diff --git a/controllers/ironicapi_controller.go b/controllers/ironicapi_controller.go
index 3bfe4a50..de433a04 100644
--- a/controllers/ironicapi_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ironicapi_controller.go
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ func (r *IronicAPIReconciler) findObjectsForSrc(ctx context.Context, src client.
 		}
 		err := r.List(ctx, crList, listOps)
 		if err != nil {
-			return []reconcile.Request{}
+			l.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("listing %s for field: %s - %s", crList.GroupVersionKind().Kind, field, src.GetNamespace()))
+			return requests
 		}
 
 		for _, item := range crList.Items {
diff --git a/controllers/ironicconductor_controller.go b/controllers/ironicconductor_controller.go
index 5fb42640..846c43e5 100644
--- a/controllers/ironicconductor_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ironicconductor_controller.go
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ func (r *IronicConductorReconciler) findObjectsForSrc(ctx context.Context, src c
 		}
 		err := r.List(ctx, crList, listOps)
 		if err != nil {
-			return []reconcile.Request{}
+			l.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("listing %s for field: %s - %s", crList.GroupVersionKind().Kind, field, src.GetNamespace()))
+			return requests
 		}
 
 		for _, item := range crList.Items {
diff --git a/controllers/ironicinspector_controller.go b/controllers/ironicinspector_controller.go
index 9cc0b5a8..5e3e5fcd 100644
--- a/controllers/ironicinspector_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ironicinspector_controller.go
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ func (r *IronicInspectorReconciler) findObjectsForSrc(ctx context.Context, src c
 		}
 		err := r.List(ctx, crList, listOps)
 		if err != nil {
-			return []reconcile.Request{}
+			l.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("listing %s for field: %s - %s", crList.GroupVersionKind().Kind, field, src.GetNamespace()))
+			return requests
 		}
 
 		for _, item := range crList.Items {
diff --git a/controllers/ironicneutronagent_controller.go b/controllers/ironicneutronagent_controller.go
index f38eef61..a5105953 100644
--- a/controllers/ironicneutronagent_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ironicneutronagent_controller.go
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ func (r *IronicNeutronAgentReconciler) findObjectsForSrc(ctx context.Context, sr
 		}
 		err := r.List(ctx, crList, listOps)
 		if err != nil {
-			return []reconcile.Request{}
+			l.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("listing %s for field: %s - %s", crList.GroupVersionKind().Kind, field, src.GetNamespace()))
+			return requests
 		}
 
 		for _, item := range crList.Items {