diff --git a/controller/lifecycle/lifecycle.go b/controller/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
index aa857bd..50e9156 100644
--- a/controller/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
+++ b/controller/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func reconcileSubroutine(ctx context.Context, instance runtimeobject.RuntimeObje
 	var result ctrl.Result
 	var err errors.OperatorError
 	if instance.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil {
-		if containsFinalizer(instance, subroutine.Finalizers()) {
+		if containsFinalizer(instance, subroutine.Finalizers(instance)) {
 			subroutineLogger.Debug().Msg("finalizing instance")
 			result, err = subroutine.Finalize(ctx, instance)
 			subroutineLogger.Debug().Any("result", result).Msg("finalized instance")
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func removeFinalizerIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, instance runtimeobject.Runtime
 	if result.RequeueAfter == 0 {
 		update := false
 		original := instance.DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
-		for _, f := range subroutine.Finalizers() {
+		for _, f := range subroutine.Finalizers(instance) {
 			needsUpdate := controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(instance, f)
 			if needsUpdate {
 				update = true
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func AddFinalizersIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, instance runti
 	update := false
 	original := instance.DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
 	for _, s := range subroutines {
-		if len(s.Finalizers()) > 0 {
+		if len(s.Finalizers(instance)) > 0 {
 			needsUpdate := AddFinalizerIfNeeded(instance, s)
 			if needsUpdate {
 				update = true
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func AddFinalizersIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, instance runti
 
 func AddFinalizerIfNeeded(instance runtimeobject.RuntimeObject, subroutine subroutine.Subroutine) bool {
 	update := false
-	for _, f := range subroutine.Finalizers() {
+	for _, f := range subroutine.Finalizers(instance) {
 		needsUpdate := controllerutil.AddFinalizer(instance, f)
 		if needsUpdate {
 			update = true
diff --git a/controller/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go b/controller/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
index 6069541..3b30b79 100644
--- a/controller/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/controller/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
@@ -967,9 +967,9 @@ func TestRemoveFinalizerIfNeeded(t *testing.T) {
 func TestContainsFinalizer(t *testing.T) {
 	instance := &pmtesting.TestApiObject{}
 	sub := pmtesting.FinalizerSubroutine{}
-	assert.False(t, containsFinalizer(instance, sub.Finalizers()))
+	assert.False(t, containsFinalizer(instance, sub.Finalizers(instance)))
 	AddFinalizerIfNeeded(instance, sub)
-	assert.True(t, containsFinalizer(instance, sub.Finalizers()))
+	assert.True(t, containsFinalizer(instance, sub.Finalizers(instance)))
 }
 
 func TestMarkResourceAsFinal(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/controller/lifecycle/subroutine/subroutine.go b/controller/lifecycle/subroutine/subroutine.go
index 54a22e7..9fdf76e 100644
--- a/controller/lifecycle/subroutine/subroutine.go
+++ b/controller/lifecycle/subroutine/subroutine.go
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ type Subroutine interface {
 	Process(ctx context.Context, instance runtimeobject.RuntimeObject) (ctrl.Result, errors.OperatorError)
 	Finalize(ctx context.Context, instance runtimeobject.RuntimeObject) (ctrl.Result, errors.OperatorError)
 	GetName() string
-	Finalizers() []string
+	Finalizers(instance runtimeobject.RuntimeObject) []string
 }
diff --git a/controller/testSupport/finalizerSubroutine.go b/controller/testSupport/finalizerSubroutine.go
index e6626d5..68271c5 100644
--- a/controller/testSupport/finalizerSubroutine.go
+++ b/controller/testSupport/finalizerSubroutine.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (c FinalizerSubroutine) GetName() string {
 	return "changeStatus"
 }
 
-func (c FinalizerSubroutine) Finalizers() []string {
+func (c FinalizerSubroutine) Finalizers(_ runtimeobject.RuntimeObject) []string {
 	return []string{
 		SubroutineFinalizer,
 	}
diff --git a/controller/testSupport/testSupport.go b/controller/testSupport/testSupport.go
index c245d57..3fcb3bc 100644
--- a/controller/testSupport/testSupport.go
+++ b/controller/testSupport/testSupport.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (c ChangeStatusSubroutine) GetName() string {
 	return "changeStatus"
 }
 
-func (c ChangeStatusSubroutine) Finalizers() []string {
+func (c ChangeStatusSubroutine) Finalizers(instance runtimeobject.RuntimeObject) []string {
 	return []string{"changestatus"}
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (c AddConditionSubroutine) GetName() string {
 	return "addCondition"
 }
 
-func (c AddConditionSubroutine) Finalizers() []string {
+func (c AddConditionSubroutine) Finalizers(instance runtimeobject.RuntimeObject) []string {
 	return []string{}
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (f FailureScenarioSubroutine) Finalize(_ context.Context, _ runtimeobject.R
 	return controllerruntime.Result{}, errors.NewOperatorError(fmt.Errorf("FailureScenarioSubroutine"), true, false)
 }
 
-func (f FailureScenarioSubroutine) Finalizers() []string {
+func (f FailureScenarioSubroutine) Finalizers(instance runtimeobject.RuntimeObject) []string {
 	return []string{FailureScenarioSubroutineFinalizer}
 }
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (f ContextValueSubroutine) Finalize(_ context.Context, _ runtimeobject.Runt
 	return controllerruntime.Result{}, nil
 }
 
-func (f ContextValueSubroutine) Finalizers() []string {
+func (f ContextValueSubroutine) Finalizers(instance runtimeobject.RuntimeObject) []string {
 	return []string{}
 }