diff --git a/controllers/virtualmachinewebconsolerequest/v1alpha1/webconsolerequest_intg_test.go b/controllers/virtualmachinewebconsolerequest/v1alpha1/webconsolerequest_intg_test.go
index a843614af..d4a985fdb 100644
--- a/controllers/virtualmachinewebconsolerequest/v1alpha1/webconsolerequest_intg_test.go
+++ b/controllers/virtualmachinewebconsolerequest/v1alpha1/webconsolerequest_intg_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package v1alpha1_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func intgTestsReconcile() {
 		wcr                *vmopv1a1.WebConsoleRequest
 		vm                 *vmopv1a1.VirtualMachine
 		proxySvc           *corev1.Service
-		v1a2ProviderCalled bool
+		v1a2ProviderCalled atomic.Bool
 	)
 
 	getWebConsoleRequest := func(ctx *builder.IntegrationTestContext, objKey types.NamespacedName) *vmopv1a1.WebConsoleRequest {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func intgTestsReconcile() {
 
 		intgFakeVMProvider.Lock()
 		intgFakeVMProvider.GetVirtualMachineWebMKSTicketFn = func(ctx context.Context, vm *vmopv1.VirtualMachine, pubKey string) (string, error) {
-			v1a2ProviderCalled = true
+			v1a2ProviderCalled.Store(true)
 			return v1a2Ticket, nil
 		}
 		intgFakeVMProvider.Unlock()
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ func intgTestsReconcile() {
 		ctx.AfterEach()
 		ctx = nil
 		intgFakeVMProvider.Reset()
-		v1a2ProviderCalled = false
+		v1a2ProviderCalled.Store(false)
 	})
 
 	Context("Reconcile", func() {
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ func intgTestsReconcile() {
 				g.Expect(wcr.Status.Response).ToNot(BeEmpty())
 			}).Should(Succeed(), "waiting response to be set")
 
-			Expect(v1a2ProviderCalled).Should(BeTrue())
+			Expect(v1a2ProviderCalled.Load()).Should(BeTrue())
 			Expect(wcr.Status.ProxyAddr).To(Equal("192.168.0.1"))
 			Expect(wcr.Status.Response).To(Equal(v1a2Ticket))
 			Expect(wcr.Status.ExpiryTime.Time).To(BeTemporally("~", time.Now(), webconsolerequest.DefaultExpiryTime))
diff --git a/controllers/virtualmachinewebconsolerequest/v1alpha1/webconsolerequest_unit_test.go b/controllers/virtualmachinewebconsolerequest/v1alpha1/webconsolerequest_unit_test.go
index 7a75d87aa..dccf02ca6 100644
--- a/controllers/virtualmachinewebconsolerequest/v1alpha1/webconsolerequest_unit_test.go
+++ b/controllers/virtualmachinewebconsolerequest/v1alpha1/webconsolerequest_unit_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022 VMware, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2024 VMware, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 package v1alpha1_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ func unitTestsReconcile() {
 
 	Context("ReconcileNormal", func() {
 		var (
-			v1a2ProviderCalled bool
+			v1a2ProviderCalled atomic.Bool
 		)
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
@@ -123,21 +124,21 @@ func unitTestsReconcile() {
 
 		JustBeforeEach(func() {
 			fakeVMProvider.GetVirtualMachineWebMKSTicketFn = func(ctx context.Context, vm *vmopv1.VirtualMachine, pubKey string) (string, error) {
-				v1a2ProviderCalled = true
+				v1a2ProviderCalled.Store(true)
 				return v1a2Ticket, nil
 			}
 		})
 
 		AfterEach(func() {
 			fakeVMProvider.Reset()
-			v1a2ProviderCalled = false
+			v1a2ProviderCalled.Store(false)
 		})
 
 		It("returns success", func() {
 			err := reconciler.ReconcileNormal(wcrCtx)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-			Expect(v1a2ProviderCalled).Should(BeTrue())
+			Expect(v1a2ProviderCalled.Load()).Should(BeTrue())
 			Expect(wcrCtx.WebConsoleRequest.Status.ProxyAddr).To(Equal("dummy-proxy-ip"))
 			Expect(wcrCtx.WebConsoleRequest.Status.Response).To(Equal(v1a2Ticket))
 			Expect(wcrCtx.WebConsoleRequest.Status.ExpiryTime.Time).To(BeTemporally("~", time.Now(), webconsolerequest.DefaultExpiryTime))