diff --git a/cmd/gke-certificates-controller/app/gke_certificates_controller.go b/cmd/gke-certificates-controller/app/gke_certificates_controller.go
index 8cfd7534103d..b0e64df1f0eb 100644
--- a/cmd/gke-certificates-controller/app/gke_certificates_controller.go
+++ b/cmd/gke-certificates-controller/app/gke_certificates_controller.go
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ func Run(s *GKECertificatesController) error {
 	}
 
 	sharedInformers.Start(nil)
-	controller.Run(1, nil) // runs forever
-	return nil
+	controller.Run(5, nil) // runs forever
+	panic("unreachable")
 }