diff --git a/pkg/apis/crds/karpenter.sh_machines.yaml b/pkg/apis/crds/karpenter.sh_machines.yaml
index b1011f7f22..7afa6848a3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/crds/karpenter.sh_machines.yaml
+++ b/pkg/apis/crds/karpenter.sh_machines.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.11.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.11.3
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: machines.karpenter.sh
 spec:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/crds/karpenter.sh_provisioners.yaml b/pkg/apis/crds/karpenter.sh_provisioners.yaml
index c21677812c..112cd62d2c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/crds/karpenter.sh_provisioners.yaml
+++ b/pkg/apis/crds/karpenter.sh_provisioners.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.11.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.11.3
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: provisioners.karpenter.sh
 spec:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/v1alpha5/labels.go b/pkg/apis/v1alpha5/labels.go
index 80e38fa8df..a65d6334ce 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/v1alpha5/labels.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/v1alpha5/labels.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const (
 const (
 	ProvisionerNameLabelKey = Group + "/provisioner-name"
 	MachineNameLabelKey     = Group + "/machine-name"
+	ManagedByLabelKey       = Group + "/managed-by"
 	LabelNodeInitialized    = Group + "/initialized"
 	LabelCapacityType       = Group + "/capacity-type"
 )
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ const (
 	DoNotConsolidateNodeAnnotationKey = Group + "/do-not-consolidate"
 	EmptinessTimestampAnnotationKey   = Group + "/emptiness-timestamp"
 	VoluntaryDisruptionAnnotationKey  = Group + "/voluntary-disruption"
+	MachineLinkedAnnotationKey        = Group + "/linked"
 
 	ProviderCompatabilityAnnotationKey = CompatabilityGroup + "/provider"
 
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/fake/cloudprovider.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/fake/cloudprovider.go
index fdb96f9d22..432b1947cc 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/fake/cloudprovider.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/fake/cloudprovider.go
@@ -126,18 +126,18 @@ func (c *CloudProvider) Create(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha5.Machine) (
 			Allocatable: functional.FilterMap(instanceType.Allocatable(), func(_ v1.ResourceName, v resource.Quantity) bool { return !resources.IsZero(v) }),
 		},
 	}
-	c.CreatedMachines[machine.Name] = created
+	c.CreatedMachines[created.Status.ProviderID] = created
 	return created, nil
 }
 
-func (c *CloudProvider) Get(_ context.Context, machineName string, _ string) (*v1alpha5.Machine, error) {
+func (c *CloudProvider) Get(_ context.Context, id string) (*v1alpha5.Machine, error) {
 	c.mu.RLock()
 	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
 
-	if machine, ok := c.CreatedMachines[machineName]; ok {
+	if machine, ok := c.CreatedMachines[id]; ok {
 		return machine.DeepCopy(), nil
 	}
-	return nil, cloudprovider.NewMachineNotFoundError(fmt.Errorf("no machine exists with name '%s'", machineName))
+	return nil, cloudprovider.NewMachineNotFoundError(fmt.Errorf("no machine exists with id '%s'", id))
 }
 
 func (c *CloudProvider) GetInstanceTypes(_ context.Context, _ *v1alpha5.Provisioner) ([]*cloudprovider.InstanceType, error) {
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ func (c *CloudProvider) Delete(_ context.Context, m *v1alpha5.Machine) error {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if _, ok := c.CreatedMachines[m.Name]; ok {
-		delete(c.CreatedMachines, m.Name)
+	if _, ok := c.CreatedMachines[m.Status.ProviderID]; ok {
+		delete(c.CreatedMachines, m.Status.ProviderID)
 		return nil
 	}
 	return cloudprovider.NewMachineNotFoundError(fmt.Errorf("no machine exists with name '%s'", m.Name))
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/metrics/cloudprovider.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/metrics/cloudprovider.go
index 855b8fe62b..857b939268 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/metrics/cloudprovider.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/metrics/cloudprovider.go
@@ -76,12 +76,17 @@ func (d *decorator) Delete(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha5.Machine) error
 	return d.CloudProvider.Delete(ctx, machine)
 }
 
-func (d *decorator) Get(ctx context.Context, machineName, provisionerName string) (*v1alpha5.Machine, error) {
+func (d *decorator) Get(ctx context.Context, id string) (*v1alpha5.Machine, error) {
 	defer metrics.Measure(methodDurationHistogramVec.WithLabelValues(injection.GetControllerName(ctx), "Get", d.Name()))()
-	return d.CloudProvider.Get(ctx, machineName, provisionerName)
+	return d.CloudProvider.Get(ctx, id)
 }
 
 func (d *decorator) GetInstanceTypes(ctx context.Context, provisioner *v1alpha5.Provisioner) ([]*cloudprovider.InstanceType, error) {
 	defer metrics.Measure(methodDurationHistogramVec.WithLabelValues(injection.GetControllerName(ctx), "GetInstanceTypes", d.Name()))()
 	return d.CloudProvider.GetInstanceTypes(ctx, provisioner)
 }
+
+func (d *decorator) IsMachineDrifted(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha5.Machine) (bool, error) {
+	defer metrics.Measure(methodDurationHistogramVec.WithLabelValues(injection.GetControllerName(ctx), "IsMachineDrifted", d.Name()))()
+	return d.CloudProvider.IsMachineDrifted(ctx, machine)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/types.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/types.go
index 6508c1c6b9..23a8c324a5 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/types.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/types.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type CloudProvider interface {
 	// Delete removes a machine from the cloudprovider by its machine name
 	Delete(context.Context, *v1alpha5.Machine) error
 	// Get retrieves a machine from the cloudprovider by its machine name
-	Get(context.Context, string, string) (*v1alpha5.Machine, error)
+	Get(context.Context, string) (*v1alpha5.Machine, error)
 	// GetInstanceTypes returns instance types supported by the cloudprovider.
 	// Availability of types or zone may vary by provisioner or over time.  Regardless of
 	// availability, the GetInstanceTypes method should always return all instance types,
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/deprovisioning/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/deprovisioning/controller.go
index 3e0dff2cf9..c4b987af01 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/deprovisioning/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/deprovisioning/controller.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (c *Controller) executeCommand(ctx context.Context, d Deprovisioner, comman
 
 	for _, oldNode := range command.nodesToRemove {
 		c.recorder.Publish(deprovisioningevents.TerminatingNode(oldNode, command.String()))
-		if err := c.kubeClient.Delete(ctx, oldNode); err != nil {
+		if err := c.kubeClient.Delete(ctx, oldNode); client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
 			logging.FromContext(ctx).Errorf("Deleting node, %s", err)
 		} else {
 			metrics.NodesTerminatedCounter.WithLabelValues(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", d, command.action)).Inc()
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/machine/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/machine/controller.go
index 416da34914..b2ec2fd5e1 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/machine/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/machine/controller.go
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ func NewController(clk clock.Clock, kubeClient client.Client, cloudProvider clou
 		recorder:      recorder,
 		terminator:    terminator,
 
-		garbageCollect: &GarbageCollect{kubeClient: kubeClient, cloudProvider: cloudProvider, lastChecked: cache.New(time.Minute*10, 1*time.Minute)},
-		launch:         &Launch{kubeClient: kubeClient, cloudProvider: cloudProvider},
+		garbageCollect: &GarbageCollect{kubeClient: kubeClient, cloudProvider: cloudProvider, lastChecked: cache.New(time.Minute*10, time.Second*10)},
+		launch:         &Launch{kubeClient: kubeClient, cloudProvider: cloudProvider, cache: cache.New(time.Minute, time.Second*10)},
 		registration:   &Registration{kubeClient: kubeClient},
 		initialization: &Initialization{kubeClient: kubeClient},
 		liveness:       &Liveness{clock: clk, kubeClient: kubeClient},
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ func (c *Controller) Finalize(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha5.Machine) (r
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	}
 	ctx = logging.WithLogger(ctx, logging.FromContext(ctx).With("provider-id", machine.Status.ProviderID))
-	if err := c.cloudProvider.Delete(ctx, machine); cloudprovider.IgnoreMachineNotFoundError(err) != nil {
-		return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("terminating cloudprovider instance, %w", err)
+	if machine.Status.ProviderID != "" {
+		if err := c.cloudProvider.Delete(ctx, machine); cloudprovider.IgnoreMachineNotFoundError(err) != nil {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("terminating cloudprovider instance, %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 	controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(machine, v1alpha5.TerminationFinalizer)
 	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(stored, machine) {
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/machine/garbagecollect.go b/pkg/controllers/machine/garbagecollect.go
index eedbcf4f6f..128a4021ed 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/machine/garbagecollect.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/machine/garbagecollect.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (e *GarbageCollect) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha5.Machin
 	if _, expireTime, ok := e.lastChecked.GetWithExpiration(client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine).String()); ok {
 		return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Until(expireTime)}, nil
 	}
-	if _, err := e.cloudProvider.Get(ctx, machine.Name, machine.Labels[v1alpha5.ProvisionerNameLabelKey]); cloudprovider.IsMachineNotFoundError(err) {
+	if _, err := e.cloudProvider.Get(ctx, machine.Status.ProviderID); cloudprovider.IsMachineNotFoundError(err) {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(e.kubeClient.Delete(ctx, machine))
 	}
 	e.lastChecked.SetDefault(client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine).String(), nil)
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/machine/launch.go b/pkg/controllers/machine/launch.go
index 07b9c9574b..7a7d046d9f 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/machine/launch.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/machine/launch.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/logging"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -25,42 +26,61 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter-core/pkg/apis/v1alpha5"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter-core/pkg/cloudprovider"
+	"github.com/aws/karpenter-core/pkg/scheduling"
 )
 
 type Launch struct {
 	kubeClient    client.Client
 	cloudProvider cloudprovider.CloudProvider
+	cache         *cache.Cache // exists due to eventual consistency on the cache
 }
 
 func (l *Launch) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha5.Machine) (reconcile.Result, error) {
 	if machine.Status.ProviderID != "" {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	}
-	retrieved, err := l.cloudProvider.Get(ctx, machine.Name, machine.Labels[v1alpha5.ProvisionerNameLabelKey])
-	if err != nil {
-		if cloudprovider.IsMachineNotFoundError(err) {
-			logging.FromContext(ctx).Debugf("creating machine")
-			retrieved, err = l.cloudProvider.Create(ctx, machine)
-			if err != nil {
-				if cloudprovider.IsInsufficientCapacityError(err) {
-					logging.FromContext(ctx).Error(err)
-					return reconcile.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(l.kubeClient.Delete(ctx, machine))
+	var err error
+	var created *v1alpha5.Machine
+	if ret, ok := l.cache.Get(client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine).String()); ok {
+		created = ret.(*v1alpha5.Machine)
+	} else if id, ok := machine.Annotations[v1alpha5.MachineLinkedAnnotationKey]; ok {
+		logging.FromContext(ctx).Debugf("linking machine")
+		created, err = l.cloudProvider.Get(ctx, id)
+		if err != nil {
+			if cloudprovider.IsMachineNotFoundError(err) {
+				if err = l.kubeClient.Delete(ctx, machine); err != nil {
+					return reconcile.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 				}
-				return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("creating machine, %w", err)
+				return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 			}
-		} else {
-			return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("getting machine, %w", err)
+			return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("linking machine, %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		logging.FromContext(ctx).Debugf("creating machine")
+		created, err = l.cloudProvider.Create(ctx, machine)
+		if err != nil {
+			if cloudprovider.IsInsufficientCapacityError(err) {
+				logging.FromContext(ctx).Error(err)
+				return reconcile.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(l.kubeClient.Delete(ctx, machine))
+			}
+			return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("creating machine, %w", err)
 		}
 	}
-	populateMachineDetails(machine, retrieved)
+	l.cache.SetDefault(client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine).String(), created)
+	populateMachineDetails(machine, created)
 	machine.StatusConditions().MarkTrue(v1alpha5.MachineCreated)
 	return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 }
 
 func populateMachineDetails(machine, retrieved *v1alpha5.Machine) {
-	machine.Labels = lo.Assign(machine.Labels, retrieved.Labels, map[string]string{
-		v1alpha5.MachineNameLabelKey: machine.Name,
-	})
+	machine.Labels = lo.Assign(
+		scheduling.NewNodeSelectorRequirements(machine.Spec.Requirements...).Labels(),
+		machine.Labels,
+		retrieved.Labels,
+		map[string]string{
+			v1alpha5.MachineNameLabelKey: machine.Name,
+		},
+	)
 	machine.Annotations = lo.Assign(machine.Annotations, retrieved.Annotations)
 	machine.Status.ProviderID = retrieved.Status.ProviderID
 	machine.Status.Allocatable = retrieved.Status.Allocatable
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/machine/launch_test.go b/pkg/controllers/machine/launch_test.go
index 6c6119f50f..76ee6eef96 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/machine/launch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/machine/launch_test.go
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ var _ = Describe("Launch", func() {
 		ExpectApplied(ctx, env.Client, provisioner, machine)
 		ExpectReconcileSucceeded(ctx, machineController, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine))
 
+		machine = ExpectExists(ctx, env.Client, machine)
+
 		Expect(cloudProvider.CreateCalls).To(HaveLen(1))
 		Expect(cloudProvider.CreatedMachines).To(HaveLen(1))
-		_, err := cloudProvider.Get(ctx, machine.Name, "")
+		_, err := cloudProvider.Get(ctx, machine.Status.ProviderID)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	})
-	It("should get an instance and hydrate the Machine when the Machine is already created", func() {
+	It("should add the MachineCreated status condition after creating the Machine", func() {
 		machine := test.Machine(v1alpha5.Machine{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Labels: map[string]string{
@@ -63,9 +65,14 @@ var _ = Describe("Launch", func() {
 			},
 		})
 		ExpectApplied(ctx, env.Client, provisioner, machine)
+		ExpectReconcileSucceeded(ctx, machineController, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine))
+
+		machine = ExpectExists(ctx, env.Client, machine)
+		Expect(ExpectStatusConditionExists(machine, v1alpha5.MachineCreated).Status).To(Equal(v1.ConditionTrue))
+	})
+	It("should link an instance with the karpenter.sh/linked annotation", func() {
 		cloudProviderMachine := &v1alpha5.Machine{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name: machine.Name,
 				Labels: map[string]string{
 					v1.LabelInstanceTypeStable: "small-instance-type",
 					v1.LabelTopologyZone:       "test-zone-1a",
@@ -87,7 +94,18 @@ var _ = Describe("Launch", func() {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		cloudProvider.CreatedMachines[machine.Name] = cloudProviderMachine
+		cloudProvider.CreatedMachines[cloudProviderMachine.Status.ProviderID] = cloudProviderMachine
+		machine := test.Machine(v1alpha5.Machine{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Annotations: map[string]string{
+					v1alpha5.MachineLinkedAnnotationKey: cloudProviderMachine.Status.ProviderID,
+				},
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					v1alpha5.ProvisionerNameLabelKey: provisioner.Name,
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		ExpectApplied(ctx, env.Client, provisioner, machine)
 		ExpectReconcileSucceeded(ctx, machineController, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine))
 
 		machine = ExpectExists(ctx, env.Client, machine)
@@ -101,20 +119,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Launch", func() {
 		Expect(machine.Labels).To(HaveKeyWithValue(v1.LabelTopologyRegion, "test-zone"))
 		Expect(machine.Labels).To(HaveKeyWithValue(v1alpha5.LabelCapacityType, v1alpha5.CapacityTypeSpot))
 	})
-	It("should add the MachineCreated status condition after creating the Machine", func() {
-		machine := test.Machine(v1alpha5.Machine{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Labels: map[string]string{
-					v1alpha5.ProvisionerNameLabelKey: provisioner.Name,
-				},
-			},
-		})
-		ExpectApplied(ctx, env.Client, provisioner, machine)
-		ExpectReconcileSucceeded(ctx, machineController, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine))
-
-		machine = ExpectExists(ctx, env.Client, machine)
-		Expect(ExpectStatusConditionExists(machine, v1alpha5.MachineCreated).Status).To(Equal(v1.ConditionTrue))
-	})
 	It("should delete the machine if InsufficientCapacity is returned from the cloudprovider", func() {
 		cloudProvider.NextCreateErr = cloudprovider.NewInsufficientCapacityError(fmt.Errorf("all instance types were unavailable"))
 		machine := test.Machine()
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/machine/registration.go b/pkg/controllers/machine/registration.go
index 55c78fed9f..db1ecbc0a0 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/machine/registration.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/machine/registration.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/logging"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func (r *Registration) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha5.Machine)
 	if machine.StatusConditions().GetCondition(v1alpha5.MachineRegistered).IsTrue() {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	}
+
 	ctx = logging.WithLogger(ctx, logging.FromContext(ctx).With("provider-id", machine.Status.ProviderID))
 	node, err := nodeForMachine(ctx, r.kubeClient, machine)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -66,15 +68,24 @@ func (r *Registration) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha5.Machine)
 func (r *Registration) syncNode(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha5.Machine, node *v1.Node) error {
 	stored := node.DeepCopy()
 	controllerutil.AddFinalizer(node, v1alpha5.TerminationFinalizer)
-	node.Labels = lo.Assign(node.Labels, machine.Labels)
-	node.Annotations = lo.Assign(node.Annotations, machine.Annotations)
+	lo.Must0(controllerutil.SetOwnerReference(machine, node, scheme.Scheme))
+	// Remove any provisioner owner references since we own them
+	node.OwnerReferences = lo.Reject(node.OwnerReferences, func(o metav1.OwnerReference, _ int) bool {
+		return o.Kind == "Provisioner"
+	})
 
-	// Sync all taints inside of Machine into the Machine taints
-	node.Spec.Taints = scheduling.Taints(node.Spec.Taints).Merge(machine.Spec.Taints)
+	// If the machine isn't registered as linked, then sync it
+	// This prevents us from messing with nodes that already exist and are scheduled
+	if _, ok := machine.Annotations[v1alpha5.MachineLinkedAnnotationKey]; !ok {
+		node.Labels = lo.Assign(node.Labels, machine.Labels)
+		node.Annotations = lo.Assign(node.Annotations, machine.Annotations)
+		// Sync all taints inside of Machine into the Machine taints
+		node.Spec.Taints = scheduling.Taints(node.Spec.Taints).Merge(machine.Spec.Taints)
+	}
+	node.Labels[v1alpha5.MachineNameLabelKey] = machine.Labels[v1alpha5.MachineNameLabelKey]
 	if !machine.StatusConditions().GetCondition(v1alpha5.MachineRegistered).IsTrue() {
 		node.Spec.Taints = scheduling.Taints(node.Spec.Taints).Merge(machine.Spec.StartupTaints)
 	}
-	lo.Must0(controllerutil.SetOwnerReference(machine, node, scheme.Scheme))
 	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(stored, node) {
 		if err := r.kubeClient.Patch(ctx, node, client.MergeFrom(stored)); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("syncing node labels, %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controller/singleton.go b/pkg/operator/controller/singleton.go
index 3a5fc7ba83..cc3c5a1ec2 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controller/singleton.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/controller/singleton.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package controller
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func newSingletonMetrics(name string) *singletonMetrics {
 		reconcileDuration: prometheus.NewHistogram(
 			prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 				Namespace: metrics.Namespace,
-				Subsystem: name,
+				Subsystem: strings.ReplaceAll(name, ".", "_"),
 				Name:      "reconcile_time_seconds",
 				Help:      "Length of time per reconcile.",
 				Buckets:   metrics.DurationBuckets(),
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func newSingletonMetrics(name string) *singletonMetrics {
 		reconcileErrors: prometheus.NewCounter(
 			prometheus.CounterOpts{
 				Namespace: metrics.Namespace,
-				Subsystem: name,
+				Subsystem: strings.ReplaceAll(name, ".", "_"),
 				Name:      "reconcile_errors_total",
 				Help:      "Total number of reconcile errors.",
 			},