diff --git a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/spire-bootstrap/reconciler.go b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/spire-bootstrap/reconciler.go
index 4289adac..0dad404f 100644
--- a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/spire-bootstrap/reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/spire-bootstrap/reconciler.go
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Resu
 		log.Error(err, "Error retrieving secret:")
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("Secret retrieved: %v\n", kubeconfig)
-
 	decodedKubeConfig, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(kubeconfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error decoding base64:", err)
 	}
 
+	fmt.Printf("Secret retrieved: %v\n", decodedKubeConfig)
+
 	Client, err := createK8sClientFromKubeconfig(decodedKubeConfig)
 
 	createK8sResources(Client)