diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 8ec5ff4..601a868 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ func main() {
 	debug.SetMemoryLimit(gibibytes_per_bytes)
 	go printMemUsage(ctrl.Log.WithName("memory-usage"))
 
+	server.InitializeManagerInstance(ctx, mgr.GetConfig(), mgr.GetClient(), scheme,
+		httpPort, ctrl.Log.WithName("gin"))
+
 	startSveltosClusterController(mgr)
 	startClusterSummaryController(mgr)
 	startClusterProfileController(mgr)
@@ -146,9 +149,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	go startClusterController(ctx, mgr, setupLog)
 
-	server.InitializeManagerInstance(ctx, mgr.GetConfig(), mgr.GetClient(), scheme,
-		httpPort, ctrl.Log.WithName("gin"))
-
 	setupLog.Info("starting manager")
 	if err := mgr.Start(ctx); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "problem running manager")
diff --git a/internal/controller/cluster_controller.go b/internal/controller/cluster_controller.go
index 1c2a07c..5df9941 100644
--- a/internal/controller/cluster_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/cluster_controller.go
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ func (r *ClusterReconciler) removeCAPICluster(clusterNamespace, clusterName stri
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling Cluster delete")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	manager.RemoveCAPICluster(clusterNamespace, clusterName)
 
@@ -88,6 +92,10 @@ func (r *ClusterReconciler) reconcileNormal(cluster *clusterv1.Cluster, logger l
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling Cluster normal")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	manager.AddCAPICluster(cluster)
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/clusterprofile_controller.go b/internal/controller/clusterprofile_controller.go
index 6829b63..75656d5 100644
--- a/internal/controller/clusterprofile_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/clusterprofile_controller.go
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ func (r *ClusterProfileReconciler) removeClusterProfile(clusterProfileName strin
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling ClusterProfile delete")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	profileRef := &corev1.ObjectReference{
 		Kind:       configv1beta1.ClusterProfileKind,
@@ -95,6 +99,10 @@ func (r *ClusterProfileReconciler) reconcileNormal(clusterProfile *configv1beta1
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling ClusterProfile normal")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	profileRef := &corev1.ObjectReference{
 		Kind:       configv1beta1.ClusterProfileKind,
diff --git a/internal/controller/clustersummary_controller.go b/internal/controller/clustersummary_controller.go
index fac1cf5..510c68c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/clustersummary_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/clustersummary_controller.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ func (r *ClusterSummaryReconciler) removeClusterSummary(clusterSummaryNamespace,
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling Cluster delete")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	manager.RemoveClusterProfileStatus(clusterSummaryNamespace, clusterSummaryName)
 
@@ -69,6 +73,10 @@ func (r *ClusterSummaryReconciler) reconcileNormal(clusterSummary *configv1beta1
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling new ClusterSummary")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	manager.AddClusterProfileStatus(clusterSummary)
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/profile_controller.go b/internal/controller/profile_controller.go
index 16798f4..6cb1b85 100644
--- a/internal/controller/profile_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/profile_controller.go
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ func (r *ProfileReconciler) removeProfile(profileNamespace, profileName string,
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling Profile delete")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	profileRef := &corev1.ObjectReference{
 		Kind:       configv1beta1.ProfileKind,
@@ -96,6 +100,10 @@ func (r *ProfileReconciler) reconcileNormal(profile *configv1beta1.Profile, logg
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling Profile normal")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	profileRef := &corev1.ObjectReference{
 		Kind:       configv1beta1.ProfileKind,
diff --git a/internal/controller/sveltoscluster_controller.go b/internal/controller/sveltoscluster_controller.go
index e7c6bb9..5c0bdf1 100644
--- a/internal/controller/sveltoscluster_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/sveltoscluster_controller.go
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ func (r *SveltosClusterReconciler) removeSveltosCluster(sveltosClusterNamespace,
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling SveltosCluster delete")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	manager.RemoveSveltosCluster(sveltosClusterNamespace, sveltosClusterName)
 
@@ -89,6 +93,10 @@ func (r *SveltosClusterReconciler) reconcileNormal(sveltosCluster *libsveltosv1b
 	logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Reconciling SveltosCluster normal")
 
 	manager := server.GetManagerInstance()
+	if manager == nil {
+		logger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info("Manager not initialized yet, skipping")
+		return
+	}
 
 	manager.AddSveltosCluster(sveltosCluster)