diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-ds.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-ds.yml.j2
index 7fff7ac0e..5fa75f98f 100755
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-ds.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-ds.yml.j2
@@ -159,9 +159,15 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /host/opt/cni/bin
             - name: etc-cni-netd
               mountPath: /host/etc/cni/net.d
+{% if container_manager == 'crio' %}
+            - name: crio-socket
+              mountPath: /var/run/crio.sock
+              readOnly: true
+{% else %}
             - name: docker-socket
               mountPath: /var/run/docker.sock
               readOnly: true
+{% endif %}
             - name: etcd-config-path
               mountPath: /var/lib/etcd-config
               readOnly: true
@@ -183,10 +189,17 @@ spec:
         - name: bpf-maps
           hostPath:
             path: /sys/fs/bpf
+{% if container_manager == 'crio' %}
+        # To read crio events from the node
+        - name: crio-socket
+          hostPath:
+            path: /var/run/crio/crio.sock
+{% else %}
         # To read docker events from the node
         - name: docker-socket
           hostPath:
             path: /var/run/docker.sock
+{% endif %}
         # To install cilium cni plugin in the host
         - name: cni-path
           hostPath: