diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/prow-gke-release-staging-head/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/prow-gke-release-staging-head/kustomization.yaml
index f0d2911e5..cef121c3b 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/prow-gke-release-staging-head/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/prow-gke-release-staging-head/kustomization.yaml
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ patchesJson6902:
     kind: Deployment
     name: csi-gce-pd-controller
   path: leader-election-flag.yaml
+- target:
+    group: apps
+    version: v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: csi-gce-pd-controller
+  path: volume-inuse-error-handler.yaml
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/prow-gke-release-staging-head/volume-inuse-error-handler.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/prow-gke-release-staging-head/volume-inuse-error-handler.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14f1ec996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/prow-gke-release-staging-head/volume-inuse-error-handler.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- op: add
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/2/args/-
+  value: "--handle-volume-inuse-error=false"