diff --git a/pkg/patterns/declarative/reconciler.go b/pkg/patterns/declarative/reconciler.go
index 9d4624d0..7edfca18 100644
--- a/pkg/patterns/declarative/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/patterns/declarative/reconciler.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package declarative
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ type Reconciler struct {
 	kubectl   kubectlClient
 
 	mgr manager.Manager
-
+	dynamicClient dynamic.Interface
 	options reconcilerParams
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +74,13 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Init(mgr manager.Manager, prototype DeclarativeObject, opts
 	r.config = mgr.GetConfig()
 	r.mgr = mgr
 
-	if err := r.applyOptions(opts...); err != nil {
+	d, err := dynamic.NewForConfig(r.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r.dynamicClient = d
+
+	if err = r.applyOptions(opts...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -146,33 +151,32 @@ func (r *Reconciler) reconcileExists(ctx context.Context, name types.NamespacedN
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 
-	// dynamic config
-	dynamicClientset, err := dynamic.NewForConfig(r.config)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err,"Unable to create dynamic client")
-		return reconcile.Result{}, err
-	}
-
-	newItems := []*manifest.Object{}
+	var newItems []*manifest.Object
 	for _, obj := range objects.Items {
 
 		// Uses unsafe method?? Is it safe?
 		getOptions := metav1.GetOptions{}
-		gvk, _ := meta.UnsafeGuessKindToResource(obj.GroupVersionKind())
+		gvk := obj.GroupVersionKind()
+		restMapper, err := apiutil.NewDiscoveryRESTMapper(r.config)
+		if err != nil {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to create RESTMapper from config: %v", err)
+		}
+		mapping, err := restMapper.RESTMapping(obj.GroupKind(), gvk.Version)
+		if err != nil {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to get mapping for resource: %v", err)
+		}
 		ns := obj.UnstructuredObject().GetNamespace()
-		unstruct, err := dynamicClientset.Resource(gvk).Namespace(ns).Get(context.Background(),
+		unstruct, err := r.dynamicClient.Resource(mapping.Resource).Namespace(ns).Get(context.Background(),
 			obj.Name, getOptions)
-		if err != nil{
+		if err != nil && !errors.IsNotFound(err){
 			log.WithValues("name", obj.Name).Error(err, "Unable to get resource")
 		}
 		if unstruct != nil {
 			annotations := unstruct.GetAnnotations()
-			if ignoreAnnotation, ok := annotations["addons.operators.ignore"]; ok {
-				if ignoreAnnotation == "true" {
-					log.WithValues("kind", obj.Kind).WithValues("name", obj.Name).Info("Found ignore annotation on object, " +
-						"skipping object")
-					continue
-				}
+			if _, ok := annotations["addons.k8s.io/ignore"]; ok {
+				log.WithValues("kind", obj.Kind).WithValues("name", obj.Name).Info("Found ignore annotation on object, " +
+					"skipping object")
+				continue
 			}
 		}
 		newItems = append(newItems, obj)