diff --git a/controllers/barbicanapi_controller.go b/controllers/barbicanapi_controller.go
index cf9a1c5..89db420 100644
--- a/controllers/barbicanapi_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/barbicanapi_controller.go
@@ -906,7 +906,8 @@ func (r *BarbicanAPIReconciler) findObjectsForSrc(ctx context.Context, src clien
 		}
 		err := r.List(ctx, crList, listOps)
 		if err != nil {
-			return []reconcile.Request{}
+			l.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("listing %s for field: %s - %s", crList.GroupVersionKind().Kind, field, src.GetNamespace()))
+			return requests
 		}
 
 		for _, item := range crList.Items {
diff --git a/controllers/barbicankeystonelistener_controller.go b/controllers/barbicankeystonelistener_controller.go
index 6d0f7c9..b2dee50 100644
--- a/controllers/barbicankeystonelistener_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/barbicankeystonelistener_controller.go
@@ -650,7 +650,8 @@ func (r *BarbicanKeystoneListenerReconciler) findObjectsForSrc(ctx context.Conte
 		}
 		err := r.List(ctx, crList, listOps)
 		if err != nil {
-			return []reconcile.Request{}
+			l.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("listing %s for field: %s - %s", crList.GroupVersionKind().Kind, field, src.GetNamespace()))
+			return requests
 		}
 
 		for _, item := range crList.Items {
diff --git a/controllers/barbicanworker_controller.go b/controllers/barbicanworker_controller.go
index e5cb87e..77f6274 100644
--- a/controllers/barbicanworker_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/barbicanworker_controller.go
@@ -611,7 +611,8 @@ func (r *BarbicanWorkerReconciler) findObjectsForSrc(ctx context.Context, src cl
 		}
 		err := r.List(ctx, crList, listOps)
 		if err != nil {
-			return []reconcile.Request{}
+			l.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("listing %s for field: %s - %s", crList.GroupVersionKind().Kind, field, src.GetNamespace()))
+			return requests
 		}
 
 		for _, item := range crList.Items {