diff --git a/pkg/controller/acm/controller.go b/pkg/controller/acm/controller.go
index 6f69d8dcfc..c34aa9e384 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/acm/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/acm/controller.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func SetupCertificate(mgr ctrl.Manager, o controller.Options) error {
 	reconcilerOpts := []managed.ReconcilerOption{
 		managed.WithExternalConnecter(&connector{client: mgr.GetClient(), newClientFn: acm.NewClient}),
 		managed.WithConnectionPublishers(),
+		managed.WithInitializers(),
 		managed.WithPollInterval(o.PollInterval),
 		managed.WithReferenceResolver(managed.NewAPISimpleReferenceResolver(mgr.GetClient())),
 		managed.WithLogger(o.Logger.WithValues("controller", name)),
diff --git a/pkg/controller/acmpca/certificateauthority/controller.go b/pkg/controller/acmpca/certificateauthority/controller.go
index b808553593..659a06b79c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/acmpca/certificateauthority/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/acmpca/certificateauthority/controller.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func SetupCertificateAuthority(mgr ctrl.Manager, o controller.Options) error {
 	reconcilerOpts := []managed.ReconcilerOption{
 		managed.WithExternalConnecter(&connector{client: mgr.GetClient(), newClientFn: acmpca.NewClient}),
 		managed.WithConnectionPublishers(),
+		managed.WithInitializers(),
 		managed.WithPollInterval(o.PollInterval),
 		managed.WithLogger(o.Logger.WithValues("controller", name)),
 		managed.WithRecorder(event.NewAPIRecorder(mgr.GetEventRecorderFor(name))),
diff --git a/pkg/controller/ec2/transitgatewayvpcattachment/setup.go b/pkg/controller/ec2/transitgatewayvpcattachment/setup.go
index 87f544f9e1..77e30939c6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/ec2/transitgatewayvpcattachment/setup.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/ec2/transitgatewayvpcattachment/setup.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func SetupTransitGatewayVPCAttachment(mgr ctrl.Manager, o controller.Options) er
 	reconcilerOpts := []managed.ReconcilerOption{
 		managed.WithExternalConnecter(&connector{kube: mgr.GetClient(), opts: opts}),
 		managed.WithLogger(o.Logger.WithValues("controller", name)),
+		managed.WithInitializers(),
 		managed.WithRecorder(event.NewAPIRecorder(mgr.GetEventRecorderFor(name))),
 		managed.WithConnectionPublishers(cps...),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/ec2/vpcpeeringconnection/setup.go b/pkg/controller/ec2/vpcpeeringconnection/setup.go
index d55049b88f..ebdcaf6a0d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/ec2/vpcpeeringconnection/setup.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/ec2/vpcpeeringconnection/setup.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func SetupVPCPeeringConnection(mgr ctrl.Manager, o controller.Options) error {
 		managed.WithExternalConnecter(&connector{kube: mgr.GetClient(), opts: opts}),
 		managed.WithCreationGracePeriod(3 * time.Minute),
 		managed.WithLogger(o.Logger.WithValues("controller", name)),
+		managed.WithInitializers(),
 		managed.WithRecorder(event.NewAPIRecorder(mgr.GetEventRecorderFor(name))),
 		managed.WithConnectionPublishers(cps...),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/iam/openidconnectprovider/controller.go b/pkg/controller/iam/openidconnectprovider/controller.go
index c081077d27..d5c3268ae9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/iam/openidconnectprovider/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/iam/openidconnectprovider/controller.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func SetupOpenIDConnectProvider(mgr ctrl.Manager, o controller.Options) error {
 	reconcilerOpts := []managed.ReconcilerOption{
 		managed.WithExternalConnecter(&connector{kube: mgr.GetClient(), newClientFn: iam.NewOpenIDConnectProviderClient}),
 		managed.WithPollInterval(o.PollInterval),
+		managed.WithInitializers(),
 		managed.WithLogger(o.Logger.WithValues("controller", name)),
 		managed.WithRecorder(event.NewAPIRecorder(mgr.GetEventRecorderFor(name))),
 		managed.WithConnectionPublishers(cps...),
diff --git a/pkg/controller/iam/policy/controller.go b/pkg/controller/iam/policy/controller.go
index 84e8c6b49f..d325d7e433 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/iam/policy/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/iam/policy/controller.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func SetupPolicy(mgr ctrl.Manager, o controller.Options) error {
 	reconcilerOpts := []managed.ReconcilerOption{
 		managed.WithExternalConnecter(&connector{kube: mgr.GetClient(), newClientFn: iam.NewPolicyClient, newSTSClientFn: iam.NewSTSClient}),
 		managed.WithConnectionPublishers(),
+		managed.WithInitializers(),
 		managed.WithPollInterval(o.PollInterval),
 		managed.WithLogger(o.Logger.WithValues("controller", name)),
 		managed.WithRecorder(event.NewAPIRecorder(mgr.GetEventRecorderFor(name))),