diff --git a/utils/reconciler.go b/utils/reconciler.go
index 8fef3114..9565db01 100644
--- a/utils/reconciler.go
+++ b/utils/reconciler.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (r *ReconcilerBase) DeleteResources(resources []client.Object) error {
 // GetOpConfigMap ...
 func (r *ReconcilerBase) GetOpConfigMap(name string, ns string) (*corev1.ConfigMap, error) {
 	configMap := &corev1.ConfigMap{}
-	err := r.GetClient().Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: name, Namespace: ns}, configMap)
+	err := r.GetAPIReader().Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: name, Namespace: ns}, configMap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/utils/reconciler_test.go b/utils/reconciler_test.go
index 5237ac22..5a69ab62 100644
--- a/utils/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/utils/reconciler_test.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestGetOpConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 	objs, s := []runtime.Object{runtimecomponent}, scheme.Scheme
 	s.AddKnownTypes(appstacksv1.GroupVersion, runtimecomponent)
 	cl := fakeclient.NewFakeClient(objs...)
-	rcl := fakeclient.NewFakeClient(objs...)
+	rcl := cl
 
 	r := NewReconcilerBase(rcl, cl, s, &rest.Config{}, record.NewFakeRecorder(10))