diff --git a/controller/src/util/instance_action.rs b/controller/src/util/instance_action.rs
index b0d83d254..862cfc340 100644
--- a/controller/src/util/instance_action.rs
+++ b/controller/src/util/instance_action.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ use futures::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
 use k8s_openapi::api::batch::v1::JobSpec;
 use k8s_openapi::api::core::v1::{Pod, PodSpec};
 use kube::api::{Api, ListParams};
-use kube_runtime::watcher::{watcher, Event};
+use kube_runtime::watcher::{default_backoff, watcher, Event};
+use kube_runtime::WatchStreamExt;
 use log::{error, info, trace};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -92,12 +93,19 @@ async fn internal_do_instance_watch(
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
     trace!("internal_do_instance_watch - enter");
     let resource = Api::<Instance>::all(kube_interface.get_kube_client());
-    let watcher = watcher(resource, ListParams::default());
+    let watcher = watcher(resource, ListParams::default()).backoff(default_backoff());
     let mut informer = watcher.boxed();
     let mut first_event = true;
-    // Currently, this does not handle None except to break the
-    // while.
-    while let Some(event) = informer.try_next().await? {
+    // Currently, this does not handle None except to break the loop.
+    loop {
+        let event = match informer.try_next().await {
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Error during watch: {}", e);
+                continue;
+            }
+            Ok(None) => break,
+            Ok(Some(event)) => event,
+        };
         // Aquire lock to ensure cleanup_instance_and_configuration_svcs and the
         // inner loop handle_instance call in internal_do_instance_watch
         // cannot execute at the same time.
diff --git a/controller/src/util/node_watcher.rs b/controller/src/util/node_watcher.rs
index 9da65a68a..98079dcab 100644
--- a/controller/src/util/node_watcher.rs
+++ b/controller/src/util/node_watcher.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ use akri_shared::{
 use futures::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
 use k8s_openapi::api::core::v1::{Node, NodeStatus};
 use kube::api::{Api, ListParams};
-use kube_runtime::watcher::{watcher, Event};
-use log::{info, trace};
+use kube_runtime::watcher::{default_backoff, watcher, Event};
+use kube_runtime::WatchStreamExt;
+use log::{error, info, trace};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 /// Node states that NodeWatcher is interested in
@@ -55,13 +56,20 @@ impl NodeWatcher {
         trace!("watch - enter");
         let kube_interface = k8s::KubeImpl::new().await?;
         let resource = Api::<Node>::all(kube_interface.get_kube_client());
-        let watcher = watcher(resource, ListParams::default());
+        let watcher = watcher(resource, ListParams::default()).backoff(default_backoff());
         let mut informer = watcher.boxed();
         let mut first_event = true;
 
-        // Currently, this does not handle None except to break the
-        // while.
-        while let Some(event) = informer.try_next().await? {
+        // Currently, this does not handle None except to break the loop.
+        loop {
+            let event = match informer.try_next().await {
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("Error during watch: {}", e);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                Ok(None) => break,
+                Ok(Some(event)) => event,
+            };
             self.handle_node(event, &kube_interface, &mut first_event)
                 .await?;
         }
diff --git a/controller/src/util/pod_watcher.rs b/controller/src/util/pod_watcher.rs
index 0ef202ead..829257733 100644
--- a/controller/src/util/pod_watcher.rs
+++ b/controller/src/util/pod_watcher.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ use async_std::sync::Mutex;
 use futures::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
 use k8s_openapi::api::core::v1::{Pod, ServiceSpec};
 use kube::api::{Api, ListParams};
-use kube_runtime::watcher::{watcher, Event};
-use log::{info, trace};
+use kube_runtime::watcher::{default_backoff, watcher, Event};
+use kube_runtime::WatchStreamExt;
+use log::{error, info, trace};
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
 type PodSlice = [Pod];
@@ -122,28 +123,31 @@ impl BrokerPodWatcher {
     }
 
     /// This watches for broker Pod events
-    pub async fn watch(
-        &mut self,
-    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
+    pub async fn watch(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         trace!("watch - enter");
         let kube_interface = k8s::KubeImpl::new().await?;
         let resource = Api::<Pod>::all(kube_interface.get_kube_client());
         let watcher = watcher(
             resource,
             ListParams::default().labels(AKRI_CONFIGURATION_LABEL_NAME),
-        );
+        )
+        .backoff(default_backoff());
         let mut informer = watcher.boxed();
         let synchronization = Arc::new(Mutex::new(()));
         let mut first_event = true;
 
         loop {
-            // Currently, this does not handle None except to break the
-            // while.
-            while let Some(event) = informer.try_next().await? {
-                let _lock = synchronization.lock().await;
-                self.handle_pod(event, &kube_interface, &mut first_event)
-                    .await?;
-            }
+            let event = match informer.try_next().await {
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("Error during watch: {}", e);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                Ok(None) => return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Watch stream ended")),
+                Ok(Some(event)) => event,
+            };
+            let _lock = synchronization.lock().await;
+            self.handle_pod(event, &kube_interface, &mut first_event)
+                .await?;
         }
     }