diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85211982..688db996 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Bump stackable-operator to 0.106.2 and strum to 0.28 ([#373]).
+- Bump stackable-operator to 0.108.0 and strum to 0.28 ([#373], [#375]).
 - The operator now deploys the selected ListenerClass preset instead of relying on Helm ([#369]).
   - This mechanism is currently tied to CRD maintenance.
 - Gracefully shutdown all concurrent tasks by forwarding the SIGTERM signal ([#366]).
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
   This behaviour is in line with the default behaviour of Helm and OLM.
 - Bump testing-tools to `0.3.0-stackable0.0.0-dev` ([#363]).
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix "404 page not found" error for the initial object list ([#375]).
+
 [#360]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/360
 [#363]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/363
 [#364]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/364
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#368]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/368
 [#369]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/369
 [#373]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/373
+[#375]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/375
 
 ## [25.11.0] - 2025-11-07
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5dfd3f70..61e0ef11 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "k8s-version"
 version = "0.1.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02"
 dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "regex",
@@ -2948,7 +2948,7 @@ checksum = "6ce2be8dc25455e1f91df71bfa12ad37d7af1092ae736f3a6cd0e37bc7810596"
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-certs"
 version = "0.4.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02"
 dependencies = [
  "const-oid",
  "ecdsa",
@@ -3014,8 +3014,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.106.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437"
+version = "0.108.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "const_format",
@@ -3054,7 +3054,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator-derive"
 version = "0.3.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02"
 dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -3065,7 +3065,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-shared"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02"
 dependencies = [
  "jiff",
  "k8s-openapi",
@@ -3081,8 +3081,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-telemetry"
-version = "0.6.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "clap",
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-versioned"
 version = "0.8.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02"
 dependencies = [
  "schemars",
  "serde",
@@ -3119,7 +3119,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-versioned-macros"
 version = "0.8.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case",
  "convert_case_extras",
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-webhook"
 version = "0.9.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index 00e483f0..3128bffa 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -4983,8 +4983,8 @@ rec {
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437";
-          sha256 = "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17";
+          rev = "7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02";
+          sha256 = "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2";
         };
         libName = "k8s_version";
         authors = [
@@ -9886,8 +9886,8 @@ rec {
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437";
-          sha256 = "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17";
+          rev = "7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02";
+          sha256 = "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2";
         };
         libName = "stackable_certs";
         authors = [
@@ -10054,7 +10054,7 @@ rec {
           {
             name = "stackable-operator";
             packageId = "stackable-operator";
-            features = [ "telemetry" "versioned" "webhook" ];
+            features = [ "crds" "webhook" ];
           }
           {
             name = "strum";
@@ -10132,7 +10132,7 @@ rec {
           {
             name = "stackable-operator";
             packageId = "stackable-operator";
-            features = [ "telemetry" "versioned" "webhook" ];
+            features = [ "crds" "webhook" ];
           }
           {
             name = "tokio";
@@ -10159,13 +10159,13 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-operator";
-        version = "0.106.2";
+        version = "0.108.0";
         edition = "2024";
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437";
-          sha256 = "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17";
+          rev = "7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02";
+          sha256 = "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2";
         };
         libName = "stackable_operator";
         authors = [
@@ -10272,12 +10272,11 @@ rec {
           {
             name = "stackable-shared";
             packageId = "stackable-shared";
-            features = [ "time" "jiff" ];
+            features = [ "jiff" ];
           }
           {
             name = "stackable-telemetry";
             packageId = "stackable-telemetry";
-            optional = true;
             features = [ "clap" ];
           }
           {
@@ -10321,14 +10320,14 @@ rec {
         ];
         features = {
           "certs" = [ "dep:stackable-certs" ];
-          "default" = [ "telemetry" "versioned" "clap" ];
-          "full" = [ "certs" "telemetry" "versioned" "time" "webhook" "clap" ];
-          "telemetry" = [ "dep:stackable-telemetry" ];
+          "crds" = [ "dep:stackable-versioned" ];
+          "default" = [ "crds" ];
+          "full" = [ "crds" "certs" "time" "webhook" "kube-ws" ];
+          "kube-ws" = [ "kube/ws" ];
           "time" = [ "stackable-shared/time" ];
-          "versioned" = [ "dep:stackable-versioned" ];
           "webhook" = [ "dep:stackable-webhook" ];
         };
-        resolvedDefaultFeatures = [ "clap" "default" "telemetry" "versioned" "webhook" ];
+        resolvedDefaultFeatures = [ "crds" "default" "webhook" ];
       };
       "stackable-operator-derive" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-operator-derive";
@@ -10337,8 +10336,8 @@ rec {
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437";
-          sha256 = "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17";
+          rev = "7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02";
+          sha256 = "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2";
         };
         procMacro = true;
         libName = "stackable_operator_derive";
@@ -10372,8 +10371,8 @@ rec {
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437";
-          sha256 = "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17";
+          rev = "7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02";
+          sha256 = "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2";
         };
         libName = "stackable_shared";
         authors = [
@@ -10448,13 +10447,13 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-telemetry" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-telemetry";
-        version = "0.6.1";
+        version = "0.6.2";
         edition = "2024";
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437";
-          sha256 = "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17";
+          rev = "7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02";
+          sha256 = "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2";
         };
         libName = "stackable_telemetry";
         authors = [
@@ -10563,8 +10562,8 @@ rec {
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437";
-          sha256 = "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17";
+          rev = "7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02";
+          sha256 = "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2";
         };
         libName = "stackable_versioned";
         authors = [
@@ -10607,8 +10606,8 @@ rec {
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437";
-          sha256 = "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17";
+          rev = "7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02";
+          sha256 = "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2";
         };
         procMacro = true;
         libName = "stackable_versioned_macros";
@@ -10675,8 +10674,8 @@ rec {
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "f9b117c8c08557e9774f33145bb009fb74cb2437";
-          sha256 = "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17";
+          rev = "7486017f60827d1d769d7bf17bf56adb21f8bb02";
+          sha256 = "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2";
         };
         libName = "stackable_webhook";
         authors = [
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 412aee49..76eee306 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-stackable-operator = { git = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git", tag = "stackable-operator-0.106.2", features = [
-  "telemetry",
-  "versioned",
+stackable-operator = { git = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git", tag = "stackable-operator-0.108.0", features = [
+  "crds",
   "webhook",
 ] }
 
diff --git a/crate-hashes.json b/crate-hashes.json
index 0ec63dc5..2148b36f 100644
--- a/crate-hashes.json
+++ b/crate-hashes.json
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
   "git+https://github.com/kube-rs/kube-rs?rev=fe69cc486ff8e62a7da61d64ec3ebbd9e64c43b5#kube-derive@3.0.1": "1irm4g79crlxjm3iqrgvx0f6wxdcj394ky84q89pk9i36y2mlw3n",
   "git+https://github.com/kube-rs/kube-rs?rev=fe69cc486ff8e62a7da61d64ec3ebbd9e64c43b5#kube-runtime@3.0.1": "1irm4g79crlxjm3iqrgvx0f6wxdcj394ky84q89pk9i36y2mlw3n",
   "git+https://github.com/kube-rs/kube-rs?rev=fe69cc486ff8e62a7da61d64ec3ebbd9e64c43b5#kube@3.0.1": "1irm4g79crlxjm3iqrgvx0f6wxdcj394ky84q89pk9i36y2mlw3n",
-  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#k8s-version@0.1.3": "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17",
-  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#stackable-certs@0.4.0": "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17",
-  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#stackable-operator-derive@0.3.1": "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17",
-  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#stackable-operator@0.106.2": "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17",
-  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#stackable-shared@0.1.0": "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17",
-  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#stackable-telemetry@0.6.1": "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17",
-  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#stackable-versioned-macros@0.8.3": "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17",
-  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#stackable-versioned@0.8.3": "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17",
-  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.106.2#stackable-webhook@0.9.0": "0yxp9d7x3xzlc7i67mjkizf587hvx8kwjly9p10x320hvp91qf17",
+  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#k8s-version@0.1.3": "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2",
+  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#stackable-certs@0.4.0": "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2",
+  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#stackable-operator-derive@0.3.1": "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2",
+  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#stackable-operator@0.108.0": "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2",
+  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#stackable-shared@0.1.0": "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2",
+  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#stackable-telemetry@0.6.2": "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2",
+  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#stackable-versioned-macros@0.8.3": "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2",
+  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#stackable-versioned@0.8.3": "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2",
+  "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=stackable-operator-0.108.0#stackable-webhook@0.9.0": "1fgc7i8rhq1nl9m4s69sbfiywy2jx4narpynvm3g54vd5yd4c6m2",
   "git+https://github.com/stackabletech/product-config.git?tag=0.8.0#product-config@0.8.0": "1dz70kapm2wdqcr7ndyjji0lhsl98bsq95gnb2lw487wf6yr7987"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/helm/listener-operator/templates/roles.yaml b/deploy/helm/listener-operator/templates/roles.yaml
index 4fde4305..03b75dad 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/listener-operator/templates/roles.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/listener-operator/templates/roles.yaml
@@ -158,4 +158,7 @@ rules:
     verbs:
       - create
       - patch
+      # Required for startup condition
+      - list
+      - watch
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/rust/olm-deployer/src/env/mod.rs b/rust/olm-deployer/src/env/mod.rs
index e3d86342..612afa50 100644
--- a/rust/olm-deployer/src/env/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/olm-deployer/src/env/mod.rs
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ fn deployer_env_var(deployment: &Deployment) -> Option<&Vec<EnvVar>> {
         .as_ref()?
         .containers
         .iter()
-        .filter(|c| c.name == "listener-operator-deployer")
-        .next_back()?
+        .rfind(|c| c.name == "listener-operator-deployer")?
         .env
         .as_ref()
 }
diff --git a/rust/olm-deployer/src/resources/mod.rs b/rust/olm-deployer/src/resources/mod.rs
index c53c53b8..b1c6e35a 100644
--- a/rust/olm-deployer/src/resources/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/olm-deployer/src/resources/mod.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ fn deployment_resources(deployment: &Deployment) -> Option<&ResourceRequirements
         .as_ref()?
         .containers
         .iter()
-        .filter(|c| c.name == "listener-operator-deployer")
-        .next_back()?
+        .rfind(|c| c.name == "listener-operator-deployer")?
         .resources
         .as_ref()
 }
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/listener_controller.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/listener_controller.rs
index 67d20d81..75d81928 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/listener_controller.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/listener_controller.rs
@@ -124,17 +124,11 @@ where
             },
         )
         .graceful_shutdown_on(shutdown_signal)
-        .run(
-            reconcile,
-            error_policy,
-            Arc::new(Ctx {
-                client: client.clone(),
-            }),
-        )
+        .run(reconcile, error_policy, Arc::new(Ctx { client }))
         // We can let the reporting happen in the background
         .for_each_concurrent(
             16, // concurrency limit
-            |result| {
+            move |result| {
                 // The event_recorder needs to be shared across all invocations, so that
                 // events are correctly aggregated
                 let event_recorder = event_recorder.clone();
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/main.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/main.rs
index fecb79bf..437b29d8 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/main.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ use stackable_operator::{
         PodListenersVersion, v1alpha1,
     },
     eos::EndOfSupportChecker,
-    kube::ResourceExt,
+    kube::{CustomResourceExt, ResourceExt},
     shared::yaml::SerializeOptions,
     telemetry::Tracing,
-    utils::signal::SignalWatcher,
+    utils::signal::{self, SignalWatcher},
 };
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnixListenerStream;
@@ -211,14 +211,21 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                         .map_err(|err| anyhow!(err).context("failed to run csi server"));
 
                     let controller =
-                        listener_controller::run(client, sigterm_watcher.handle()).map(anyhow::Ok);
+                        listener_controller::run(client.clone(), sigterm_watcher.handle())
+                            .map(anyhow::Ok);
+
+                    let delayed_controller = async {
+                        signal::crd_established(&client, v1alpha1::Listener::crd_name(), None)
+                            .await?;
+                        controller.await
+                    };
 
                     futures::try_join!(
+                        delayed_controller,
                         listener_classes,
                         webhook_server,
                         eos_checker,
                         csi_server,
-                        controller,
                     )?;
                 }
                 RunMode::Node => {