diff --git a/controllers/controller.go b/controllers/controller.go
index de77f91b8..b06aac671 100644
--- a/controllers/controller.go
+++ b/controllers/controller.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kubeslice/worker-operator/pkg/logger"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	networkingv1 "k8s.io/api/networking/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ func GetSlice(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, slice string) (*kubeslicev1b
 		Namespace: ControlPlaneNamespace,
 	}, s)
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}