diff --git a/pkg/kds/v2/server/components.go b/pkg/kds/v2/server/components.go
index bfa7337caa2f..2237e433aa18 100644
--- a/pkg/kds/v2/server/components.go
+++ b/pkg/kds/v2/server/components.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func newSyncTracker(
 				return err
 			},
 			OnError: func(err error) {
-				kdsMetrics.KdsGenerationsErrors.Inc()
+				kdsMetrics.KdsGenerationErrors.Inc()
 				log.Error(err, "OnTick() failed")
 			},
 			OnStop: func() {
diff --git a/pkg/kds/v2/server/event_based_watchdog.go b/pkg/kds/v2/server/event_based_watchdog.go
index 2a1bb6e702ed..01ffd0c1b656 100644
--- a/pkg/kds/v2/server/event_based_watchdog.go
+++ b/pkg/kds/v2/server/event_based_watchdog.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ func (e *EventBasedWatchdog) Start(stop <-chan struct{}) {
 			e.Log.V(1).Info("reconcile", "changedTypes", changedTypes, "reason", reason)
 			start := core.Now()
 			err, changed := e.Reconciler.Reconcile(e.Ctx, e.Node, changedTypes)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 				e.Log.Error(err, "reconcile failed", "changedTypes", changedTypes, "reason", reason)
-				e.Metrics.KdsGenerationsErrors.Inc()
+				e.Metrics.KdsGenerationErrors.Inc()
 			} else {
 				result := ResultNoChanges
 				if changed {
diff --git a/pkg/kds/v2/server/metrics.go b/pkg/kds/v2/server/metrics.go
index afd4813f704a..6402d2dabada 100644
--- a/pkg/kds/v2/server/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/kds/v2/server/metrics.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Metrics struct {
-	KdsGenerations       *prometheus.SummaryVec
-	KdsGenerationsErrors prometheus.Counter
+	KdsGenerations      *prometheus.SummaryVec
+	KdsGenerationErrors prometheus.Counter
 }
 
 func NewMetrics(metrics core_metrics.Metrics) (*Metrics, error) {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewMetrics(metrics core_metrics.Metrics) (*Metrics, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &Metrics{
-		KdsGenerations:       kdsGenerations,
-		KdsGenerationsErrors: kdsGenerationsErrors,
+		KdsGenerations:      kdsGenerations,
+		KdsGenerationErrors: kdsGenerationsErrors,
 	}, nil
 }