diff --git a/internal/controller/controllers/bmh_agent_controller.go b/internal/controller/controllers/bmh_agent_controller.go
index cbc295629f..7a03506e2c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/controllers/bmh_agent_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/controllers/bmh_agent_controller.go
@@ -1359,6 +1359,9 @@ func (r *BMACReconciler) newSpokeBMH(log logrus.FieldLogger, bmh *bmh_v1alpha1.B
 		},
 	}
 	mutateFn := func() error {
+		// inspection must be disabled when providing hardware details
+		// ensure it is always disabled even for converged
+		setAnnotation(&bmhSpoke.ObjectMeta, BMH_INSPECT_ANNOTATION, "disabled")
 		bmhSpoke.Spec = bmh.Spec
 		// remove the credentials from the spoke's Spec so
 		// that BMO will set the status to unmanaged
diff --git a/internal/controller/controllers/bmh_agent_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/controllers/bmh_agent_controller_test.go
index ed1c874d3c..39bb476ee1 100644
--- a/internal/controller/controllers/bmh_agent_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/controllers/bmh_agent_controller_test.go
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ var _ = Describe("bmac reconcile", func() {
 		})
 
 		Context("when agent role worker and cluster deployment is set", func() {
-			It("should set spoke BMH when agent is not installing", func() {
+			It("should not create spoke BMH when agent is not installing", func() {
 				configMap := &corev1.ConfigMap{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						Name:      "root-ca",
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ var _ = Describe("bmac reconcile", func() {
 				err = spokeClient.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: machineName, Namespace: OPENSHIFT_MACHINE_API_NAMESPACE}, spokeMachine)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
 			})
-			It("should not set spoke BMH when agent is installing", func() {
+			It("should create spoke BMH when agent is installing", func() {
 				configMap := &corev1.ConfigMap{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						Name:      "root-ca",
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ var _ = Describe("bmac reconcile", func() {
 				Expect(spokeBMH.ObjectMeta.Annotations).To(HaveKey(BMH_HARDWARE_DETAILS_ANNOTATION))
 				Expect(spokeBMH.ObjectMeta.Annotations[BMH_HARDWARE_DETAILS_ANNOTATION]).To(Equal(updatedHost.ObjectMeta.Annotations[BMH_HARDWARE_DETAILS_ANNOTATION]))
 				Expect(spokeBMH.ObjectMeta.Annotations).ToNot(HaveKey(BMH_DETACHED_ANNOTATION))
+				Expect(spokeBMH.ObjectMeta.Annotations[BMH_INSPECT_ANNOTATION]).To(Equal("disabled"))
 				Expect(spokeBMH.Spec.Image).To(Equal(updatedHost.Spec.Image))
 				Expect(spokeBMH.Spec.ConsumerRef.Kind).To(Equal("Machine"))
 				Expect(spokeBMH.Spec.ConsumerRef.Name).To(Equal(machineName))