diff --git a/e2e/common/cli/install_test.go b/e2e/common/cli/install_test.go
index d1a76dc3c6..236b69652a 100644
--- a/e2e/common/cli/install_test.go
+++ b/e2e/common/cli/install_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"text/template"
@@ -36,9 +35,8 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/apis/camel/v1"
 	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/install"
 	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/defaults"
-	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/kubernetes"
 	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/openshift"
-	console "github.com/openshift/api/console/v1"
+	consolev1 "github.com/openshift/api/console/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
@@ -98,11 +96,8 @@ func TestConsoleCliDownload(t *testing.T) {
 	ocp, err := openshift.IsOpenShift(TestClient())
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-	ok, err := kubernetes.IsAPIResourceInstalled(TestClient(), "console.openshift.io/v1", reflect.TypeOf(console.ConsoleCLIDownload{}).Name())
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-	if !ocp || !ok {
-		t.Skip("This test requires ConsoleCliDownload object which is available on OpenShift 4 only.")
+	if !ocp || !IsAPIResourceInstalled(t, TestClient(), "console.openshift.io/v1", consolev1.ConsoleCLIDownload{}) {
+		t.Skip("This test requires ConsoleCliDownload object which is available on OpenShift 4+ only.")
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/e2e/common/cron_test.go b/e2e/common/cron_test.go
index dc26197db2..5ab80768d0 100644
--- a/e2e/common/cron_test.go
+++ b/e2e/common/cron_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
+	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	. "github.com/apache/camel-k/e2e/support"
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRunCronExample(t *testing.T) {
+	if !IsAPIResourceInstalled(t, TestClient(), "batch/v1", batchv1.CronJob{}) {
+		t.Skip("This test requires CronJob batch/v1 API installed.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	WithNewTestNamespace(t, func(ns string) {
 		Expect(Kamel("install", "-n", ns).Execute()).To(Succeed())
 
diff --git a/e2e/support/test_support.go b/e2e/support/test_support.go
index 3fdd06077d..f64ec9a297 100644
--- a/e2e/support/test_support.go
+++ b/e2e/support/test_support.go
@@ -1933,3 +1933,9 @@ func GetOutputStringAsync(cmd *cobra.Command) func() string {
 		return buffer.String()
 	}
 }
+
+func IsAPIResourceInstalled(t *testing.T, client client.Client, groupVersion string, obj interface{}) bool {
+	ok, err := kubernetes.IsAPIResourceInstalled(client, groupVersion, reflect.TypeOf(obj).Name())
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	return ok
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/operator/operator.go b/pkg/cmd/operator/operator.go
index 16c82dd69f..595d9f34ca 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/operator/operator.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/operator/operator.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -192,6 +193,23 @@ func Run(healthPort, monitoringPort int32, leaderElection bool, leaderElectionID
 	exitOnError(err, "cannot create Integration label selector")
 	selector := labels.NewSelector().Add(*hasIntegrationLabel)
 
+	selectors := cache.SelectorsByObject{
+		&corev1.Pod{}:        {Label: selector},
+		&appsv1.Deployment{}: {Label: selector},
+		&batchv1.Job{}:       {Label: selector},
+		&servingv1.Service{}: {Label: selector},
+	}
+
+	if ok, err := kubernetes.IsAPIResourceInstalled(c, batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(), reflect.TypeOf(batchv1.CronJob{}).Name()); ok && err == nil {
+		selectors = cache.SelectorsByObject{
+			&corev1.Pod{}:        {Label: selector},
+			&appsv1.Deployment{}: {Label: selector},
+			&batchv1.CronJob{}:   {Label: selector},
+			&batchv1.Job{}:       {Label: selector},
+			&servingv1.Service{}: {Label: selector},
+		}
+	}
+
 	mgr, err := manager.New(c.GetConfig(), manager.Options{
 		Namespace:                     watchNamespace,
 		EventBroadcaster:              broadcaster,
@@ -204,13 +222,7 @@ func Run(healthPort, monitoringPort int32, leaderElection bool, leaderElectionID
 		MetricsBindAddress:            ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(monitoringPort)),
 		NewCache: cache.BuilderWithOptions(
 			cache.Options{
-				SelectorsByObject: cache.SelectorsByObject{
-					&corev1.Pod{}:        {Label: selector},
-					&appsv1.Deployment{}: {Label: selector},
-					&batchv1.CronJob{}:   {Label: selector},
-					&batchv1.Job{}:       {Label: selector},
-					&servingv1.Service{}: {Label: selector},
-				},
+				SelectorsByObject: selectors,
 			},
 		),
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/controller/integration/integration_controller.go b/pkg/controller/integration/integration_controller.go
index 26a6579e1e..11eb816415 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/integration/integration_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/integration/integration_controller.go
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ func add(mgr manager.Manager, c client.Client, r reconcile.Reconciler) error {
 			})).
 		// Watch for the owned Deployments
 		Owns(&appsv1.Deployment{}, builder.WithPredicates(StatusChangedPredicate{})).
-		// Watch for the owned CronJobs
-		Owns(&batchv1.CronJob{}, builder.WithPredicates(StatusChangedPredicate{})).
 		// Watch for the Integration Pods
 		Watches(&source.Kind{Type: &corev1.Pod{}},
 			handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(func(a ctrl.Object) []reconcile.Request {
@@ -225,6 +223,11 @@ func add(mgr manager.Manager, c client.Client, r reconcile.Reconciler) error {
 				}
 			}))
 
+	if ok, err := kubernetes.IsAPIResourceInstalled(c, batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(), reflect.TypeOf(batchv1.CronJob{}).Name()); ok && err == nil {
+		// Watch for the owned CronJobs
+		b.Owns(&batchv1.CronJob{}, builder.WithPredicates(StatusChangedPredicate{}))
+	}
+
 	// Watch for the owned Knative Services conditionally
 	if ok, err := kubernetes.IsAPIResourceInstalled(c, servingv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(), reflect.TypeOf(servingv1.Service{}).Name()); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/trait/container.go b/pkg/trait/container.go
index 3b3ca484c5..f032c0573a 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/container.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/container.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package trait
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
+	"reflect"
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
@@ -297,17 +298,19 @@ func (t *containerTrait) configureContainer(e *Environment) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// CronJob
-	if err := e.Resources.VisitCronJobE(func(cron *batchv1.CronJob) error {
-		for _, envVar := range e.EnvVars {
-			envvar.SetVar(&container.Env, envVar)
-		}
+	if ok, err := kubernetes.IsAPIResourceInstalled(e.Client, batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(), reflect.TypeOf(batchv1.CronJob{}).Name()); ok && err == nil {
+		// CronJob
+		if err := e.Resources.VisitCronJobE(func(cron *batchv1.CronJob) error {
+			for _, envVar := range e.EnvVars {
+				envvar.SetVar(&container.Env, envVar)
+			}
 
-		containers = &cron.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers
-		visited = true
-		return nil
-	}); err != nil {
-		return err
+			containers = &cron.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers
+			visited = true
+			return nil
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if visited {
diff --git a/pkg/trait/container_probes_test.go b/pkg/trait/container_probes_test.go
index 0d4ccbdabd..c81e8b1947 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/container_probes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/container_probes_test.go
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ func newTestProbesEnv(t *testing.T, integration *v1.Integration) Environment {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, catalog)
 
+	client, _ := test.NewFakeClient()
 	traitCatalog := NewCatalog(nil)
 
 	return Environment{
 		Catalog:               traitCatalog,
 		CamelCatalog:          catalog,
+		Client:                client,
 		Platform:              &v1.IntegrationPlatform{},
 		Integration:           integration,
 		Resources:             kubernetes.NewCollection(),
diff --git a/pkg/trait/container_test.go b/pkg/trait/container_test.go
index 494dd5b20d..b65803ad37 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/container_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/container_test.go
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ func TestContainerWithDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	catalog, err := camel.DefaultCatalog()
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
+	client, _ := test.NewFakeClient()
 	traitCatalog := NewCatalog(nil)
 
 	environment := Environment{
 		CamelCatalog: catalog,
 		Catalog:      traitCatalog,
+		Client:       client,
 		Integration: &v1.Integration{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name:      ServiceTestName,
diff --git a/pkg/trait/mount.go b/pkg/trait/mount.go
index 039e3ccc38..d0fc7785e0 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/mount.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/mount.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package trait
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -118,13 +119,15 @@ func (t *mountTrait) Apply(e *Environment) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// CronJob
-	if err := e.Resources.VisitCronJobE(func(cron *batchv1.CronJob) error {
-		volumes = &cron.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes
-		visited = true
-		return nil
-	}); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if ok, err := kubernetes.IsAPIResourceInstalled(e.Client, batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(), reflect.TypeOf(batchv1.CronJob{}).Name()); ok && err == nil {
+		// CronJob
+		if err := e.Resources.VisitCronJobE(func(cron *batchv1.CronJob) error {
+			volumes = &cron.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes
+			visited = true
+			return nil
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if visited {