diff --git a/controllers/lvm_volumegroup.go b/controllers/lvm_volumegroup.go
index 5b3f2b4dc..d61605fbc 100644
--- a/controllers/lvm_volumegroup.go
+++ b/controllers/lvm_volumegroup.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	lvmv1alpha1 "github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/api/v1alpha1"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	cutil "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
@@ -81,7 +83,10 @@ func (c lvmVG) ensureDeleted(r *LVMClusterReconciler, ctx context.Context, lvmCl
 		logger := logger.WithValues("LVMVolumeGroup", volumeGroup.GetName())
 
 		if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, vgName, volumeGroup); err != nil {
-			return client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
+			if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return err
 		}
 
 		// if not marked for deletion, mark now.
diff --git a/controllers/scc.go b/controllers/scc.go
index 66f6e7914..67aa889d4 100644
--- a/controllers/scc.go
+++ b/controllers/scc.go
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ func (c openshiftSccs) ensureDeleted(r *LVMClusterReconciler, ctx context.Contex
 		name := types.NamespacedName{Name: scName}
 		logger := logger.WithValues("SecurityContextConstraint", scName)
 		if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, name, scc); err != nil {
-			return client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
+			if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return err
 		}
 
 		if !scc.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {
diff --git a/controllers/topolvm_snapshotclass.go b/controllers/topolvm_snapshotclass.go
index 7b065f744..b85ab8aaa 100644
--- a/controllers/topolvm_snapshotclass.go
+++ b/controllers/topolvm_snapshotclass.go
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	snapapi "github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/client/v4/apis/volumesnapshot/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 
 	lvmv1alpha1 "github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/pkg/labels"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	cutil "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 )
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ func (s topolvmVolumeSnapshotClass) ensureDeleted(r *LVMClusterReconciler, ctx c
 
 		vsc := &snapapi.VolumeSnapshotClass{}
 		if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: vscName}, vsc); err != nil {
-			return client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
+			if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return err
 		}
 
 		if !vsc.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {
diff --git a/controllers/topolvm_storageclass.go b/controllers/topolvm_storageclass.go
index 29eedd68a..67eac7711 100644
--- a/controllers/topolvm_storageclass.go
+++ b/controllers/topolvm_storageclass.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/pkg/labels"
 
 	storagev1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	cutil "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 )
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ func (s topolvmStorageClass) ensureDeleted(r *LVMClusterReconciler, ctx context.
 
 		sc := &storagev1.StorageClass{}
 		if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: scName}, sc); err != nil {
-			return client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
+			if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return err
 		}
 
 		if !sc.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {