diff --git a/pkg/controller/kms/key/setup.go b/pkg/controller/kms/key/setup.go
index 8b1d6d7fe2..1f1ef26f94 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/kms/key/setup.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/kms/key/setup.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func SetupKey(mgr ctrl.Manager, l logging.Logger, rl workqueue.RateLimiter, poll
 			resource.ManagedKind(svcapitypes.KeyGroupVersionKind),
 			managed.WithExternalConnecter(&connector{kube: mgr.GetClient(), opts: opts}),
 			managed.WithPollInterval(poll),
+			managed.WithInitializers(),
 			managed.WithLogger(l.WithValues("controller", name)),
 			managed.WithRecorder(event.NewAPIRecorder(mgr.GetEventRecorderFor(name)))))
 }