diff --git a/templates/cmd/controller/main.go.tpl b/templates/cmd/controller/main.go.tpl
index d9ecf569..07334d40 100644
--- a/templates/cmd/controller/main.go.tpl
+++ b/templates/cmd/controller/main.go.tpl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	ackrtutil "github.com/aws-controllers-k8s/runtime/pkg/util"
 	ackrtwebhook "github.com/aws-controllers-k8s/runtime/pkg/webhook"
 	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	ctrlrt "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
@@ -62,7 +63,13 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 	ackCfg.SetupLogger()
 
-	if err := ackCfg.Validate(); err != nil {
+	managerFactories := svcresource.GetManagerFactories()
+	resourceGVKs := make([]schema.GroupVersionKind, 0, len(managerFactories))
+	for _, mf := range managerFactories {
+		resourceGVKs = append(resourceGVKs, mf.ResourceDescriptor().GroupVersionKind())
+	}
+
+	if err := ackCfg.Validate(ackcfg.WithGVKs(resourceGVKs)); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(
 			err, "Unable to create controller manager",
 			"aws.service", awsServiceAlias,