diff --git a/controllers/ocsinitialization/ocsinitialization_controller.go b/controllers/ocsinitialization/ocsinitialization_controller.go
index f9b9637a5e..cc2b9f8b33 100644
--- a/controllers/ocsinitialization/ocsinitialization_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ocsinitialization/ocsinitialization_controller.go
@@ -355,7 +355,12 @@ func (r *OCSInitializationReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 			enqueueOCSInit,
 			builder.WithPredicates(
 				util.NamePredicate(ClusterClaimCrdName),
-				util.CrdCreateAndDeletePredicate(&r.Log, ClusterClaimCrdName, r.AvailableCrds[ClusterClaimCrdName]),
+				util.EventTypePredicate(
+					!r.AvailableCrds[ClusterClaimCrdName],
+					false,
+					true,
+					false,
+				),
 			),
 			builder.OnlyMetadata,
 		)
diff --git a/controllers/storagecluster/storagecluster_controller.go b/controllers/storagecluster/storagecluster_controller.go
index b63e00c092..788af03c44 100644
--- a/controllers/storagecluster/storagecluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/storagecluster/storagecluster_controller.go
@@ -233,12 +233,18 @@ func (r *StorageClusterReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 			&extv1.CustomResourceDefinition{},
 			enqueueStorageClusterRequest,
 			builder.WithPredicates(
-				util.NamePredicate(VirtualMachineCrdName),
-				util.CrdCreateAndDeletePredicate(&r.Log, VirtualMachineCrdName, r.AvailableCrds[VirtualMachineCrdName]),
-			),
-			builder.WithPredicates(
-				util.NamePredicate(StorageClientCrdName),
-				util.CrdCreateAndDeletePredicate(&r.Log, StorageClientCrdName, r.AvailableCrds[StorageClientCrdName]),
+				predicate.Or(
+					util.NamePredicate(VirtualMachineCrdName),
+					util.NamePredicate(StorageClientCrdName),
+				),
+				util.EventTypePredicate(
+					// the values in the below map are filled before controller watches are setup and these conditions
+					// will just be evaluated to a boolean by the time builder completes setting up watches.
+					!r.AvailableCrds[VirtualMachineCrdName] || !r.AvailableCrds[StorageClientCrdName],
+					false,
+					true,
+					false,
+				),
 			),
 			builder.OnlyMetadata,
 		).
diff --git a/controllers/util/predicates.go b/controllers/util/predicates.go
index aaf5c16662..169ec4adf6 100644
--- a/controllers/util/predicates.go
+++ b/controllers/util/predicates.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package util
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 
-	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/event"
@@ -81,25 +79,23 @@ func NamePredicate(name string) predicate.Predicate {
 	})
 }
 
-func CrdCreateAndDeletePredicate(log *logr.Logger, crdName string, crdExists bool) predicate.Predicate {
+// EventTypePredicate return a predicate to filter events based on their
+// respective event type. This helper allows for the selection of multiple
+// types resulting in a predicate that can filter in more than a single event
+// type
+func EventTypePredicate(create, update, del, generic bool) predicate.Predicate {
 	return predicate.Funcs{
 		CreateFunc: func(_ event.CreateEvent) bool {
-			if !crdExists {
-				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("CustomResourceDefinition %s was Created.", crdName))
-			}
-			return !crdExists
-		},
-		DeleteFunc: func(_ event.DeleteEvent) bool {
-			if crdExists {
-				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("CustomResourceDefinition %s was Deleted.", crdName))
-			}
-			return crdExists
+			return create
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_ event.UpdateEvent) bool {
-			return false
+			return update
+		},
+		DeleteFunc: func(_ event.DeleteEvent) bool {
+			return del
 		},
 		GenericFunc: func(_ event.GenericEvent) bool {
-			return false
+			return generic
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/metrics/vendor/github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/controllers/util/predicates.go b/metrics/vendor/github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/controllers/util/predicates.go
index aaf5c16662..169ec4adf6 100644
--- a/metrics/vendor/github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/controllers/util/predicates.go
+++ b/metrics/vendor/github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/controllers/util/predicates.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package util
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 
-	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/event"
@@ -81,25 +79,23 @@ func NamePredicate(name string) predicate.Predicate {
 	})
 }
 
-func CrdCreateAndDeletePredicate(log *logr.Logger, crdName string, crdExists bool) predicate.Predicate {
+// EventTypePredicate return a predicate to filter events based on their
+// respective event type. This helper allows for the selection of multiple
+// types resulting in a predicate that can filter in more than a single event
+// type
+func EventTypePredicate(create, update, del, generic bool) predicate.Predicate {
 	return predicate.Funcs{
 		CreateFunc: func(_ event.CreateEvent) bool {
-			if !crdExists {
-				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("CustomResourceDefinition %s was Created.", crdName))
-			}
-			return !crdExists
-		},
-		DeleteFunc: func(_ event.DeleteEvent) bool {
-			if crdExists {
-				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("CustomResourceDefinition %s was Deleted.", crdName))
-			}
-			return crdExists
+			return create
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_ event.UpdateEvent) bool {
-			return false
+			return update
+		},
+		DeleteFunc: func(_ event.DeleteEvent) bool {
+			return del
 		},
 		GenericFunc: func(_ event.GenericEvent) bool {
-			return false
+			return generic
 		},
 	}
 }