diff --git a/pkg/controller/goldmane/controller.go b/pkg/controller/goldmane/controller.go
index b68b370d39..97b96e8fc3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/goldmane/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/goldmane/controller.go
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ func Add(mgr manager.Manager, opts options.AddOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create %s: %w", controllerName, err)
 	}
 
-	err = c.WatchObject(&operatorv1.Goldmane{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{})
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = c.WatchObject(&operatorv1.Goldmane{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s failed to watch primary resource: %w", controllerName, err)
 	}
 
@@ -81,8 +80,7 @@ func Add(mgr manager.Manager, opts options.AddOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add watch for config map %s/%s: %w", common.OperatorNamespace(), certificatemanagement.TrustedCertConfigMapName, err)
 	}
 
-	err = c.WatchObject(&operatorv1.ManagementClusterConnection{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{})
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = c.WatchObject(&operatorv1.ManagementClusterConnection{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s failed to watch management cluster connection resource: %w", controllerName, err)
 	}
 
@@ -102,6 +100,12 @@ func Add(mgr manager.Manager, opts options.AddOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("goldmane-controller failed to watch Tigerastatus: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Perform periodic reconciliation. This acts as a backstop to catch reconcile issues,
+	// and also makes sure we spot when things change that might not trigger a reconciliation.
+	if err = utils.AddPeriodicReconcile(c, utils.PeriodicReconcileTime, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("goldmane-controller failed to create periodic reconcile watch: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/whisker/controller.go b/pkg/controller/whisker/controller.go
index 412ac1a35a..0854a5d6c5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/whisker/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/whisker/controller.go
@@ -62,13 +62,11 @@ func Add(mgr manager.Manager, opts options.AddOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create %s: %w", controllerName, err)
 	}
 
-	err = c.WatchObject(&operatorv1.Whisker{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{})
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = c.WatchObject(&operatorv1.Whisker{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s failed to watch primary resource: %w", controllerName, err)
 	}
 
-	err = c.WatchObject(&operatorv1.Goldmane{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{})
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = c.WatchObject(&operatorv1.Goldmane{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s failed to watch for goldmane resource: %w", controllerName, err)
 	}
 
@@ -102,6 +100,16 @@ func Add(mgr manager.Manager, opts options.AddOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("whisker-controller failed to watch Tigerastatus: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if err = c.WatchObject(&crdv1.ClusterInformation{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("whisker-controller failed to watch ClusterInformation")
+	}
+
+	// Perform periodic reconciliation. This acts as a backstop to catch reconcile issues,
+	// and also makes sure we spot when things change that might not trigger a reconciliation.
+	if err = utils.AddPeriodicReconcile(c, utils.PeriodicReconcileTime, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("whisker-controller failed to create periodic reconcile watch: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +135,6 @@ func newReconciler(
 // blank assignment to verify that ReconcileConnection implements reconcile.Reconciler
 var _ reconcile.Reconciler = &Reconciler{}
 
-// Reconciler reconciles a ManagementClusterConnection object
 type Reconciler struct {
 	cli           client.Client
 	scheme        *runtime.Scheme
@@ -227,7 +234,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (
 	clusterInfo := &crdv1.ClusterInformation{}
 	err = r.cli.Get(ctx, utils.DefaultInstanceKey, clusterInfo)
 	if err != nil {
-		reqLogger.Info("Unable to retrieve cluster context to Whisker. Proceeding without adding cluster context to Whisker.", err)
+		reqLogger.Info("Unable to retrieve ClusterInformation", "error", err)
 	} else {
 		cfg.CalicoVersion = clusterInfo.Spec.CalicoVersion
 		cfg.ClusterType = clusterInfo.Spec.ClusterType