diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 49ba3682b..f6cc39f32 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.6.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200729041821-df70183b1872 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200809012840-6f4f008689da // indirect
+	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8
 	k8s.io/api v0.18.6
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.18.6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 389608b82..651fb34fc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -395,12 +395,14 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190614205625-5aca471b1d59/go.mod h1:/rFqwRUd4F7ZHNgw
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190617190820-da514acc4774/go.mod h1:/rFqwRUd4F7ZHNgwSSTFct+R/Kf4OFW1sUzUTQQTgfc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190920225731-5eefd052ad72/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200729041821-df70183b1872 h1:/U95VAvB4ZsR91rpZX2MwiKpejhWr+UxJ+N2VlJuESk=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200729041821-df70183b1872/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200809012840-6f4f008689da h1:ml5G98G4/tdKT1XNq+ky5iSRdKKux0TANlLAzmXT/hg=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200809012840-6f4f008689da/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543 h1:E7g+9GITq07hpfrRu66IVDexMakfv52eLZ2CXBWiKr4=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
+golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1 h1:go1bK/D/BFZV2I8cIQd1NKEZ+0owSTG1fDTci4IqFcE=
+golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 google.golang.org/api v0.4.0/go.mod h1:8k5glujaEP+g9n7WNsDg8QP6cUVNI86fCNMcbazEtwE=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EbEs0AVv82hx2wNQdGPgUI5lhzA/G0D9YwlJXL52JkM=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index a88cde53e..19712cccd 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func New(cfg Config, kubeClient k8sutil.KubernetesClient, pgSpec acidv1.Postgres
 
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", e.PodName, e.ResourceVersion), nil
 	})
-	password_encryption, ok :=  pgSpec.Spec.PostgresqlParam.Parameters["password_encryption"]
+	password_encryption, ok := pgSpec.Spec.PostgresqlParam.Parameters["password_encryption"]
 	if !ok {
 		password_encryption = "md5"
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/resources.go b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
index 3066b78c6..a9d13c124 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) deleteConnectionPooler() (err error) {
 		serviceName = service.Name
 	}
 
-	// set delete propagation policy to foreground, so that all the dependent
-	// will be deleted.
 	err = c.KubeClient.
 		Services(c.Namespace).
 		Delete(context.TODO(), serviceName, options)
@@ -221,6 +219,21 @@ func (c *Cluster) deleteConnectionPooler() (err error) {
 
 	c.logger.Infof("Connection pooler service %q has been deleted", serviceName)
 
+	// Repeat the same for the secret object
+	secretName := c.credentialSecretName(c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.User)
+
+	secret, err := c.KubeClient.
+		Secrets(c.Namespace).
+		Get(context.TODO(), secretName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		c.logger.Debugf("could not get connection pooler secret %q: %v", secretName, err)
+	} else {
+		if err = c.deleteSecret(secret.UID, *secret); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not delete pooler secret: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	c.ConnectionPooler = nil
 	return nil
 }
@@ -730,14 +743,11 @@ func (c *Cluster) deleteSecrets() error {
 	var errors []string
 	errorCount := 0
 	for uid, secret := range c.Secrets {
-		c.logger.Debugf("deleting secret %q", util.NameFromMeta(secret.ObjectMeta))
-		err := c.KubeClient.Secrets(secret.Namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), secret.Name, c.deleteOptions)
+		err := c.deleteSecret(uid, *secret)
 		if err != nil {
-			errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("could not delete secret %q: %v", util.NameFromMeta(secret.ObjectMeta), err))
+			errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
 			errorCount++
 		}
-		c.logger.Infof("secret %q has been deleted", util.NameFromMeta(secret.ObjectMeta))
-		c.Secrets[uid] = nil
 	}
 
 	if errorCount > 0 {
@@ -747,6 +757,20 @@ func (c *Cluster) deleteSecrets() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *Cluster) deleteSecret(uid types.UID, secret v1.Secret) error {
+	c.setProcessName("deleting secret")
+	secretName := util.NameFromMeta(secret.ObjectMeta)
+	c.logger.Debugf("deleting secret %q", secretName)
+	err := c.KubeClient.Secrets(secret.Namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), secret.Name, c.deleteOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not delete secret %q: %v", secretName, err)
+	}
+	c.logger.Infof("secret %q has been deleted", secretName)
+	c.Secrets[uid] = nil
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *Cluster) createRoles() (err error) {
 	// TODO: figure out what to do with duplicate names (humans and robots) among pgUsers
 	return c.syncRoles()
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index b03b5d494..056e43043 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncSecrets() error {
 				c.logger.Warningf("secret %q does not contain the role %q", secretSpec.Name, secretUsername)
 				continue
 			}
+			c.Secrets[secret.UID] = secret
 			c.logger.Debugf("secret %q already exists, fetching its password", util.NameFromMeta(secret.ObjectMeta))
 			if secretUsername == c.systemUsers[constants.SuperuserKeyName].Name {
 				secretUsername = constants.SuperuserKeyName