diff --git a/internal/controller/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
index d2c7c6d..cac40f1 100644
--- a/internal/controller/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/envtest"
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
@@ -91,6 +95,21 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	k8sManager, err := ctrl.NewManager(cfg, ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme: scheme.Scheme,
+		Cache: cache.Options{
+			ByObject: map[client.Object]cache.ByObject{
+				&corev1.Pod{}: {
+					Field: fields.OneTermEqualSelector("status.phase", string(corev1.PodPending)),
+					Transform: func(obj any) (any, error) {
+						if accessor, err := meta.Accessor(obj); err == nil {
+							if accessor.GetManagedFields() != nil {
+								accessor.SetManagedFields(nil)
+							}
+						}
+						return obj, nil
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	})
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())