diff --git a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/generic-specializer/reconciler.go b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/generic-specializer/reconciler.go
index 635589f3..e7803529 100644
--- a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/generic-specializer/reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/generic-specializer/reconciler.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Resu
 	vlankrmfn := fn.ResourceListProcessorFunc(vlanf.Run)
 	vlanFor := vlanf.GetConfig().For
 
-	configInjectf := configinjectfn.New(r.porchClient)
+	configInjectf := configinjectfn.New(r.apiReader)
 	configInjectkrmfn := fn.ResourceListProcessorFunc(configInjectf.Run)
 	configInjectFor := configInjectf.GetConfig().For
 
diff --git a/krm-functions/configinject-fn/fn/function.go b/krm-functions/configinject-fn/fn/function.go
index cdf0290f..456b2df0 100644
--- a/krm-functions/configinject-fn/fn/function.go
+++ b/krm-functions/configinject-fn/fn/function.go
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ import (
 const revisionPrefix = "v"
 
 type FnR struct {
-	client.Client
+	client.Reader
 	workloadCluster *infrav1alpha1.WorkloadCluster
 	sdkConfig       *condkptsdk.Config
 }
 
-func New(c client.Client) *FnR {
+func New(c client.Reader) *FnR {
 	f := &FnR{
-		Client: c,
+		Reader: c,
 	}
 	f.sdkConfig = &condkptsdk.Config{
 		For: corev1.ObjectReference{
diff --git a/krm-functions/configinject-fn/main.go b/krm-functions/configinject-fn/main.go
index 75aee08d..e824da1b 100644
--- a/krm-functions/configinject-fn/main.go
+++ b/krm-functions/configinject-fn/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	r := &fnr.FnR{
-		Client: nil,
+		Reader: nil,
 	}
 
 	if err := fn.AsMain(fn.ResourceListProcessorFunc(r.Run)); err != nil {