diff --git a/pkg/operator/starter.go b/pkg/operator/starter.go
index f1e228820..2d4cb083d 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/starter.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/starter.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/library-go/pkg/operator/status"
 	"github.com/openshift/library-go/pkg/operator/unsupportedconfigoverridescontroller"
 	"github.com/openshift/library-go/pkg/operator/v1helpers"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ func RunOperator(ctx context.Context, controllerContext *controllercmd.Controlle
 	// we keep the default behavior of exiting the controller once a gate changes
 	featureGateAccessor.SetChangeHandler(featuregates.ForceExit)
 
-	operatorClient, dynamicInformers, err := genericoperatorclient.NewStaticPodOperatorClient(controllerContext.KubeConfig, operatorv1.GroupVersion.WithResource("etcds"), operatorv1.GroupVersion.WithKind("Etcd"), ExtractStaticPodOperatorSpec, ExtractStaticPodOperatorStatus)
+	operatorClient, dynamicInformers, err := genericoperatorclient.NewStaticPodOperatorClient(clock.RealClock{}, controllerContext.KubeConfig, operatorv1.GroupVersion.WithResource("etcds"), operatorv1.GroupVersion.WithKind("Etcd"), ExtractStaticPodOperatorSpec, ExtractStaticPodOperatorStatus)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}