diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationService.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationService.java
index e59b0c21e3..7eeb29ff30 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationService.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationService.java
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ default ExecutorServiceManager getExecutorServiceManager() {
    *
    * @return {@code true} if SSA should be used for dependent resources, {@code false} otherwise
    * @since 4.4.0
+   *
+   * @return if SSA should be used for dependent resources
    */
   default boolean ssaBasedCreateUpdateMatchForDependentResources() {
     return true;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/EventSource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/EventSource.java
index 850a9deb35..1365614136 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/EventSource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/EventSource.java
@@ -104,4 +104,13 @@ default Optional<R> getSecondaryResource(P primary) {
   default Status getStatus() {
     return Status.UNKNOWN;
   }
+
+  default String name() {
+    return generateName(this);
+  }
+
+  static String generateName(EventSource eventSource) {
+    return eventSource.getClass().getName() + "@" + Integer.toHexString(eventSource.hashCode());
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutorTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutorTest.java
index 970e40eff6..f184fd909d 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutorTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutorTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ public TestDependent(String name) {
       super(ConfigMap.class, name);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected Class<TestCustomResource> getPrimaryResourceType() {
+      return TestCustomResource.class;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ReconcileResult<ConfigMap> reconcile(TestCustomResource primary,
         Context<TestCustomResource> context) {
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/ConfigMapDeleterBulkDependentResource.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/ConfigMapDeleterBulkDependentResource.java
index cba3db3835..6d149aa27e 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/ConfigMapDeleterBulkDependentResource.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/ConfigMapDeleterBulkDependentResource.java
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ public ConfigMapDeleterBulkDependentResource() {
     super(ConfigMap.class);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected Class<BulkDependentTestCustomResource> getPrimaryResourceType() {
+    return BulkDependentTestCustomResource.class;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Map<String, ConfigMap> desiredResources(BulkDependentTestCustomResource primary,
       Context<BulkDependentTestCustomResource> context) {