diff --git a/internal/controller/velero.go b/internal/controller/velero.go
index fe8fee1a12..3bf2eb0551 100644
--- a/internal/controller/velero.go
+++ b/internal/controller/velero.go
@@ -679,6 +679,14 @@ func (r *DataProtectionApplicationReconciler) customizeVeleroContainer(veleroCon
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// Re-add uploader-type since GetArgs() doesn't include it
+		// but it comes from NodeAgent configuration, not Velero.Args
+		if dpa.Spec.Configuration.NodeAgent != nil &&
+			len(dpa.Spec.Configuration.NodeAgent.UploaderType) > 0 {
+			uploaderType := dpa.Spec.Configuration.NodeAgent.UploaderType
+			veleroContainer.Args = append(veleroContainer.Args,
+				fmt.Sprintf("--uploader-type=%s", uploaderType))
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/velero_test.go b/internal/controller/velero_test.go
index 03b7e49141..945cdb12a0 100644
--- a/internal/controller/velero_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/velero_test.go
@@ -2350,11 +2350,11 @@ func TestDPAReconciler_buildVeleroDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			veleroDeployment: testVeleroDeployment.DeepCopy(),
 			wantVeleroDeployment: createTestBuiltVeleroDeployment(TestBuiltVeleroDeploymentOptions{
 				args: []string{
-					// should be present... "--uploader-type=kopia",
 					"--client-burst=321",
 					"--client-qps=321",
 					"--fs-backup-timeout=4h0m0s",
 					defaultRestoreResourcePriorities,
+					"--uploader-type=kopia",
 					defaultDisableInformerCache,
 				},
 			}),