diff --git a/internal/framework/controller/register.go b/internal/framework/controller/register.go
index dc4c6e0f3..09bd69577 100644
--- a/internal/framework/controller/register.go
+++ b/internal/framework/controller/register.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func defaultConfig() config {
 func Register(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	objectType ngftypes.ObjectType,
+	name string,
 	mgr manager.Manager,
 	eventCh chan<- interface{},
 	options ...Option,
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ func Register(
 		forOpts = append(forOpts, ctlrBuilder.OnlyMetadata)
 	}
 
-	builder := ctlr.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).For(objectType, forOpts...)
+	builder := ctlr.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).Named(name).For(objectType, forOpts...)
 
 	if cfg.k8sPredicate != nil {
 		builder = builder.WithEventFilter(cfg.k8sPredicate)
diff --git a/internal/framework/controller/register_test.go b/internal/framework/controller/register_test.go
index 049bc727b..43ed032c7 100644
--- a/internal/framework/controller/register_test.go
+++ b/internal/framework/controller/register_test.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func TestRegister(t *testing.T) {
 				return controller.Register(
 					context.Background(),
 					test.objectType,
+					test.msg, // unique controller name for each loop iteration
 					test.fakes.mgr,
 					eventCh,
 					controller.WithNamespacedNameFilter(nsNameFilter),
diff --git a/internal/mode/provisioner/manager.go b/internal/mode/provisioner/manager.go
index 13924e696..1052120d1 100644
--- a/internal/mode/provisioner/manager.go
+++ b/internal/mode/provisioner/manager.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ func StartManager(cfg Config) error {
 		if err := controller.Register(
 			ctx,
 			regCfg.objectType,
+			regCfg.objectType.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind,
 			mgr,
 			eventCh,
 			regCfg.options...,
diff --git a/internal/mode/static/manager.go b/internal/mode/static/manager.go
index 217b80af4..808e0f410 100644
--- a/internal/mode/static/manager.go
+++ b/internal/mode/static/manager.go
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ func registerControllers(
 	controlConfigNSName types.NamespacedName,
 ) error {
 	type ctlrCfg struct {
+		name       string
 		objectType ngftypes.ObjectType
 		options    []controller.Option
 	}
@@ -402,12 +403,14 @@ func registerControllers(
 		},
 		{
 			objectType: &apiv1.Service{},
+			name:       "user-service",
 			options: []controller.Option{
 				controller.WithK8sPredicate(predicate.ServicePortsChangedPredicate{}),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			objectType: &apiv1.Service{},
+			name:       "ngf-service",
 			options: func() []controller.Option {
 				svcNSName := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: cfg.GatewayPodConfig.Namespace,
@@ -521,9 +524,15 @@ func registerControllers(
 	}
 
 	for _, regCfg := range controllerRegCfgs {
+		name := regCfg.objectType.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind
+		if regCfg.name != "" {
+			name = regCfg.name
+		}
+
 		if err := controller.Register(
 			ctx,
 			regCfg.objectType,
+			name,
 			mgr,
 			eventCh,
 			regCfg.options...,