diff --git a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
index c8c7cdc27..36a0fee8c 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -580,6 +580,14 @@ func (dn *Daemon) nodeHasAnnotation(annoKey string, value string) bool {
 
 func (dn *Daemon) isNodeDraining() bool {
 	if anno, ok := dn.node.Annotations[annoKey]; ok && (anno == annoDraining || anno == annoMcpPaused) {
+		// for openshift cluster draining should be true only if the annotation has MCP paused
+		if dn.openshiftContext.IsOpenshiftCluster() && !dn.openshiftContext.IsHypershift() {
+			if anno == annoMcpPaused {
+				return true
+			} else {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
 		return true
 	}
 	return false