager",
+  "system:kube-scheduler",
   "system:admin" # comment out temporarily for testing in console
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-delete-pull-secret.yaml b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-delete-pull-secret.yaml
index 62dc78e1d90..4381732c4d4 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-delete-pull-secret.yaml
+++ b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-delete-pull-secret.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ spec:
 
           exempted_user = {
             "system:kube-controller-manager",
+            "system:kube-scheduler",
             "system:admin" # comment out temporarily for testing in console
           }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-machine-config.yaml b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-machine-config.yaml
index 8de8a581b54..38f87b51bd3 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-machine-config.yaml
+++ b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-machine-config.yaml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ spec:
 
           exempted_user = {
             "system:kube-controller-manager",
+            "system:kube-scheduler",
             "system:admin" # comment out temporarily for testing in console
           }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-master-toleration-taints.yaml b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-master-toleration-taints.yaml
index b752bf2232d..85a5e6daec1 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-master-toleration-taints.yaml
+++ b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-master-toleration-taints.yaml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ spec:
 
           exempted_user = {
             "system:kube-controller-manager",
+            "system:kube-scheduler",
             "system:admin" # comment out temporarily for testing in console
           }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-privileged-namespace.yaml b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-privileged-namespace.yaml
index d7bfc12cbca..2810c15ced1 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-privileged-namespace.yaml
+++ b/pkg/operator/controllers/guardrails/policies/gktemplates/aro-deny-privileged-namespace.yaml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ spec:
 
           exempted_user = {
             "system:kube-controller-manager",
+            "system:kube-scheduler",
             "system:admin" # comment out temporarily for testing in console
           }