diff --git a/pkg/k8s/crs-monitor.go b/pkg/k8s/crs-monitor.go
index 54fe81cc..712ffb12 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/crs-monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/crs-monitor.go
@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@ func (k k8s) RunCRSCreationMonitoring(eventChan chan k8ssync.SyncDataEvent, stop
 						continue
 					}
 				}
-				if _, ok := k.crs["core.haproxy.org/v1alpha2 - "+groupKind.Kind]; ok {
-					// we have already created watchers for this CRD
-					continue
+				if groupKind.Group == "core.haproxy.org" {
+					if _, ok := k.crs["core.haproxy.org/v1alpha2 - "+groupKind.Kind]; ok {
+						// we have already created watchers for this CRD
+						continue
+					}
 				}
 				informersSyncedEvent := &[]cache.InformerSynced{}
 				for _, namespace := range k.whiteListedNS {