diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/Informable.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/Informable.java
index 12c6b4fe06..5175efb898 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/Informable.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/Informable.java
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
  */
 package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.informer.InformerConfiguration;
 
 public interface Informable<R extends HasMetadata> {
@@ -29,4 +32,12 @@ default String getResourceTypeName() {
   default Class<R> getResourceClass() {
     return getInformerConfig().getResourceClass();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Optional, specific kubernetes client, typically to connect to a different cluster than the rest
+   * of the operator. Note that this is solely for multi cluster support.
+   */
+  default Optional<KubernetesClient> getKubernetesClient() {
+    return Optional.empty();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerEventSourceConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerEventSourceConfiguration.java
index b6f7939728..ae2b12fe16 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerEventSourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerEventSourceConfiguration.java
@@ -83,14 +83,6 @@ default String name() {
     return getInformerConfig().getName();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Optional, specific kubernetes client, typically to connect to a different cluster than the rest
-   * of the operator. Note that this is solely for multi cluster support.
-   */
-  default Optional<KubernetesClient> getKubernetesClient() {
-    return Optional.empty();
-  }
-
   class DefaultInformerEventSourceConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata>
       implements InformerEventSourceConfiguration<R> {
     private final PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<?> primaryToSecondaryMapper;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerManager.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerManager.java
index 3908bbcf09..6caf39ccd9 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerManager.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerManager.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ControllerConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.Informable;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.informer.InformerConfiguration;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.informer.InformerEventSourceConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.health.InformerHealthIndicator;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.Cache;
@@ -179,13 +178,11 @@ private KubernetesClient getTargetClient() {
     // to see the very same instance. ConfigurationService#getKubernetesClient is expected to return
     // a stable instance, but its default implementation does create a new client on every call.
     if (targetClient == null) {
-      targetClient = controllerConfiguration.getConfigurationService().getKubernetesClient();
-      if (configuration instanceof InformerEventSourceConfiguration<?> iesc) {
-        var remoteClient = iesc.getKubernetesClient().orElse(null);
-        if (remoteClient != null) {
-          targetClient = remoteClient;
-        }
-      }
+      targetClient =
+          configuration
+              .getKubernetesClient()
+              .orElseGet(
+                  () -> controllerConfiguration.getConfigurationService().getKubernetesClient());
     }
     return targetClient;
   }