diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/Controller.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/Controller.java
index 7ee63d760f..f0aea0e1e2 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/Controller.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/Controller.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ public class Controller<P extends HasMetadata> implements Reconciler<P>, Cleaner
   private final boolean contextInitializer;
   private final boolean hasDeleterDependents;
   private final boolean isCleaner;
+  private final Metrics metrics;
+
 
   public Controller(Reconciler<P> reconciler,
       ControllerConfiguration<P> configuration,
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ public Controller(Reconciler<P> reconciler,
     this.reconciler = reconciler;
     this.configuration = configuration;
     this.kubernetesClient = kubernetesClient;
+    this.metrics = Optional.ofNullable(ConfigurationServiceProvider.instance().getMetrics())
+        .orElse(Metrics.NOOP);
     contextInitializer = reconciler instanceof ContextInitializer;
 
     eventSourceManager = new EventSourceManager<>(this);
@@ -105,9 +110,8 @@ private void initContextIfNeeded(P resource, Context<P> context) {
 
   @Override
   public DeleteControl cleanup(P resource, Context<P> context) {
-    initContextIfNeeded(resource, context);
     try {
-      return metrics()
+      return metrics
           .timeControllerExecution(
               new ControllerExecution<>() {
                 @Override
@@ -127,6 +131,7 @@ public String successTypeName(DeleteControl deleteControl) {
 
                 @Override
                 public DeleteControl execute() {
+                  initContextIfNeeded(resource, context);
                   if (hasDeleterDependents) {
                     dependents.stream()
                         .filter(d -> d instanceof Deleter)
@@ -147,8 +152,7 @@ public DeleteControl execute() {
 
   @Override
   public UpdateControl<P> reconcile(P resource, Context<P> context) throws Exception {
-    initContextIfNeeded(resource, context);
-    return metrics().timeControllerExecution(
+    return metrics.timeControllerExecution(
         new ControllerExecution<>() {
           @Override
           public String name() {
@@ -174,18 +178,13 @@ public String successTypeName(UpdateControl<P> result) {
 
           @Override
           public UpdateControl<P> execute() throws Exception {
+            initContextIfNeeded(resource, context);
             dependents.forEach(dependent -> dependent.reconcile(resource, context));
             return reconciler.reconcile(resource, context);
           }
         });
   }
 
-
-  private Metrics metrics() {
-    final var metrics = ConfigurationServiceProvider.instance().getMetrics();
-    return metrics != null ? metrics : Metrics.NOOP;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public List<EventSource> prepareEventSources(EventSourceContext<P> context) {
     List<EventSource> sources = new LinkedList<>();