diff --git a/controllers/subscriptions.go b/controllers/subscriptions.go
index 8ca4b67b..df6aa2f8 100644
--- a/controllers/subscriptions.go
+++ b/controllers/subscriptions.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -127,6 +128,9 @@ func isProviderMode(cli client.Client) (bool, error) {
 	storageclusters := &ocsv1.StorageClusterList{}
 	err := cli.List(context.TODO(), storageclusters)
 	if err != nil {
+		if meta.IsNoMatchError(err) {
+			return false, nil
+		}
 		return false, err
 	}