diff --git a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
index 5a2ce6600..76815f1f0 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
@@ -816,9 +816,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) generatePodTemplate(
 	sidecarContainers []v1.Container,
 	sharePgSocketWithSidecars *bool,
 	tolerationsSpec *[]v1.Toleration,
-	spiloRunAsUser *int64,
-	spiloRunAsGroup *int64,
-	spiloFSGroup *int64,
 	nodeAffinity *v1.Affinity,
 	schedulerName *string,
 	terminateGracePeriod int64,
@@ -837,18 +834,22 @@ func (c *Cluster) generatePodTemplate(
 	terminateGracePeriodSeconds := terminateGracePeriod
 	containers := []v1.Container{*spiloContainer}
 	containers = append(containers, sidecarContainers...)
-	securityContext := v1.PodSecurityContext{}
+	securityContext := v1.PodSecurityContext{
+		RunAsUser:  c.OpConfig.Resources.SpiloRunAsUser,
+		RunAsGroup: c.OpConfig.Resources.SpiloRunAsGroup,
+		FSGroup:    c.OpConfig.Resources.SpiloFSGroup,
+	}
 
-	if spiloRunAsUser != nil {
-		securityContext.RunAsUser = spiloRunAsUser
+	if c.Spec.SpiloRunAsUser != nil {
+		securityContext.RunAsUser = c.Spec.SpiloRunAsUser
 	}
 
-	if spiloRunAsGroup != nil {
-		securityContext.RunAsGroup = spiloRunAsGroup
+	if c.Spec.SpiloRunAsGroup != nil {
+		securityContext.RunAsGroup = c.Spec.SpiloRunAsGroup
 	}
 
-	if spiloFSGroup != nil {
-		securityContext.FSGroup = spiloFSGroup
+	if c.Spec.SpiloFSGroup != nil {
+		securityContext.FSGroup = c.Spec.SpiloFSGroup
 	}
 
 	podSpec := v1.PodSpec{
@@ -1343,22 +1344,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateStatefulSet(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) (*appsv1.Statef
 	// pickup the docker image for the spilo container
 	effectiveDockerImage := util.Coalesce(spec.DockerImage, c.OpConfig.DockerImage)
 
-	// determine the User, Group and FSGroup for the spilo pod
-	effectiveRunAsUser := c.OpConfig.Resources.SpiloRunAsUser
-	if spec.SpiloRunAsUser != nil {
-		effectiveRunAsUser = spec.SpiloRunAsUser
-	}
-
-	effectiveRunAsGroup := c.OpConfig.Resources.SpiloRunAsGroup
-	if spec.SpiloRunAsGroup != nil {
-		effectiveRunAsGroup = spec.SpiloRunAsGroup
-	}
-
-	effectiveFSGroup := c.OpConfig.Resources.SpiloFSGroup
-	if spec.SpiloFSGroup != nil {
-		effectiveFSGroup = spec.SpiloFSGroup
-	}
-
 	volumeMounts := generateVolumeMounts(spec.Volume)
 
 	// configure TLS with a custom secret volume
@@ -1472,9 +1457,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateStatefulSet(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) (*appsv1.Statef
 		sidecarContainers,
 		c.OpConfig.SharePgSocketWithSidecars,
 		&tolerationSpec,
-		effectiveRunAsUser,
-		effectiveRunAsGroup,
-		effectiveFSGroup,
 		c.nodeAffinity(c.OpConfig.NodeReadinessLabel, spec.NodeAffinity),
 		spec.SchedulerName,
 		int64(c.OpConfig.PodTerminateGracePeriod.Seconds()),
@@ -2319,9 +2301,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateLogicalBackupJob() (*batchv1.CronJob, error) {
 		[]v1.Container{},
 		util.False(),
 		&tolerationsSpec,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		nil,
 		c.nodeAffinity(c.OpConfig.NodeReadinessLabel, nil),
 		nil,
 		int64(c.OpConfig.PodTerminateGracePeriod.Seconds()),