diff --git a/controllers/csm_controller.go b/controllers/csm_controller.go
index fdb29b90e..dc90d58ef 100644
--- a/controllers/csm_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/csm_controller.go
@@ -941,6 +941,14 @@ func (r *ContainerStorageModuleReconciler) reconcileObservability(ctx context.Co
 // reconcileAuthorization - deploy authorization proxy server
 func (r *ContainerStorageModuleReconciler) reconcileAuthorization(ctx context.Context, isDeleting bool, op utils.OperatorConfig, cr csmv1.ContainerStorageModule, ctrlClient client.Client) error {
 	log := logger.GetLogger(ctx)
+
+	if utils.IsModuleComponentEnabled(ctx, cr, csmv1.AuthorizationServer, modules.AuthCertManagerComponent) {
+		log.Infow("Reconcile authorization cert-manager")
+		if err := modules.CommonCertManager(ctx, isDeleting, op, cr, ctrlClient); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to reconcile cert-manager for authorization: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if utils.IsModuleComponentEnabled(ctx, cr, csmv1.AuthorizationServer, modules.AuthProxyServerComponent) {
 		log.Infow("Reconcile authorization proxy-server")
 		if err := modules.AuthorizationServerDeployment(ctx, isDeleting, op, cr, ctrlClient); err != nil {
@@ -952,13 +960,6 @@ func (r *ContainerStorageModuleReconciler) reconcileAuthorization(ctx context.Co
 		}
 	}
 
-	if utils.IsModuleComponentEnabled(ctx, cr, csmv1.AuthorizationServer, modules.AuthCertManagerComponent) {
-		log.Infow("Reconcile authorization cert-manager")
-		if err := modules.CommonCertManager(ctx, isDeleting, op, cr, ctrlClient); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to reconcile cert-manager for authorization: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	for _, m := range cr.Spec.Modules {
 		if m.OpenShift {
 			log.Infow("Using OpenShift default ingress controller")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/go.mod b/tests/e2e/go.mod
index 6bdcab10c..835ea92ae 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/go.mod
+++ b/tests/e2e/go.mod
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20221028150844-83b7d23a625f // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.13.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.4.0 // indirect