diff --git a/internal/controller/persistentvolume/persistentvolume.go b/internal/controller/persistentvolume/persistentvolume.go
index 8c9fa6de4..e6957d88c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/persistentvolume/persistentvolume.go
+++ b/internal/controller/persistentvolume/persistentvolume.go
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ func (r ReconcilePersistentVolume) reconcilePV(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.
 	if pv.Spec.CSI == nil || pv.Spec.CSI.Driver != r.config.DriverName {
 		return nil
 	}
+	// PV is not attached to any PVC
+	if pv.Spec.ClaimRef == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	pvcNamespace := pv.Spec.ClaimRef.Namespace
 	requestName := pv.Name
 	volumeHandler := pv.Spec.CSI.VolumeHandle
 	secretName := ""
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ func (r ReconcilePersistentVolume) reconcilePV(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.
 	}
 	defer cr.DeleteCredentials()
 
-	rbdVolID, err := rbd.RegenerateJournal(pv.Spec.CSI.VolumeAttributes, volumeHandler, requestName, cr)
+	rbdVolID, err := rbd.RegenerateJournal(pv.Spec.CSI.VolumeAttributes, volumeHandler, requestName, pvcNamespace, cr)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLogMsg("failed to regenerate journal %s", err)
 
diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 5e96069ec..1dc179e28 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -124,13 +124,27 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) parseVolCreateRequest(
 	rbdVol, err := genVolFromVolumeOptions(
 		ctx,
 		req.GetParameters(),
-		req.GetSecrets(),
 		isMultiWriter && isBlock,
 		false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, err.Error())
 	}
 
+	// if the KMS is of type VaultToken, additional metadata is needed
+	// depending on the tenant, the KMS can be configured with other
+	// options
+	// FIXME: this works only on Kubernetes, how do other CO supply metadata?
+	// namespace is derived from the `csi.storage.k8s.io/pvc/namespace`
+	// parameter.
+
+	// get the owner of the PVC which is required for few encryption related operations
+	rbdVol.Owner = k8s.GetOwner(req.GetParameters())
+
+	err = rbdVol.initKMS(ctx, req.GetParameters(), req.GetSecrets())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, err.Error())
+	}
+
 	rbdVol.RequestName = req.GetName()
 
 	// Volume Size - Default is 1 GiB
diff --git a/internal/rbd/encryption.go b/internal/rbd/encryption.go
index 217fe4cfd..2255f1020 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/encryption.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/encryption.go
@@ -265,22 +265,14 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) initKMS(ctx context.Context, volOptions, credentials map[str
 }
 
 // ParseEncryptionOpts returns kmsID and sets Owner attribute.
-func (ri *rbdImage) ParseEncryptionOpts(ctx context.Context, volOptions map[string]string) (string, error) {
+func (ri *rbdImage) ParseEncryptionOpts(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	volOptions map[string]string) (string, error) {
 	var (
 		err              error
 		ok               bool
 		encrypted, kmsID string
 	)
-
-	// if the KMS is of type VaultToken, additional metadata is needed
-	// depending on the tenant, the KMS can be configured with other
-	// options
-	// FIXME: this works only on Kubernetes, how do other CO supply metadata?
-	ri.Owner, ok = volOptions["csi.storage.k8s.io/pvc/namespace"]
-	if !ok {
-		log.DebugLog(ctx, "could not detect owner for %s", ri)
-	}
-
 	encrypted, ok = volOptions["encrypted"]
 	if !ok {
 		return "", nil
diff --git a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
index affe42fab..143a31ef7 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ func healerStageTransaction(ctx context.Context, cr *util.Credentials, volOps *r
 func populateRbdVol(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	req *csi.NodeStageVolumeRequest,
-	cr *util.Credentials,
-	secrets map[string]string) (*rbdVolume, error) {
+	cr *util.Credentials) (*rbdVolume, error) {
 	var err error
 	var j *journal.Connection
 	volID := req.GetVolumeId()
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ func populateRbdVol(
 		disableInUseChecks = true
 	}
 
-	rv, err := genVolFromVolumeOptions(ctx, req.GetVolumeContext(), secrets, disableInUseChecks, true)
+	rv, err := genVolFromVolumeOptions(ctx, req.GetVolumeContext(), disableInUseChecks, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
@@ -213,6 +212,8 @@ func populateRbdVol(
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 		}
 		rv.RbdImageName = imageAttributes.ImageName
+		// set owner after extracting the owner name from the journal
+		rv.Owner = imageAttributes.Owner
 	}
 
 	err = rv.Connect(cr)
@@ -235,6 +236,11 @@ func populateRbdVol(
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 
+	err = rv.initKMS(ctx, req.GetVolumeContext(), req.GetSecrets())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+	}
+
 	if req.GetVolumeContext()["mounter"] == rbdDefaultMounter &&
 		!isKrbdFeatureSupported(ctx, strings.Join(rv.ImageFeatureSet.Names(), ",")) {
 		if !parseBoolOption(ctx, req.GetVolumeContext(), tryOtherMounters, false) {
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) NodeStageVolume(
 	}
 
 	isStaticVol := parseBoolOption(ctx, req.GetVolumeContext(), staticVol, false)
-	rv, err := populateRbdVol(ctx, req, cr, req.GetSecrets())
+	rv, err := populateRbdVol(ctx, req, cr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_journal.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_journal.go
index bace5e0ff..e2a50354e 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_journal.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_journal.go
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func undoVolReservation(ctx context.Context, rbdVol *rbdVolume, cr *util.Credent
 // which are not same across clusters.
 func RegenerateJournal(
 	volumeAttributes map[string]string,
-	volumeID, requestName string,
+	volumeID, requestName, owner string,
 	cr *util.Credentials) (string, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	var (
@@ -551,6 +551,8 @@ func RegenerateJournal(
 			ErrInvalidVolID, err, rbdVol.VolID)
 	}
 
+	rbdVol.Owner = owner
+
 	kmsID, err = rbdVol.ParseEncryptionOpts(ctx, volumeAttributes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index a64c29870..3afe68962 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ func generateVolumeFromMapping(
 
 func genVolFromVolumeOptions(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	volOptions, credentials map[string]string,
+	volOptions map[string]string,
 	disableInUseChecks, checkClusterIDMapping bool) (*rbdVolume, error) {
 	var (
 		ok         bool
@@ -1195,11 +1195,6 @@ func genVolFromVolumeOptions(
 		rbdVol.Mounter)
 	rbdVol.DisableInUseChecks = disableInUseChecks
 
-	err = rbdVol.initKMS(ctx, volOptions, credentials)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return rbdVol, nil
 }