diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/shared/tektonconfig/instance.go b/pkg/reconciler/shared/tektonconfig/instance.go
index de1d661cac..590c889c54 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/shared/tektonconfig/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/shared/tektonconfig/instance.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (tc tektonConfig) ensureInstance(ctx context.Context) {
 			logger.Errorf("error getting Tektonconfig, Name: ", instance.GetName())
 			return false, nil
 		}
-		err = tc.createInstance()
+		err = tc.createInstance(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			//log error and retry
 			logger.Errorf("error creating Tektonconfig instance, Name: ", instance.GetName())
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (tc tektonConfig) ensureInstance(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (tc tektonConfig) createInstance() error {
+func (tc tektonConfig) createInstance(ctx context.Context) error {
 	tcCR := &v1alpha1.TektonConfig{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: common.ConfigResourceName,
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ func (tc tektonConfig) createInstance() error {
 			},
 		},
 	}
+	tcCR.SetDefaults(ctx)
 	_, err := tc.operatorClientSet.OperatorV1alpha1().
-		TektonConfigs().Create(context.TODO(), tcCR, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		TektonConfigs().Create(ctx, tcCR, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/shared/tektonconfig/tektonconfig.go b/pkg/reconciler/shared/tektonconfig/tektonconfig.go
index fff622391c..927690bbae 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/shared/tektonconfig/tektonconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/shared/tektonconfig/tektonconfig.go
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) ReconcileKind(ctx context.Context, tc *v1alpha1.TektonConfi
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	tc.SetDefaults(ctx)
+
 	if err := r.extension.PreReconcile(ctx, tc); err != nil {
 		// If prereconcile updates the TektonConfig CR, it returns an error
 		// to reconcile