diff --git a/controllers/ibmpowervscluster_controller.go b/controllers/ibmpowervscluster_controller.go
index 6502d68b2..2ac54a14e 100644
--- a/controllers/ibmpowervscluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ibmpowervscluster_controller.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 // IBMPowerVSClusterReconciler reconciles a IBMPowerVSCluster object.
 type IBMPowerVSClusterReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
+	UncachedClient  client.Client
 	Recorder        record.EventRecorder
 	ServiceEndpoint []endpoints.ServiceEndpoint
 	Scheme          *runtime.Scheme
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func (r *IBMPowerVSClusterReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Re
 
 	// Fetch the IBMPowerVSCluster instance.
 	ibmCluster := &infrav1beta2.IBMPowerVSCluster{}
-	err := r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, ibmCluster)
+	err := r.UncachedClient.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, ibmCluster)
 	if err != nil {
 		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
diff --git a/controllers/ibmpowervscluster_controller_test.go b/controllers/ibmpowervscluster_controller_test.go
index c70f6f679..fa38a8dd1 100644
--- a/controllers/ibmpowervscluster_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/ibmpowervscluster_controller_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ func TestIBMPowerVSClusterReconciler_Reconcile(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 			reconciler := &IBMPowerVSClusterReconciler{
-				Client: testEnv.Client,
+				Client:         testEnv.Client,
+				UncachedClient: testEnv.Client,
 			}
 
 			ns, err := testEnv.CreateNamespace(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("namespace-%s", util.RandomString(5)))
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ func TestIBMPowerVSClusterReconciler_reconcile(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 			reconciler := &IBMPowerVSClusterReconciler{
-				Client: testEnv.Client,
+				Client:         testEnv.Client,
+				UncachedClient: testEnv.Client,
 			}
 			_, _ = reconciler.reconcile(tc.powervsClusterScope)
 			g.Expect(tc.powervsClusterScope.IBMPowerVSCluster.Status.Ready).To(Equal(tc.clusterStatus))
@@ -172,7 +174,8 @@ func TestIBMPowerVSClusterReconciler_delete(t *testing.T) {
 		clusterScope *scope.PowerVSClusterScope
 	)
 	reconciler = IBMPowerVSClusterReconciler{
-		Client: testEnv.Client,
+		Client:         testEnv.Client,
+		UncachedClient: testEnv.Client,
 	}
 	t.Run("Reconciling delete IBMPowerVSCluster", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("Should reconcile successfully if no descendants are found", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1fa536bcd..4418000cf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
 
 	capiv1beta1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1beta1"
@@ -242,8 +243,14 @@ func setupReconcilers(mgr ctrl.Manager, serviceEndpoint []endpoints.ServiceEndpo
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	cfg := ctrl.GetConfigOrDie()
+	uncachedClient, err := client.New(cfg, client.Options{Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(), Mapper: mgr.GetRESTMapper()})
+	if err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to set up uncached client")
+	}
 	if err := (&controllers.IBMPowerVSClusterReconciler{
 		Client:          mgr.GetClient(),
+		UncachedClient:  uncachedClient,
 		Recorder:        mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("ibmpowervscluster-controller"),
 		ServiceEndpoint: serviceEndpoint,
 		Scheme:          mgr.GetScheme(),