diff --git a/cmd/training-operator.v2alpha1/main.go b/cmd/training-operator.v2alpha1/main.go
index ea3573dfc4..1b0c9b9fb5 100644
--- a/cmd/training-operator.v2alpha1/main.go
+++ b/cmd/training-operator.v2alpha1/main.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
 	metricsserver "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics/server"
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ func setupControllers(mgr ctrl.Manager, runtimes map[string]runtime.Runtime, cer
 	<-certsReady
 	setupLog.Info("Certs ready")
 
-	if failedCtrlName, err := controllerv2.SetupControllers(mgr, runtimes); err != nil {
+	if failedCtrlName, err := controllerv2.SetupControllers(mgr, runtimes, controller.Options{}); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "Could not create controller", "controller", failedCtrlName)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller.v2/setup.go b/pkg/controller.v2/setup.go
index 3fb8b98d9d..e6e675e108 100644
--- a/pkg/controller.v2/setup.go
+++ b/pkg/controller.v2/setup.go
@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@ package controllerv2
 
 import (
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
 
 	runtime "github.com/kubeflow/training-operator/pkg/runtime.v2"
 )
 
-func SetupControllers(mgr ctrl.Manager, runtimes map[string]runtime.Runtime) (string, error) {
+func SetupControllers(mgr ctrl.Manager, runtimes map[string]runtime.Runtime, options controller.Options) (string, error) {
 	if err := NewTrainJobReconciler(
 		mgr.GetClient(),
 		mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("training-operator-trainjob-controller"),
 		runtimes,
-	).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+	).SetupWithManager(mgr, options); err != nil {
 		return "TrainJob", err
 	}
 	return "", nil
diff --git a/pkg/controller.v2/trainjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller.v2/trainjob_controller.go
index 5adaea6ac8..6fca663115 100644
--- a/pkg/controller.v2/trainjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller.v2/trainjob_controller.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/apiutil"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
 
 	kubeflowv2 "github.com/kubeflow/training-operator/pkg/apis/kubeflow.org/v2alpha1"
 	jobruntimes "github.com/kubeflow/training-operator/pkg/runtime.v2"
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ func NewTrainJobReconciler(client client.Client, recorder record.EventRecorder,
 	}
 }
 
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kubeflow.org,resources=trainjobs,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kubeflow.org,resources=trainjobs/status,verbs=get;update;patch
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kubeflow.org,resources=trainjobs,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kubeflow.org,resources=trainjobs/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 
 func (r *TrainJobReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 	var trainJob kubeflowv2.TrainJob
@@ -219,8 +220,9 @@ func runtimeRefToGroupKind(runtimeRef kubeflowv2.RuntimeRef) schema.GroupKind {
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *TrainJobReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
+func (r *TrainJobReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager, options controller.Options) error {
 	b := ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		WithOptions(options).
 		For(&kubeflowv2.TrainJob{})
 	for _, runtime := range r.runtimes {
 		for _, registrar := range runtime.EventHandlerRegistrars() {
diff --git a/test/integration/framework/framework.go b/test/integration/framework/framework.go
index 9824992d8d..c7685a0d50 100644
--- a/test/integration/framework/framework.go
+++ b/test/integration/framework/framework.go
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/envtest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
@@ -100,7 +102,15 @@ func (f *Framework) RunManager(cfg *rest.Config) (context.Context, client.Client
 	gomega.ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(gomega.HaveOccurred())
 	gomega.ExpectWithOffset(1, runtimes).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 
-	failedCtrlName, err := controllerv2.SetupControllers(mgr, runtimes)
+	failedCtrlName, err := controllerv2.SetupControllers(mgr, runtimes, controller.Options{
+		// controller-runtime v0.19+ validates controller names are unique, to make sure
+		// exported Prometheus metrics for each controller do not conflict. The current check
+		// relies on static state that's not compatible with testing execution model.
+		// See the following resources for more context:
+		// https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pull/2902#issuecomment-2284194683
+		// https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/issues/2994
+		SkipNameValidation: ptr.To(true),
+	})
 	gomega.ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(gomega.HaveOccurred(), "controller", failedCtrlName)
 	gomega.ExpectWithOffset(1, failedCtrlName).To(gomega.BeEmpty())