Repository: FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator
Pull request #1375 (2022-10-19 13:22:41)

Ensure we skip all work in the bounce reconciler if we disable restarts
# Description

If we disable to restart FDB processes we want to skip any further work and just skip the whole reconciler.

## Type of change

*Please select one of the options below.*

- Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)

## Discussion

-

## Testing

Local testing + unit tests.

## Documentation

-

## Follow-up

-

foundationdb-ci: 
### Result of fdb-kubernetes-operator-pr on Linux CentOS 7

* Commit ID: 5b6cafc16a11e84b1e46cb99d2d460918dce4d20
* Duration 2:23:33
* Result: :x: **FAILED**
* Error: `Error while executing command: if $(grep -q -- "--- FAIL:" logs/*.log); then echo "TESTS FAILED SEE THESE LOGS:"; echo ; grep -l -- "--- FAIL:" logs/*.log; exit 1; fi. Reason: exit status 1`
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Patch:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e4e2dd9..48296e5a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ MANIFESTS=config/crd/bases/apps.foundationdb.org_foundationdbbackups.yaml config
 SAMPLES=config/samples/deployment.yaml config/samples/cluster.yaml config/samples/backup.yaml config/samples/restore.yaml config/samples/client.yaml
 
 ifeq "$(TEST_RACE_CONDITIONS)" "1"
-	go_test_flags := $(go_test_flags) -race -timeout=30m
+	go_test_flags := $(go_test_flags) -race -timeout=90m
 endif
 
 all: deps generate fmt vet manager snapshot manifests samples documentation test_if_changed
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ cover.out: ${GO_ALL} ${MANIFESTS}
 
 test:
 ifneq "$(SKIP_TEST)" "1"
-	go test ${go_test_flags} ./... -coverprofile cover.out
+	go test ${go_test_flags} ./... -coverprofile cover.out -ginkgo.timeout=2h
 endif
 
 # Build manager binary
diff --git a/api/v1beta2/foundationdb_database_configuration.go b/api/v1beta2/foundationdb_database_configuration.go
index 84f7d482..8dcce531 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/foundationdb_database_configuration.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/foundationdb_database_configuration.go
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ func (configuration DatabaseConfiguration) AreSeparatedProxiesConfigured() bool
 // AreSeparatedProxiesConfigured(), then this function will return the
 // string "commit_proxies=%d grv_proxies=%d", otherwise just
 // "proxies=%d" using the correct counts of the configuration object.
-//
 func (configuration DatabaseConfiguration) GetProxiesString(version Version) string {
 	counts := configuration.GetRoleCountsWithDefaults(version, DesiredFaultTolerance(configuration.RedundancyMode))
 	if version.HasSeparatedProxies() && configuration.AreSeparatedProxiesConfigured() {
diff --git a/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types.go b/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types.go
index e2463915..87027d86 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types.go
@@ -1207,6 +1207,10 @@ func (cluster *FoundationDBCluster) CheckReconciliation(log logr.Logger) (bool,
 		if len(processGroup.ProcessGroupConditions) > 0 {
 			conditions := make([]ProcessGroupConditionType, 0, len(processGroup.ProcessGroupConditions))
 			for _, condition := range processGroup.ProcessGroupConditions {
+				if condition.ProcessGroupConditionType == IncorrectCommandLine && cluster.Status.Generations.NeedsBounce == 0 {
+					logger.Info("Pending restart of fdbserver processes", "state", "NeedsBounce")
+					cluster.Status.Generations.NeedsBounce = cluster.ObjectMeta.Generation
+				}
 				conditions = append(conditions, condition.ProcessGroupConditionType)
 			}
 
diff --git a/api/v1beta2/groupversion_info.go b/api/v1beta2/groupversion_info.go
index 0d7c79e5..96fd86a4 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/groupversion_info.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/groupversion_info.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // Package v1beta2 contains API Schema definitions for the apps v1beta2 API group
-//+kubebuilder:object:generate=true
-//+groupName=apps.foundationdb.org
+// +kubebuilder:object:generate=true
+// +groupName=apps.foundationdb.org
 package v1beta2
 
 import (
diff --git a/controllers/bounce_processes.go b/controllers/bounce_processes.go
index 0aec4f9e..1b2414ce 100644
--- a/controllers/bounce_processes.go
+++ b/controllers/bounce_processes.go
@@ -26,15 +26,13 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"time"
 
+	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
+	"github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/internal"
 	"github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/pkg/fdbadminclient"
 	"github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/pkg/podmanager"
-
-	"github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/internal"
-
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
-
-	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
 )
 
 // bounceProcesses provides a reconciliation step for bouncing fdbserver
@@ -43,6 +41,10 @@ type bounceProcesses struct{}
 
 // reconcile runs the reconciler's work.
 func (bounceProcesses) reconcile(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster) *requeue {
+	if !pointer.BoolDeref(cluster.Spec.AutomationOptions.KillProcesses, true) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	logger := log.WithValues("namespace", cluster.Namespace, "cluster", cluster.Name, "reconciler", "bounceProcesses")
 	adminClient, err := r.getDatabaseClientProvider().GetAdminClient(cluster, r)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -60,10 +62,98 @@ func (bounceProcesses) reconcile(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReco
 		return &requeue{curError: err}
 	}
 
+	addresses, req := getProcessesReadyForRestart(ctx, logger, r, cluster, addressMap)
+	if req != nil {
+		return req
+	}
+
+	if len(addresses) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if minimumUptime < float64(cluster.GetMinimumUptimeSecondsForBounce()) {
+		r.Recorder.Event(cluster, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "NeedsBounce",
+			fmt.Sprintf("Spec require a bounce of some processes, but the cluster has only been up for %f seconds", minimumUptime))
+		cluster.Status.Generations.NeedsBounce = cluster.ObjectMeta.Generation
+		err = r.updateOrApply(ctx, cluster)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(err, "Error updating cluster status")
+		}
+
+		// Retry after we waited the minimum uptime
+		return &requeue{
+			message: "Cluster needs to stabilize before bouncing",
+			delay:   time.Second * time.Duration(cluster.GetMinimumUptimeSecondsForBounce()-int(minimumUptime)),
+		}
+	}
+
+	var lockClient fdbadminclient.LockClient
+	useLocks := cluster.ShouldUseLocks()
+	if useLocks {
+		lockClient, err = r.getLockClient(cluster)
+		if err != nil {
+			return &requeue{curError: err}
+		}
+	}
+	version, err := fdbv1beta2.ParseFdbVersion(cluster.Spec.Version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &requeue{curError: err}
+	}
+
+	upgrading := cluster.Status.RunningVersion != cluster.Spec.Version
+
+	if useLocks && upgrading {
+		processGroupIDs := make([]string, 0, len(cluster.Status.ProcessGroups))
+		for _, processGroup := range cluster.Status.ProcessGroups {
+			processGroupIDs = append(processGroupIDs, processGroup.ProcessGroupID)
+		}
+		err = lockClient.AddPendingUpgrades(version, processGroupIDs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return &requeue{curError: err}
+		}
+	}
+
+	hasLock, err := r.takeLock(cluster, fmt.Sprintf("bouncing processes: %v", addresses))
+	if !hasLock {
+		return &requeue{curError: err}
+	}
+
+	if useLocks && upgrading {
+		var req *requeue
+		addresses, req = getAddressesForUpgrade(logger, r, status, lockClient, cluster, version)
+		if req != nil {
+			return req
+		}
+		if addresses == nil {
+			return &requeue{curError: fmt.Errorf("unknown error when getting addresses that are ready for upgrade")}
+		}
+	}
+
+	logger.Info("Bouncing processes", "addresses", addresses, "upgrading", upgrading)
+	r.Recorder.Event(cluster, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "BouncingProcesses", fmt.Sprintf("Bouncing processes: %v", addresses))
+	err = adminClient.KillProcesses(addresses)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &requeue{curError: err}
+	}
+
+	// If the cluster was upgraded we will requeue and let the update_status command set the correct version.
+	// Updating the version in this method has the drawback that we upgrade the version independent of the success
+	// of the kill command. The kill command is not reliable, which means that some kill request might not be
+	// delivered and the return value will still not contain any error.
+	if upgrading {
+		return &requeue{message: "fetch latest status after upgrade"}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getProcessesReadyForRestart returns a slice of process addresses that can be restarted. If addresses are missing or not all processes
+// have the latest configuration this method will return a requeue struct with more details.
+func getProcessesReadyForRestart(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logger, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, addressMap map[string][]fdbv1beta2.ProcessAddress) ([]fdbv1beta2.ProcessAddress, *requeue) {
 	processesToBounce := fdbv1beta2.FilterByConditions(cluster.Status.ProcessGroups, map[fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupConditionType]bool{
 		fdbv1beta2.IncorrectCommandLine: true,
 		fdbv1beta2.IncorrectPodSpec:     false,
-		fdbv1beta2.SidecarUnreachable:   false, // ignore all Process groups that are not reachable and therefore will not get any config map updates.
+		fdbv1beta2.SidecarUnreachable:   false, // ignore all Process groups that are not reachable and therefore will not get any ConfigMap updates.
 	}, true)
 
 	addresses := make([]fdbv1beta2.ProcessAddress, 0, len(processesToBounce))
@@ -95,10 +185,10 @@ func (bounceProcesses) reconcile(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReco
 		processGroupID := podmanager.GetProcessGroupIDFromProcessID(process)
 		pod, err := r.PodLifecycleManager.GetPods(ctx, r, cluster, internal.GetSinglePodListOptions(cluster, processGroupID)...)
 		if err != nil {
-			return &requeue{curError: err}
+			return nil, &requeue{curError: err}
 		}
 		if len(pod) == 0 {
-			return &requeue{message: fmt.Sprintf("No pod defined for process group ID: \"%s\"", processGroupID), delay: podSchedulingDelayDuration}
+			return nil, &requeue{message: fmt.Sprintf("No pod defined for process group ID: \"%s\"", processGroupID), delay: podSchedulingDelayDuration}
 		}
 
 		synced, err := r.updatePodDynamicConf(cluster, pod[0])
@@ -109,107 +199,19 @@ func (bounceProcesses) reconcile(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReco
 	}
 
 	if len(missingAddress) > 0 {
-		return &requeue{curError: fmt.Errorf("could not find address for processes: %s", missingAddress)}
+		return nil, &requeue{curError: fmt.Errorf("could not find address for processes: %s", missingAddress), delayedRequeue: true}
 	}
 
 	if !allSynced {
-		return &requeue{message: "Waiting for config map to sync to all pods"}
-	}
-
-	if len(addresses) > 0 {
-		if !pointer.BoolDeref(cluster.Spec.AutomationOptions.KillProcesses, true) {
-			r.Recorder.Event(cluster, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "NeedsBounce",
-				"Spec require a bounce of some processes, but killing processes is disabled")
-			cluster.Status.Generations.NeedsBounce = cluster.ObjectMeta.Generation
-			err = r.updateOrApply(ctx, cluster)
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error(err, "Error updating cluster status")
-			}
-
-			return &requeue{message: "Kills are disabled"}
-		}
-
-		if minimumUptime < float64(cluster.GetMinimumUptimeSecondsForBounce()) {
-			r.Recorder.Event(cluster, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "NeedsBounce",
-				fmt.Sprintf("Spec require a bounce of some processes, but the cluster has only been up for %f seconds", minimumUptime))
-			cluster.Status.Generations.NeedsBounce = cluster.ObjectMeta.Generation
-			err = r.updateOrApply(ctx, cluster)
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error(err, "Error updating cluster status")
-			}
-
-			// Retry after we waited the minimum uptime
-			return &requeue{
-				message: "Cluster needs to stabilize before bouncing",
-				delay:   time.Second * time.Duration(cluster.GetMinimumUptimeSecondsForBounce()-int(minimumUptime)),
-			}
-		}
-
-		var lockClient fdbadminclient.LockClient
-		useLocks := cluster.ShouldUseLocks()
-		if useLocks {
-			lockClient, err = r.getLockClient(cluster)
-			if err != nil {
-				return &requeue{curError: err}
-			}
-		}
-		version, err := fdbv1beta2.ParseFdbVersion(cluster.Spec.Version)
-		if err != nil {
-			return &requeue{curError: err}
-		}
-
-		upgrading := cluster.Status.RunningVersion != cluster.Spec.Version
-
-		if useLocks && upgrading {
-			processGroupIDs := make([]string, 0, len(cluster.Status.ProcessGroups))
-			for _, processGroup := range cluster.Status.ProcessGroups {
-				processGroupIDs = append(processGroupIDs, processGroup.ProcessGroupID)
-			}
-			err = lockClient.AddPendingUpgrades(version, processGroupIDs)
-			if err != nil {
-				return &requeue{curError: err}
-			}
-		}
-
-		hasLock, err := r.takeLock(cluster, fmt.Sprintf("bouncing processes: %v", addresses))
-		if !hasLock {
-			return &requeue{curError: err}
-		}
-
-		if useLocks && upgrading {
-			var req *requeue
-			addresses, req = getAddressesForUpgrade(r, status, lockClient, cluster, version)
-			if req != nil {
-				return req
-			}
-			if addresses == nil {
-				return &requeue{curError: fmt.Errorf("unknown error when getting addresses that are ready for upgrade")}
-			}
-		}
-
-		logger.Info("Bouncing processes", "addresses", addresses, "upgrading", upgrading)
-		r.Recorder.Event(cluster, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "BouncingProcesses", fmt.Sprintf("Bouncing processes: %v", addresses))
-		err = adminClient.KillProcesses(addresses)
-		if err != nil {
-			return &requeue{curError: err}
-		}
-
-		// If the cluster was upgraded we will requeue and let the update_status command set the correct version.
-		// Updating the version in this method has the drawback that we upgrade the version independent of the success
-		// of the kill command. The kill command is not reliable, which means that some kill request might not be
-		// delivered and the return value will still not contain any error.
-		if upgrading {
-			return &requeue{message: "fetch latest status after upgrade"}
-		}
+		return nil, &requeue{message: "Waiting for config map to sync to all pods", delayedRequeue: true}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return addresses, nil
 }
 
 // getAddressesForUpgrade checks that all processes in a cluster are ready to be
 // upgraded and returns the full list of addresses.
-func getAddressesForUpgrade(r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, databaseStatus *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBStatus, lockClient fdbadminclient.LockClient, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, version fdbv1beta2.Version) ([]fdbv1beta2.ProcessAddress, *requeue) {
-	logger := log.WithValues("namespace", cluster.Namespace, "cluster", cluster.Name, "reconciler", "bounceProcesses")
+func getAddressesForUpgrade(logger logr.Logger, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, databaseStatus *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBStatus, lockClient fdbadminclient.LockClient, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, version fdbv1beta2.Version) ([]fdbv1beta2.ProcessAddress, *requeue) {
 	pendingUpgrades, err := lockClient.GetPendingUpgrades(version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &requeue{curError: err}
diff --git a/controllers/choose_removals.go b/controllers/choose_removals.go
index 1c455088..6d277e1e 100644
--- a/controllers/choose_removals.go
+++ b/controllers/choose_removals.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func (c chooseRemovals) reconcile(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterRec
 	if err != nil {
 		return &requeue{curError: err}
 	}
+	defer adminClient.Close()
 	status, err := adminClient.GetStatus()
 	if err != nil {
 		return &requeue{curError: err}
diff --git a/controllers/update_status.go b/controllers/update_status.go
index 2aa6cb24..70ff4dff 100644
--- a/controllers/update_status.go
+++ b/controllers/update_status.go
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ func (updateStatus) reconcile(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconci
 		if err != nil {
 			return &requeue{curError: err}
 		}
-		defer adminClient.Close()
 
 		databaseStatus, err = adminClient.GetStatus()
+		_ = adminClient.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			if cluster.Status.Configured {
 				return &requeue{curError: err, delayedRequeue: true}
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ func (updateStatus) reconcile(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconci
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = refreshProcessGroupStatus(ctx, r, cluster, &status)
+	pods, pvcs, err := refreshProcessGroupStatus(ctx, r, cluster, &status)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &requeue{curError: err}
 	}
 
-	status.ProcessGroups, err = validateProcessGroups(ctx, r, cluster, &status, processMap, configMap)
+	status.ProcessGroups, err = validateProcessGroups(ctx, r, cluster, &status, processMap, configMap, pods, pvcs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &requeue{curError: err}
 	}
@@ -402,7 +402,8 @@ func checkAndSetProcessStatus(r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, cluster *fdbv1be
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validateProcessGroups(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, status *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterStatus, processMap map[string][]fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBStatusProcessInfo, configMap *corev1.ConfigMap) ([]*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus, error) {
+func validateProcessGroups(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, status *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterStatus, processMap map[string][]fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBStatusProcessInfo, configMap *corev1.ConfigMap, pods []*corev1.Pod, pvcs *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimList) ([]*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus, error) {
+	var err error
 	processGroups := status.ProcessGroups
 	processGroupsWithoutExclusion := make(map[string]fdbv1beta2.None, len(cluster.Spec.ProcessGroupsToRemoveWithoutExclusion))
 
@@ -416,16 +417,15 @@ func validateProcessGroups(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler
 		processGroup.UpdateCondition(fdbv1beta2.IncorrectCommandLine, false, nil, "")
 	}
 
-	for _, processGroup := range processGroups {
-		pods, err := r.PodLifecycleManager.GetPods(ctx, r, cluster, internal.GetPodListOptions(cluster, processGroup.ProcessClass, processGroup.ProcessGroupID)...)
-		if err != nil {
-			return processGroups, err
-		}
+	podMap := internal.CreatePodMap(cluster, pods)
+	pvcMap := internal.CreatePVCMap(cluster, pvcs)
 
+	for _, processGroup := range processGroups {
+		pod, podExists := podMap[processGroup.ProcessGroupID]
 		// If the process group is not being removed and the Pod is not set we need to put it into
 		// the failing list.
 		isBeingRemoved := cluster.ProcessGroupIsBeingRemoved(processGroup.ProcessGroupID)
-		if len(pods) == 0 {
+		if !podExists {
 			// Mark process groups as terminating if the pod has been deleted but other
 			// resources are stuck in terminating.
 			if isBeingRemoved {
@@ -436,8 +436,6 @@ func validateProcessGroups(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler
 			continue
 		}
 
-		pod := pods[0]
-
 		processGroup.AddAddresses(podmanager.GetPublicIPs(pod, log), processGroup.IsMarkedForRemoval() || !status.Health.Available)
 		processCount := 1
 
@@ -507,7 +505,13 @@ func validateProcessGroups(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler
 			return processGroups, err
 		}
 
-		err = validateProcessGroup(ctx, r, cluster, pod, configMapHash, processGroup)
+		var pvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim
+
+		pvcValue, pvcExists := pvcMap[processGroup.ProcessGroupID]
+		if pvcExists {
+			pvc = &pvcValue
+		}
+		err = validateProcessGroup(ctx, r, cluster, pod, pvc, configMapHash, processGroup)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return processGroups, err
@@ -519,7 +523,7 @@ func validateProcessGroups(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler
 
 // validateProcessGroup runs specific checks for the status of an process group.
 // returns failing, incorrect, error
-func validateProcessGroup(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, pod *corev1.Pod, configMapHash string, processGroupStatus *fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus) error {
+func validateProcessGroup(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, pod *corev1.Pod, currentPVC *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim, configMapHash string, processGroupStatus *fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus) error {
 	logger := log.WithValues("namespace", cluster.Namespace, "cluster", cluster.Name, "reconciler", "updateStatus")
 	processGroupStatus.UpdateCondition(fdbv1beta2.MissingPod, pod == nil, cluster.Status.ProcessGroups, processGroupStatus.ProcessGroupID)
 	if pod == nil {
@@ -550,19 +554,14 @@ func validateProcessGroup(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler,
 	incorrectConfigMap := pod.ObjectMeta.Annotations[fdbv1beta2.LastConfigMapKey] != configMapHash
 	processGroupStatus.UpdateCondition(fdbv1beta2.IncorrectConfigMap, incorrectConfigMap, cluster.Status.ProcessGroups, processGroupStatus.ProcessGroupID)
 
-	pvcs := &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimList{}
-	err = r.List(ctx, pvcs, internal.GetPodListOptions(cluster, processGroupStatus.ProcessClass, processGroupStatus.ProcessGroupID)...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	desiredPvc, err := internal.GetPvc(cluster, processGroupStatus.ProcessClass, idNum)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	incorrectPVC := (len(pvcs.Items) == 1) != (desiredPvc != nil)
+	incorrectPVC := (currentPVC != nil) != (desiredPvc != nil)
 	if !incorrectPVC && desiredPvc != nil {
-		incorrectPVC = !metadataMatches(pvcs.Items[0].ObjectMeta, desiredPvc.ObjectMeta)
+		incorrectPVC = !metadataMatches(currentPVC.ObjectMeta, desiredPvc.ObjectMeta)
 	}
 
 	processGroupStatus.UpdateCondition(fdbv1beta2.MissingPVC, incorrectPVC, cluster.Status.ProcessGroups, processGroupStatus.ProcessGroupID)
@@ -640,7 +639,7 @@ func removeDuplicateConditions(status fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterStatus) {
 	}
 }
 
-func refreshProcessGroupStatus(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, status *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterStatus) error {
+func refreshProcessGroupStatus(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconciler, cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, status *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterStatus) ([]*corev1.Pod, *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimList, error) {
 	status.ProcessGroups = make([]*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus, 0, len(cluster.Status.ProcessGroups))
 	for _, processGroup := range cluster.Status.ProcessGroups {
 		if processGroup != nil && processGroup.ProcessGroupID != "" {
@@ -650,13 +649,12 @@ func refreshProcessGroupStatus(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconc
 
 	// Track all created resources this will ensure that we catch all resources that are created by the operator
 	// even if the process group is currently missing for some reasons.
-	pods := &corev1.PodList{}
-	err := r.List(ctx, pods, internal.GetPodListOptions(cluster, "", "")...)
+	pods, err := r.PodLifecycleManager.GetPods(ctx, r, cluster, internal.GetPodListOptions(cluster, "", "")...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	for _, pod := range pods.Items {
+	for _, pod := range pods {
 		processGroupID := pod.Labels[cluster.GetProcessGroupIDLabel()]
 		if fdbv1beta2.ContainsProcessGroupID(status.ProcessGroups, processGroupID) {
 			continue
@@ -668,7 +666,7 @@ func refreshProcessGroupStatus(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconc
 	pvcs := &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimList{}
 	err = r.List(ctx, pvcs, internal.GetPodListOptions(cluster, "", "")...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	for _, pvc := range pvcs.Items {
@@ -683,7 +681,7 @@ func refreshProcessGroupStatus(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconc
 	services := &corev1.ServiceList{}
 	err = r.List(ctx, services, internal.GetPodListOptions(cluster, "", "")...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	for _, service := range services.Items {
@@ -695,7 +693,7 @@ func refreshProcessGroupStatus(ctx context.Context, r *FoundationDBClusterReconc
 		status.ProcessGroups = append(status.ProcessGroups, fdbv1beta2.NewProcessGroupStatus(processGroupID, internal.ProcessClassFromLabels(cluster, service.Labels), nil))
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return pods, pvcs, nil
 }
 
 func getRunningVersion(versionMap map[string]int, fallback string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/mock-kubernetes-client/client/client.go b/mock-kubernetes-client/client/client.go
index 3db3ada7..deb49a29 100644
--- a/mock-kubernetes-client/client/client.go
+++ b/mock-kubernetes-client/client/client.go
@@ -24,43 +24,41 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	ctrlClient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/apiutil"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
 )
 
 // MockClient provides a mock Kubernetes client.
 type MockClient struct {
-	// data is the internal mock data.
-	// This maps a type, and then a namespace/name, to the generic
-	// representation of an object.
-	data map[string]map[string]map[string]interface{}
+	// fakeClient
+	fakeClient ctrlClient.WithWatch
 
 	// ipCounter provides monotonically incrementing IP addresses.
 	ipCounter int
 
-	// stuckTerminatingObjects tracks which objects should be stuck in terminating.
-	stuckTerminatingObjects map[string]map[string]bool
+	// scheme will be used to initialize or reset the new fake client
+	scheme *runtime.Scheme
+}
+
+// NewMockClient creates a new MockClient.
+func NewMockClient(scheme *runtime.Scheme) *MockClient {
+	return &MockClient{
+		fakeClient: fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).Build(),
+		scheme:     scheme,
+	}
 }
 
 // Clear erases any mock data.
 func (client *MockClient) Clear() {
-	client.data = make(map[string]map[string]map[string]interface{})
-	client.stuckTerminatingObjects = nil
+	client.fakeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(client.scheme).Build()
 }
 
 // Scheme returns the runtime Scheme
@@ -70,208 +68,7 @@ func (client *MockClient) Scheme() *runtime.Scheme {
 
 // RESTMapper returns the RESTMapper
 func (client *MockClient) RESTMapper() meta.RESTMapper {
-	return nil
-}
-
-// buildKindKey gets the key identifying an object's type.
-func buildKindKey(object runtime.Object) (string, error) {
-	gvk, err := apiutil.GVKForObject(object, scheme.Scheme)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", gvk.Group, gvk.Version, gvk.Kind), nil
-}
-
-// buildObjectKey gets the key identifying an object.
-func buildObjectKey(key ctrlClient.ObjectKey) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", key.Namespace, key.Name)
-}
-
-// buildJSONObjectKey gets the key identifying an object from its JSON
-// representation.
-func buildJSONObjectKey(jsonData []byte) (string, error) {
-	genericData := make(map[string]interface{})
-	err := json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &genericData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	namespace, err := lookupJSONString(genericData, "metadata", "namespace")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	name, err := lookupJSONString(genericData, "metadata", "name")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return buildObjectKey(types.NamespacedName{Namespace: namespace, Name: name}), nil
-}
-
-// buildRuntimeObjectKey gets the key identifying an object.
-func buildRuntimeObjectKey(object ctrlClient.Object) (string, error) {
-	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return buildJSONObjectKey(jsonData)
-}
-
-// fillInMaps ensures that we have maps for a given object type.
-func (client *MockClient) fillInMaps(kind string) {
-	if client.data == nil {
-		client.data = make(map[string]map[string]map[string]interface{})
-	}
-	if client.data[kind] == nil {
-		client.data[kind] = make(map[string]map[string]interface{})
-	}
-}
-
-// lookupJSONValue looks up a value in a generic JSON object.
-func lookupJSONValue(genericData map[string]interface{}, path []string, defaultValue interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
-	currentData := genericData
-
-	if len(path) == 0 {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot look up empty path")
-	}
-	var result interface{}
-	for index, key := range path {
-		genericValue, present := currentData[key]
-		if !present {
-			return defaultValue, nil
-		}
-		var ok bool
-		if index == len(path)-1 {
-			result = genericValue
-		} else {
-			currentData, ok = genericValue.(map[string]interface{})
-			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("type error for key %v", path[0:index+1])
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-// lookupJSONString looks up a string in a generic JSON object.
-func lookupJSONString(genericData map[string]interface{}, path ...string) (string, error) {
-	result, err := lookupJSONValue(genericData, path, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	stringResult, isString := result.(string)
-	if !isString {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("type error for key %v", path)
-	}
-	return stringResult, nil
-}
-
-// lookupJSONStringMap looks up a map of string to string in a generic JSON object.
-func lookupJSONStringMap(genericData map[string]interface{}, path ...string) (map[string]string, error) {
-	currentData := genericData
-
-	if len(path) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot look up empty path")
-	}
-	var result = make(map[string]string)
-	for index, key := range path {
-		var ok bool
-		if index == len(path)-1 {
-			genericValue, present := currentData[key]
-			if !present {
-				return nil, nil
-			}
-
-			mapValue, isMap := genericValue.(map[string]interface{})
-			if !isMap {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("type error for %v", path)
-			}
-			for key, value := range mapValue {
-				stringValue, isString := value.(string)
-				if !isString {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("type error for key %s of %v", key, path)
-				}
-				result[key] = stringValue
-			}
-		} else {
-			genericValue, present := currentData[key]
-			if !present {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing key %v", path[0:index+1])
-			}
-
-			currentData, ok = genericValue.(map[string]interface{})
-			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("type error for key %v", path[0:index+1])
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-// lookupJSONStringFields provides a map to all string fields in a generic JSON object.
-// The paths to each field will be represented as a string of the form key1.key2....keyN
-func lookupJSONStringFields(genericData map[string]interface{}) map[string]string {
-	var result = make(map[string]string)
-	for key, genericValue := range genericData {
-		switch castValue := genericValue.(type) {
-		case map[string]interface{}:
-			nestedFields := lookupJSONStringFields(castValue)
-			for nestedKey, value := range nestedFields {
-				result[fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", key, nestedKey)] = value
-			}
-		case string:
-			result[key] = castValue
-		}
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
-// setField sets a field in a generic object.
-func setJSONValue(genericData map[string]interface{}, path []string, value interface{}) error {
-	currentData := genericData
-	for index, key := range path {
-		if index == len(path)-1 {
-			currentData[key] = value
-		} else {
-			if currentData[key] == nil {
-				currentData[key] = make(map[string]interface{})
-			}
-			var isMap bool
-			currentData, isMap = currentData[key].(map[string]interface{})
-			if !isMap {
-				return fmt.Errorf("invalid type for %v", path[0:index+1])
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// incrementGeneration increments the generation field in an object's metadata.
-func incrementGeneration(genericData map[string]interface{}) (float64, error) {
-	generationValue, err := lookupJSONValue(genericData, []string{"metadata", "generation"}, float64(0))
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	generationNumber, isNumber := generationValue.(float64)
-	if !isNumber {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid metadata generation type")
-	}
-	generationNumber++
-	err = setJSONValue(genericData, []string{"metadata", "generation"}, generationNumber)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	return generationNumber, nil
-}
-
-// setGeneration sets the generation field in an object's metadata.
-func setGeneration(genericData map[string]interface{}, generation float64) error {
-	return setJSONValue(genericData, []string{"metadata", "generation"}, generation)
-}
-
-// setUID sets the UID in the object metadata.
-func setUID(genericData map[string]interface{}) error {
-	return setJSONValue(genericData, []string{"metadata", "uid"}, uuid.NewUUID())
+	return client.fakeClient.RESTMapper()
 }
 
 // generateIP generates a unique IP address.
@@ -280,329 +77,126 @@ func (client *MockClient) generateIP() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("192.168.%d.%d", client.ipCounter/256, client.ipCounter%256)
 }
 
-// checkPresence checks the presence of an object in the data.
-func (client *MockClient) checkPresence(kindKey string, objectKey string) error {
-	client.fillInMaps(kindKey)
-	if client.data[kindKey][objectKey] == nil {
-		return &k8serrors.StatusError{ErrStatus: metav1.Status{
-			Status:  "Failure",
-			Message: "Not Found",
-			Code:    404,
-			Reason:  metav1.StatusReasonNotFound,
-		}}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Create creates a new object
-func (client *MockClient) Create(_ context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, _ ...ctrlClient.CreateOption) error {
+func (client *MockClient) Create(ctx context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, options ...ctrlClient.CreateOption) error {
+	// Ensure the default values are set.
 	object.SetCreationTimestamp(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()})
+	object.SetGeneration(object.GetGeneration() + 1)
+	object.SetUID(uuid.NewUUID())
 
-	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	kindKey, err := buildKindKey(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	objectKey, err := buildJSONObjectKey(jsonData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	genericObject := make(map[string]interface{})
-	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &genericObject)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	_, err = incrementGeneration(genericObject)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = setUID(genericObject)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if kindKey == "/v1/Service" {
-		clusterIP, err := lookupJSONString(genericObject, "spec", "clusterIP")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+	svc, isSvc := object.(*corev1.Service)
+	if isSvc {
+		if svc.Spec.ClusterIP == "" {
+			svc.Spec.ClusterIP = client.generateIP()
 		}
 
-		if clusterIP == "" {
-			err = setJSONValue(genericObject, []string{"spec", "clusterIP"}, client.generateIP())
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	} else if kindKey == "/v1/Pod" {
-		v4Address := client.generatePodIPv4()
-		v6Address := client.generatePodIPv6()
-		err = setJSONValue(genericObject, []string{"status", "podIP"}, v4Address)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		err = setJSONValue(genericObject, []string{"status", "podIPs"}, []corev1.PodIP{{IP: v4Address}, {IP: v6Address}})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		err = setJSONValue(genericObject, []string{"status", "phase"}, corev1.PodRunning)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		object = svc.DeepCopyObject().(ctrlClient.Object)
 	}
 
-	client.fillInMaps(kindKey)
-	if client.data[kindKey][objectKey] != nil {
-		return &k8serrors.StatusError{ErrStatus: metav1.Status{
-			Status:  "Failure",
-			Message: "Conflict",
-			Code:    409,
-			Reason:  metav1.StatusReasonAlreadyExists,
-		}}
-	}
-	client.data[kindKey][objectKey] = genericObject
+	pod, isPod := object.(*corev1.Pod)
+	if isPod {
+		v4Address := client.generatePodIPv4()
+		pod.Status.PodIP = v4Address
+		pod.Status.PodIPs = []corev1.PodIP{{IP: v4Address}, {IP: client.generatePodIPv6()}}
 
-	jsonData, err = json.Marshal(genericObject)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonData, object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		if pod.Status.Phase == "" {
+			pod.Status.Phase = corev1.PodRunning
+		}
+		object = pod.DeepCopyObject().(ctrlClient.Object)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return client.fakeClient.Create(ctx, object, options...)
 }
 
 // Get retrieves an object.
-func (client *MockClient) Get(_ context.Context, key ctrlClient.ObjectKey, object ctrlClient.Object) error {
-	kindKey, err := buildKindKey(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	client.fillInMaps(kindKey)
-	objectKey := buildObjectKey(key)
-	err = client.checkPresence(kindKey, objectKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(client.data[kindKey][objectKey])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonData, object)
-
-	return err
+func (client *MockClient) Get(ctx context.Context, key ctrlClient.ObjectKey, object ctrlClient.Object) error {
+	return client.fakeClient.Get(ctx, key, object)
 }
 
 // List lists objects.
-func (client *MockClient) List(_ context.Context, list ctrlClient.ObjectList, options ...ctrlClient.ListOption) error {
-	kindKey, err := buildKindKey(list)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	kindKey = strings.TrimSuffix(kindKey, "List")
-
-	objects := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
-
-	fullListOptions := &ctrlClient.ListOptions{}
-	for _, option := range options {
-		option.ApplyToList(fullListOptions)
-	}
-
-	client.fillInMaps(kindKey)
-	for _, object := range client.data[kindKey] {
-		if fullListOptions.Namespace != "" {
-			namespace, err := lookupJSONString(object, "metadata", "namespace")
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if namespace != fullListOptions.Namespace {
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-
-		if fullListOptions.LabelSelector != nil {
-			objectLabels, err := lookupJSONStringMap(object, "metadata", "labels")
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if !fullListOptions.LabelSelector.Matches(labels.Set(objectLabels)) {
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-
-		if fullListOptions.FieldSelector != nil {
-			objectFields := lookupJSONStringFields(object)
-			if !fullListOptions.FieldSelector.Matches(fields.Set(objectFields)) {
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-
-		objects = append(objects, object)
-		if fullListOptions.Limit > 0 && len(objects) >= int(fullListOptions.Limit) {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	listJSON, err := json.Marshal(objects)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fullJSON := fmt.Sprintf("{\"items\":%s}", listJSON)
-	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(fullJSON), list)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+func (client *MockClient) List(ctx context.Context, list ctrlClient.ObjectList, options ...ctrlClient.ListOption) error {
+	// TODO (johscheuer): Once https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pull/2025 is merged and we update the
+	// controller-runtime we will support field selectors.
+	return client.fakeClient.List(ctx, list, options...)
 }
 
 // Delete deletes an object.
-// This does not support the options argument yet.
-func (client *MockClient) Delete(_ context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, _ ...ctrlClient.DeleteOption) error {
-	kindKey, err := buildKindKey(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	client.fillInMaps(kindKey)
+func (client *MockClient) Delete(ctx context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, options ...ctrlClient.DeleteOption) error {
+	return client.fakeClient.Delete(ctx, object, options...)
+}
 
-	objectKey, err := buildRuntimeObjectKey(object)
+func getMapFromObject(object ctrlClient.Object) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(object)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	err = client.checkPresence(kindKey, objectKey)
+	newMap := make(map[string]interface{})
+	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &newMap)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	stuckTerminating := client.stuckTerminatingObjects != nil && client.stuckTerminatingObjects[kindKey] != nil && client.stuckTerminatingObjects[kindKey][objectKey]
-	if !stuckTerminating {
-		delete(client.data[kindKey], objectKey)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return newMap, nil
 }
 
-// Update updates an object.
-// This does not support the options argument yet.
-func (client *MockClient) Update(_ context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, _ ...ctrlClient.UpdateOption) error {
-	kindKey, err := buildKindKey(object)
+func (client *MockClient) hasSpecChanges(existingObject ctrlClient.Object, newObject ctrlClient.Object) (bool, error) {
+	newObjectMap, err := getMapFromObject(newObject)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
-	client.fillInMaps(kindKey)
-
-	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(object)
+	existingObjectMap, err := getMapFromObject(existingObject)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
-	objectKey, err := buildJSONObjectKey(jsonData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	return !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(existingObjectMap["spec"], newObjectMap["spec"]), nil
+}
 
-	err = client.checkPresence(kindKey, objectKey)
+// Update updates an object.
+func (client *MockClient) Update(ctx context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, options ...ctrlClient.UpdateOption) error {
+	existingObject := object.DeepCopyObject().(ctrlClient.Object)
+	err := client.fakeClient.Get(ctx, ctrlClient.ObjectKeyFromObject(object), existingObject)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	existingObject := client.data[kindKey][objectKey]
-
-	newObject := make(map[string]interface{})
-	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &newObject)
+	hasSpecChanges, err := client.hasSpecChanges(existingObject, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(existingObject["spec"], newObject["spec"]) {
-		generation, err := incrementGeneration(existingObject)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		err = setGeneration(newObject, generation)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	if hasSpecChanges {
+		object.SetGeneration(existingObject.GetGeneration() + 1)
 	}
 
-	client.data[kindKey][objectKey] = newObject
-
-	jsonData, err = json.Marshal(newObject)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonData, object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return client.fakeClient.Update(ctx, object, options...)
 }
 
 // Patch patches an object.
-// This is not yet implemented.
-func (client *MockClient) Patch(_ context.Context, _ ctrlClient.Object, _ ctrlClient.Patch, _ ...ctrlClient.PatchOption) error {
+func (client *MockClient) Patch(ctx context.Context, obj ctrlClient.Object, patch ctrlClient.Patch, options ...ctrlClient.PatchOption) error {
 	// Currently the SSA patch type is not supported in the fake client: https://github.com/kubernetes/client-go/issues/992
-	// TODO (johscheuer): Find a proper way to implement the SSA support for testing in unit tests.
-	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+	return client.fakeClient.Patch(ctx, obj, patch, options...)
 }
 
 // DeleteAllOf deletes all objects of the given type matching the given options.
-// This is not yet implemented.
-func (client *MockClient) DeleteAllOf(_ context.Context, _ ctrlClient.Object, _ ...ctrlClient.DeleteAllOfOption) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+func (client *MockClient) DeleteAllOf(ctx context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, options ...ctrlClient.DeleteAllOfOption) error {
+	return client.fakeClient.DeleteAllOf(ctx, object, options...)
 }
 
 // MockStuckTermination sets a flag determining whether an object should get stuck in terminating when it is deleted.
 func (client *MockClient) MockStuckTermination(object ctrlClient.Object, terminating bool) error {
-	kindKey, err := buildKindKey(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if terminating {
 		object.SetDeletionTimestamp(&metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()})
+		object.SetFinalizers(append(object.GetFinalizers(), "foundationdb.org/testing"))
 	} else {
 		object.SetDeletionTimestamp(nil)
+		object.SetFinalizers(nil)
 	}
 
 	// We have to update the state in the mock client
-	err = client.Update(context.Background(), object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	objectKey, err := buildRuntimeObjectKey(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if client.stuckTerminatingObjects == nil {
-		client.stuckTerminatingObjects = make(map[string]map[string]bool)
-	}
-
-	if client.stuckTerminatingObjects[kindKey] == nil {
-		client.stuckTerminatingObjects[kindKey] = make(map[string]bool)
-	}
-
-	client.stuckTerminatingObjects[kindKey][objectKey] = terminating
-	return nil
+	return client.Update(context.Background(), object)
 }
 
 // MockStatusClient wraps a client to provide specialized operations for
@@ -613,49 +207,15 @@ type MockStatusClient struct {
 
 // Update updates an object.
 // This does not support the options argument yet.
-func (client MockStatusClient) Update(_ context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, _ ...ctrlClient.UpdateOption) error {
-	kindKey, err := buildKindKey(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	client.rawClient.fillInMaps(kindKey)
-
-	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	objectKey, err := buildJSONObjectKey(jsonData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = client.rawClient.checkPresence(kindKey, objectKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	existingObject := client.rawClient.data[kindKey][objectKey]
-
-	newObject := make(map[string]interface{})
-	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &newObject)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	existingObject["status"] = newObject["status"]
-	client.rawClient.data[kindKey][objectKey] = existingObject
-
-	return nil
+func (client MockStatusClient) Update(ctx context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, options ...ctrlClient.UpdateOption) error {
+	return client.rawClient.fakeClient.Status().Update(ctx, object, options...)
 }
 
 // Patch patches an object's status.
 // This is not yet implemented.
-func (client MockStatusClient) Patch(_ context.Context, _ ctrlClient.Object, _ ctrlClient.Patch, _ ...ctrlClient.PatchOption) error {
+func (client MockStatusClient) Patch(ctx context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, patch ctrlClient.Patch, options ...ctrlClient.PatchOption) error {
 	// Currently the SSA patch type is not supported in the fake client: https://github.com/kubernetes/client-go/issues/992
-	// TODO (johscheuer): Find a proper way to implement the SSA support for testing in unit tests.
-	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+	return client.rawClient.fakeClient.Status().Patch(ctx, object, patch, options...)
 }
 
 // Status returns a writer for updating status.
@@ -671,39 +231,17 @@ func (client *MockClient) createEvent(event *corev1.Event) {
 }
 
 func buildEvent(object runtime.Object, eventType string, reason string, message string) *corev1.Event {
-	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(object)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	genericObject := make(map[string]interface{})
-	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &genericObject)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	namespace, err := lookupJSONString(genericObject, "metadata", "namespace")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	name, err := lookupJSONString(genericObject, "metadata", "name")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	uid, err := lookupJSONString(genericObject, "metadata", "uid")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	eventName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%v", eventType, uuid.NewUUID())
+	objectMeta, _ := meta.Accessor(object)
 
 	return &corev1.Event{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Namespace: namespace,
-			Name:      eventName,
+			Namespace: objectMeta.GetNamespace(),
+			Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%s-%v", eventType, uuid.NewUUID()),
 		},
 		InvolvedObject: corev1.ObjectReference{
-			Namespace: namespace,
-			Name:      name,
-			UID:       types.UID(uid),
+			Namespace: objectMeta.GetNamespace(),
+			Name:      objectMeta.GetName(),
+			UID:       objectMeta.GetUID(),
 		},
 		Type:      eventType,
 		Message:   message,
@@ -738,15 +276,15 @@ func (client *MockClient) AnnotatedEventf(object runtime.Object, annotations map
 
 // SetPodIntoFailed sets a Pod into a failed status with the given reason
 func (client *MockClient) SetPodIntoFailed(ctx context.Context, object ctrlClient.Object, reason string) error {
-	data, err := json.Marshal(object)
+	existingObject := object.DeepCopyObject().(ctrlClient.Object)
+	err := client.Get(ctx, ctrlClient.ObjectKeyFromObject(object), existingObject)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	pod := &corev1.Pod{}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(data, pod)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	pod, ok := existingObject.(*corev1.Pod)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected to get a corev1.Pod as input object, got: %s", object)
 	}
 
 	pod.Status.Phase = corev1.PodFailed
@@ -777,5 +315,4 @@ func (client *MockClient) generatePodIPv6() string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("::%d", client.ipCounter)
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("::%d:%d", client.ipCounter/256, client.ipCounter%256)
-
 }


Test patch:
diff --git a/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types_test.go b/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types_test.go
index b851f87f..1a55aee5 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types_test.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types_test.go
@@ -3141,6 +3141,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[api] FoundationDBCluster", func() {
 				Expect(cluster.Status.Generations).To(Equal(ClusterGenerationStatus{
 					Reconciled:          1,
 					HasUnhealthyProcess: 2,
+					NeedsBounce:         2,
 				}))
 
 				cluster = createCluster()
@@ -3392,6 +3393,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[api] FoundationDBCluster", func() {
 				Expect(cluster.Status.Generations).To(Equal(ClusterGenerationStatus{
 					Reconciled:          1,
 					HasUnhealthyProcess: 2,
+					NeedsBounce:         2,
 				}))
 
 				cluster = createCluster()
diff --git a/controllers/cluster_controller_test.go b/controllers/cluster_controller_test.go
index 5a91a368..22527d4d 100644
--- a/controllers/cluster_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/cluster_controller_test.go
@@ -292,9 +292,11 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 
 		When("converting a cluster to use unified images", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
+				// There is a bug in the fake client that when updating the status the spec is updated.
+				cluster.Spec.MainContainer.ImageConfigs = nil
+				cluster.Spec.SidecarContainer.ImageConfigs = nil
 				cluster.Spec.UseUnifiedImage = pointer.Bool(true)
-				err = k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), cluster)
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), cluster)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 
 			It("should update the pods", func() {
@@ -862,8 +864,7 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 				Expect(processGroup.ProcessGroupConditions[0].ProcessGroupConditionType).To(Equal(fdbv1beta2.MissingProcesses))
 				Expect(processGroup.ProcessGroupConditions[0].Timestamp).NotTo(Equal(0))
 				processGroup.ProcessGroupConditions[0].Timestamp -= 3600
-				err = k8sClient.Status().Update(context.TODO(), cluster)
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(k8sClient.Status().Update(context.TODO(), cluster)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				generationGap = 0
 			})
@@ -1740,8 +1741,7 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 
 		Context("when enabling explicit listen addresses", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				enabled := false
-				cluster.Spec.UseExplicitListenAddress = &enabled
+				cluster.Spec.UseExplicitListenAddress = pointer.Bool(false)
 				err = k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), cluster)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
@@ -1749,8 +1749,10 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(result.Requeue).To(BeFalse())
 
-				enabled = true
-				cluster.Spec.UseExplicitListenAddress = &enabled
+				err = k8sClient.Get(context.TODO(), client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cluster), cluster)
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+				cluster.Spec.UseExplicitListenAddress = pointer.Bool(true)
 				err = k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), cluster)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
@@ -2242,7 +2244,6 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 					adminClient.MockClientVersion(fdbv1beta2.Versions.NextMajorVersion.String(), []string{"127.0.0.2:3687"})
 					err = k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), cluster)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
 				})
 
 				It("should not set a message about the client upgradability", func() {
@@ -2381,7 +2382,6 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 		Context("with a change to the process group ID prefix", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster.Spec.ProcessGroupIDPrefix = "dev"
-
 				err = k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), cluster)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			})
@@ -2417,8 +2417,7 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 
 		Context("when enabling a headless service", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				var flag = true
-				cluster.Spec.Routing.HeadlessService = &flag
+				cluster.Spec.Routing.HeadlessService = pointer.Bool(true)
 				err = k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), cluster)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			})
@@ -2435,8 +2434,7 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 
 		Context("when disabling a headless service", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				var flag = true
-				cluster.Spec.Routing.HeadlessService = &flag
+				cluster.Spec.Routing.HeadlessService = pointer.Bool(true)
 				err = k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), cluster)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
@@ -2464,8 +2462,7 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 		Context("with a lock deny list", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster.Spec.LockOptions.DenyList = append(cluster.Spec.LockOptions.DenyList, fdbv1beta2.LockDenyListEntry{ID: "dc2"})
-				var locksDisabled = false
-				cluster.Spec.LockOptions.DisableLocks = &locksDisabled
+				cluster.Spec.LockOptions.DisableLocks = pointer.Bool(false)
 				err = k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), cluster)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			})
@@ -3387,7 +3384,6 @@ var _ = Describe("cluster_controller", func() {
 			})
 
 			Context("when only distributing across data centers", func() {
-
 				BeforeEach(func() {
 					result, err = chooseDistributedProcesses(cluster, candidates, 5, processSelectionConstraint{
 						Fields: []string{"dcid"},
diff --git a/controllers/delete_pods_for_buggification_test.go b/controllers/delete_pods_for_buggification_test.go
index f51f2546..f12fb1d0 100644
--- a/controllers/delete_pods_for_buggification_test.go
+++ b/controllers/delete_pods_for_buggification_test.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ var _ = Describe("delete_pods_for_buggification", func() {
 				err = k8sClient.Delete(context.TODO(), pod)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
+				pod.ResourceVersion = ""
 				pod.Spec.Containers[0].Args = []string{"crash-loop"}
 				err = k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), pod)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ var _ = Describe("delete_pods_for_buggification", func() {
 					},
 				}
 
+				pod.ResourceVersion = ""
 				err = k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), pod)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			})
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ var _ = Describe("delete_pods_for_buggification", func() {
 				err = k8sClient.Delete(context.TODO(), pod)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
+				pod.ResourceVersion = ""
 				pod.Spec.Containers[0].Args = []string{"crash-loop"}
 				err = k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), pod)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
@@ -295,6 +298,7 @@ var _ = Describe("delete_pods_for_buggification", func() {
 					},
 				}
 
+				pod.ResourceVersion = ""
 				err = k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), pod)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				cluster.Spec.Buggify.NoSchedule = []string{"storage-1"}
diff --git a/controllers/suite_test.go b/controllers/suite_test.go
index e73e50c6..dd2b08db 100644
--- a/controllers/suite_test.go
+++ b/controllers/suite_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:scheme
-	k8sClient = &mockclient.MockClient{}
+	k8sClient = mockclient.NewMockClient(scheme.Scheme)
 
 	clusterReconciler = createTestClusterReconciler()
 
diff --git a/controllers/update_status_test.go b/controllers/update_status_test.go
index 01cad27f..b8fcf4fa 100644
--- a/controllers/update_status_test.go
+++ b/controllers/update_status_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 		var pods []*corev1.Pod
 		var processMap map[string][]fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBStatusProcessInfo
 		var err error
+		var allPods []*corev1.Pod
+		var allPvcs *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimList
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			cluster = internal.CreateDefaultCluster()
@@ -77,6 +79,13 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 				}
 				processMap[processID] = append(processMap[processID], process)
 			}
+
+			allPods, err = clusterReconciler.PodLifecycleManager.GetPods(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, internal.GetPodListOptions(cluster, "", "")...)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			allPvcs = &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimList{}
+			err = clusterReconciler.List(context.TODO(), allPvcs, internal.GetPodListOptions(cluster, "", "")...)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
 		When("process group has no Pod", func() {
@@ -84,7 +93,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 				processGroupStatus := fdbv1beta2.NewProcessGroupStatus("storage-1337", fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage, []string{"1.1.1.1"})
 				// Reset the status to only tests for the missing Pod
 				processGroupStatus.ProcessGroupConditions = []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupCondition{}
-				err := validateProcessGroup(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, nil, "", processGroupStatus)
+				err := validateProcessGroup(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, nil, nil, "", processGroupStatus)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(len(processGroupStatus.ProcessGroupConditions)).To(Equal(1))
 				Expect(processGroupStatus.ProcessGroupConditions[0].ProcessGroupConditionType).To(Equal(fdbv1beta2.MissingPod))
@@ -93,7 +102,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 
 		When("a process group is fine", func() {
 			It("should not get any condition assigned", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(len(processGroupStatus)).To(BeNumerically(">", 4))
 				processGroup := processGroupStatus[len(processGroupStatus)-4]
@@ -103,11 +112,12 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 		})
 
 		When("the pod for the process group is missing", func() {
-			It("should get a condition assigned", func() {
-				err = k8sClient.Delete(context.TODO(), pods[0])
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			BeforeEach(func() {
+				Expect(k8sClient.Delete(context.TODO(), pods[0])).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			})
 
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+			It("should get a condition assigned", func() {
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				missingProcesses := fdbv1beta2.FilterByCondition(processGroupStatus, fdbv1beta2.MissingPod, false)
@@ -126,7 +136,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should get a condition assigned", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				incorrectProcesses := fdbv1beta2.FilterByCondition(processGroupStatus, fdbv1beta2.IncorrectCommandLine, false)
@@ -145,7 +155,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should get a condition assigned", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				missingProcesses := fdbv1beta2.FilterByCondition(processGroupStatus, fdbv1beta2.MissingProcesses, false)
@@ -166,7 +176,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should get a condition assigned", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				incorrectPods := fdbv1beta2.FilterByCondition(processGroupStatus, fdbv1beta2.IncorrectPodSpec, false)
@@ -187,7 +197,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should get a condition assigned", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				failingPods := fdbv1beta2.FilterByCondition(processGroupStatus, fdbv1beta2.PodFailing, false)
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should get a condition assigned", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				failingPods := fdbv1beta2.FilterByCondition(processGroupStatus, fdbv1beta2.PodFailing, false)
@@ -233,7 +243,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should mark the process group for removal", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				removalCount := 0
@@ -264,7 +274,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should be mark the process group for removal without exclusion", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				removalCount := 0
@@ -288,14 +298,23 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 
 			// Must be a JustBeforeEach otherwise the cluster status will result in an error
 			JustBeforeEach(func() {
+				unreachablePod := pods[0]
 				unreachableProcessGroup = podmanager.GetProcessGroupID(cluster, pods[0])
-				pods[0].Annotations[internal.MockUnreachableAnnotation] = "banana"
-				err = k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), pods[0])
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				unreachablePod.Annotations[internal.MockUnreachableAnnotation] = "banana"
+				Expect(k8sClient.Update(context.TODO(), unreachablePod)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+				// Update the Pod in out list, since we fetch the list before we set the annotation
+				for idx, pod := range allPods {
+					if pod.Name != unreachablePod.Name {
+						continue
+					}
+
+					allPods[idx] = unreachablePod
+				}
 			})
 
 			It("should mark the process group as unreachable", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				unreachableCount := 0
@@ -319,7 +338,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 				})
 
 				It("should remove the condition", func() {
-					processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+					processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 					unreachableCount := 0
@@ -347,7 +366,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update_status", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should mark the process group as Pod pending", func() {
-				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap)
+				processGroupStatus, err := validateProcessGroups(context.TODO(), clusterReconciler, cluster, &cluster.Status, processMap, configMap, allPods, allPvcs)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				pendingCount := 0
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/analyze_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/analyze_test.go
index 595e8a3d..20da895c 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/analyze_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/analyze_test.go
@@ -22,20 +22,17 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
 func getCluster(clusterName string, namespace string, available bool, healthy bool, fullReplication bool, reconciled int64, processGroups []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus) *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster {
@@ -86,9 +83,6 @@ func getPodList(clusterName string, namespace string, status corev1.PodStatus, d
 }
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
-	clusterName := "test"
-	namespace := "test"
-
 	When("analyzing the cluster", func() {
 		type testCase struct {
 			cluster           *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
@@ -104,10 +98,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 
 		DescribeTable("return all successful and failed checks",
 			func(tc testCase) {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(tc.cluster, tc.podList).Build()
+				Expect(k8sClient.Delete(context.TODO(), tc.cluster)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), tc.cluster)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				for _, pod := range tc.podList.Items {
+					Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), &pod)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				}
 
 				// We use these buffers to check the input/output
 				outBuffer := bytes.Buffer{}
@@ -115,7 +110,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				inBuffer := bytes.Buffer{}
 
 				cmd := newAnalyzeCmd(genericclioptions.IOStreams{In: &inBuffer, Out: &outBuffer, ErrOut: &errBuffer})
-				err := analyzeCluster(cmd, kubeClient, clusterName, namespace, tc.AutoFix, tc.NoWait, tc.IgnoredConditions, tc.IgnoreRemovals, 0)
+				err := analyzeCluster(cmd, k8sClient, clusterName, namespace, tc.AutoFix, tc.NoWait, tc.IgnoredConditions, tc.IgnoreRemovals, 0)
 
 				if err != nil && !tc.HasErrors {
 					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 			},
 			Entry("Cluster is fine",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
@@ -145,7 +140,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Cluster is unavailable",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, false, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, false, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
@@ -163,7 +158,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Cluster is unhealthy",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, false, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, false, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
@@ -182,7 +177,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Cluster is not fully replicated",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, false, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, false, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
@@ -200,7 +195,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Cluster is not reconciled",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
@@ -218,7 +213,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("ProcessGroup has a missing process",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{
 							ProcessGroupID: "instance-1",
 							ProcessGroupConditions: []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupCondition{
@@ -241,7 +236,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("ProcessGroup has a missing process but is marked for removal",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{
 							ProcessGroupID: "instance-1",
 							ProcessGroupConditions: []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupCondition{
@@ -266,7 +261,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Pod is in Pending phase",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
@@ -284,7 +279,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Container is in terminated state",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
@@ -314,7 +309,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Container is in ready state",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
@@ -339,7 +334,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Pod is stuck in terminating",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
@@ -358,7 +353,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Pod is stuck in terminating and marked for removal",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{
 							ProcessGroupID:     "instance-1",
 							RemovalTimestamp:   &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()},
@@ -393,7 +388,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Pod is stuck in terminating and marked for removal and removals are ignored",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{
 							ProcessGroupID:     "instance-1",
 							RemovalTimestamp:   &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()},
@@ -428,7 +423,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Missing Pods",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{ProcessGroupID: "instance-1"},
 					}),
 					podList:        &corev1.PodList{},
@@ -445,7 +440,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("Missing entry in status",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{}),
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{}),
 					podList: getPodList(clusterName, namespace, corev1.PodStatus{
 						Phase: corev1.PodRunning,
 					}, nil),
@@ -461,7 +456,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] analyze cluster", func() {
 				}),
 			Entry("ProcessGroup has a two conditions and we ignore one.",
 				testCase{
-					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 0, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
+					cluster: getCluster(clusterName, namespace, true, true, true, 1, []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupStatus{
 						{
 							ProcessGroupID: "instance-1",
 							ProcessGroupConditions: []*fdbv1beta2.ProcessGroupCondition{
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_crash_loop_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_crash_loop_test.go
index bc020eee..294f6885 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_crash_loop_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_crash_loop_test.go
@@ -21,39 +21,15 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	ctx "context"
+	"context"
 
 	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify crash-loop instances command", func() {
-	clusterName := "test"
-	namespace := "test"
-
-	var cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      clusterName,
-				Namespace: namespace,
-			},
-			Spec: fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterSpec{
-				ProcessCounts: fdbv1beta2.ProcessCounts{
-					Storage: 1,
-				},
-			},
-		}
-	})
-
 	When("running buggify crash-loop instances command", func() {
 		When("adding instances to crash-loop list from a cluster", func() {
 			type testCase struct {
@@ -63,16 +39,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify crash-loop instances command", func() {
 
 			DescribeTable("should add all targeted processes to crash-loop list",
 				func(tc testCase) {
-					scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-					_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
-
-					err := updateCrashLoopList(kubeClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, false, false)
+					err := updateCrashLoopList(k8sClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, false, false)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 					var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-					err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+					err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      clusterName,
 					}, &resCluster)
@@ -93,28 +64,22 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify crash-loop instances command", func() {
 			)
 
 			When("a process group was already in crash-loop", func() {
-				var kubeClient client.Client
-
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					cluster.Spec.Buggify.CrashLoop = []string{"storage-1"}
-					scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-					_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
-				})
-
 				type testCase struct {
 					Instances                    []string
 					ExpectedInstancesInCrashLoop []string
 				}
 
+				BeforeEach(func() {
+					cluster.Spec.Buggify.CrashLoop = []string{"storage-1"}
+				})
+
 				DescribeTable("should add all targeted processes to crash-loop list",
 					func(tc testCase) {
-						err := updateCrashLoopList(kubeClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, false, false)
+						err := updateCrashLoopList(k8sClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, false, false)
 						Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 						var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-						err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+						err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 							Namespace: namespace,
 							Name:      clusterName,
 						}, &resCluster)
@@ -142,14 +107,8 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify crash-loop instances command", func() {
 		})
 
 		When("removing instances from crash-loop list from a cluster", func() {
-			var kubeClient client.Client
-
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster.Spec.Buggify.CrashLoop = []string{"storage-1", "storage-2", "storage-3"}
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 			})
 
 			type testCase struct {
@@ -159,11 +118,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify crash-loop instances command", func() {
 
 			DescribeTable("should remove all targeted processes from the crash-loop list",
 				func(tc testCase) {
-					err := updateCrashLoopList(kubeClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, true, false)
+					err := updateCrashLoopList(k8sClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, true, false)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 					var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-					err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+					err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      clusterName,
 					}, &resCluster)
@@ -186,22 +145,16 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify crash-loop instances command", func() {
 		})
 
 		When("clearing crash-loop list", func() {
-			var kubeClient client.Client
-
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster.Spec.Buggify.CrashLoop = []string{"storage-1", "storage-2", "storage-3"}
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 			})
 
 			It("should clear the crash-loop list", func() {
-				err := updateCrashLoopList(kubeClient, clusterName, []string{}, namespace, false, false, true)
+				err := updateCrashLoopList(k8sClient, clusterName, []string{}, namespace, false, false, true)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-				err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+				err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 					Namespace: namespace,
 					Name:      clusterName,
 				}, &resCluster)
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_empty-monitor_conf_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_empty-monitor_conf_test.go
index 703a0d05..887840a8 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_empty-monitor_conf_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_empty-monitor_conf_test.go
@@ -21,57 +21,27 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	ctx "context"
-
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
+	"context"
 
 	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify empty-monitor-conf instances command", func() {
-	clusterName := "test"
-	namespace := "test"
-
-	var cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      clusterName,
-				Namespace: namespace,
-			},
-			Spec: fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterSpec{
-				ProcessCounts: fdbv1beta2.ProcessCounts{
-					Storage: 1,
-				},
-			},
-		}
-	})
-
 	When("running buggify empty-monitor-conf instances command", func() {
-		var kubeClient client.Client
-
 		When("should update empty-monitor-conf", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster.Spec.Buggify.EmptyMonitorConf = false
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 			})
 
 			It("setting monitor config to true", func() {
-				err := updateMonitorConf(kubeClient, clusterName, namespace, false, true)
+				err := updateMonitorConf(k8sClient, clusterName, namespace, false, true)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-				err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+				err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 					Namespace: namespace,
 					Name:      clusterName,
 				}, &resCluster)
@@ -83,18 +53,14 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify empty-monitor-conf instances command", func()
 		When("should update empty-monitor-conf", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster.Spec.Buggify.EmptyMonitorConf = true
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 			})
 
 			It("setting monitor config to false", func() {
-				err := updateMonitorConf(kubeClient, clusterName, namespace, false, false)
+				err := updateMonitorConf(k8sClient, clusterName, namespace, false, false)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-				err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+				err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 					Namespace: namespace,
 					Name:      clusterName,
 				}, &resCluster)
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_no_schedule_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_no_schedule_test.go
index e1788323..e2ef4628 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_no_schedule_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/buggify_no_schedule_test.go
@@ -21,39 +21,15 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	ctx "context"
+	"context"
 
 	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify no-schedule instances command", func() {
-	clusterName := "test"
-	namespace := "test"
-
-	var cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      clusterName,
-				Namespace: namespace,
-			},
-			Spec: fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterSpec{
-				ProcessCounts: fdbv1beta2.ProcessCounts{
-					Storage: 1,
-				},
-			},
-		}
-	})
-
 	When("running buggify no-schedule instances command", func() {
 		When("adding instances to no-schedule list from a cluster", func() {
 			type testCase struct {
@@ -63,16 +39,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify no-schedule instances command", func() {
 
 			DescribeTable("should add all targeted processes to no-schedule list",
 				func(tc testCase) {
-					scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-					_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
-
-					err := updateNoScheduleList(kubeClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, false, false)
+					err := updateNoScheduleList(k8sClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, false, false)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 					var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-					err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+					err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      clusterName,
 					}, &resCluster)
@@ -93,14 +64,8 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify no-schedule instances command", func() {
 			)
 
 			When("a process group is already in no-schedule", func() {
-				var kubeClient client.Client
-
 				BeforeEach(func() {
 					cluster.Spec.Buggify.NoSchedule = []string{"storage-1"}
-					scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-					_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 				})
 
 				type testCase struct {
@@ -110,11 +75,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify no-schedule instances command", func() {
 
 				DescribeTable("should add all targeted processes to no-schedule list",
 					func(tc testCase) {
-						err := updateNoScheduleList(kubeClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, false, false)
+						err := updateNoScheduleList(k8sClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, false, false)
 						Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 						var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-						err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+						err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 							Namespace: namespace,
 							Name:      clusterName,
 						}, &resCluster)
@@ -142,14 +107,8 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify no-schedule instances command", func() {
 		})
 
 		When("removing process group from no-schedule list from a cluster", func() {
-			var kubeClient client.Client
-
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster.Spec.Buggify.NoSchedule = []string{"storage-1", "storage-2", "storage-3"}
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 			})
 
 			type testCase struct {
@@ -159,11 +118,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify no-schedule instances command", func() {
 
 			DescribeTable("should remove all targeted processes from the no-schedule list",
 				func(tc testCase) {
-					err := updateNoScheduleList(kubeClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, true, false)
+					err := updateNoScheduleList(k8sClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, false, true, false)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 					var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-					err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+					err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      clusterName,
 					}, &resCluster)
@@ -186,22 +145,16 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] buggify no-schedule instances command", func() {
 		})
 
 		When("clearing no-schedule list", func() {
-			var kubeClient client.Client
-
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster.Spec.Buggify.NoSchedule = []string{"storage-1", "storage-2", "storage-3"}
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 			})
 
 			It("should clear the no-schedule list", func() {
-				err := updateNoScheduleList(kubeClient, clusterName, nil, namespace, false, false, true)
+				err := updateNoScheduleList(k8sClient, clusterName, nil, namespace, false, false, true)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-				err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+				err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 					Namespace: namespace,
 					Name:      clusterName,
 				}, &resCluster)
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/configuration_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/configuration_test.go
index a634ee08..fe8d28fe 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/configuration_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/configuration_test.go
@@ -21,23 +21,18 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	ctx "context"
+	"context"
 
 	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] configuration command", func() {
 	When("getting the configuration string", func() {
 		When("using a single region cluster", func() {
-			var cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -63,31 +58,19 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] configuration command", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should return the configuration string", func() {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
-
-				configuration, err := getConfigurationString(kubeClient, "test", "test", false)
+				configuration, err := getConfigurationString(k8sClient, "test", "test", false)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(configuration).To(Equal("  usable_regions=0 logs=0 resolvers=0 log_routers=0 remote_logs=0 proxies=3 regions=[{\\\"datacenters\\\":[{\\\"id\\\":\\\"test\\\",\\\"priority\\\":1}]}]"))
 			})
 
 			It("should return the same configuration string with fail-over", func() {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
-
-				configuration, err := getConfigurationString(kubeClient, "test", "test", true)
+				configuration, err := getConfigurationString(k8sClient, "test", "test", true)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(configuration).To(Equal("  usable_regions=0 logs=0 resolvers=0 log_routers=0 remote_logs=0 proxies=3 regions=[{\\\"datacenters\\\":[{\\\"id\\\":\\\"test\\\",\\\"priority\\\":1}]}]"))
 			})
 		})
 
 		When("using a multi region cluster", func() {
-			var cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -146,39 +129,24 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] configuration command", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should return the configuration string", func() {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
-
-				configuration, err := getConfigurationString(kubeClient, "test", "test", false)
+				configuration, err := getConfigurationString(k8sClient, "test", "test", false)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(configuration).To(Equal("  usable_regions=0 logs=0 resolvers=0 log_routers=0 remote_logs=0 proxies=3 regions=[{\\\"datacenters\\\":[{\\\"id\\\":\\\"primary\\\",\\\"priority\\\":1},{\\\"id\\\":\\\"primary-sat\\\",\\\"priority\\\":1,\\\"satellite\\\":1},{\\\"id\\\":\\\"remote-sat\\\",\\\"satellite\\\":1}],\\\"satellite_logs\\\":3,\\\"satellite_redundancy_mode\\\":\\\"one_satellite_single\\\"},{\\\"datacenters\\\":[{\\\"id\\\":\\\"remote\\\"},{\\\"id\\\":\\\"remote-sat\\\",\\\"priority\\\":1,\\\"satellite\\\":1},{\\\"id\\\":\\\"primary-sat\\\",\\\"satellite\\\":1}],\\\"satellite_logs\\\":3,\\\"satellite_redundancy_mode\\\":\\\"one_satellite_double\\\"}]"))
 			})
 
 			It("should return the configuration string with the modified priority", func() {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
-
-				configuration, err := getConfigurationString(kubeClient, "test", "test", true)
+				configuration, err := getConfigurationString(k8sClient, "test", "test", true)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(configuration).To(Equal("  usable_regions=0 logs=0 resolvers=0 log_routers=0 remote_logs=0 proxies=3 regions=[{\\\"datacenters\\\":[{\\\"id\\\":\\\"primary\\\"},{\\\"id\\\":\\\"primary-sat\\\",\\\"priority\\\":1,\\\"satellite\\\":1},{\\\"id\\\":\\\"remote-sat\\\",\\\"satellite\\\":1}],\\\"satellite_logs\\\":3,\\\"satellite_redundancy_mode\\\":\\\"one_satellite_single\\\"},{\\\"datacenters\\\":[{\\\"id\\\":\\\"remote\\\",\\\"priority\\\":1},{\\\"id\\\":\\\"remote-sat\\\",\\\"priority\\\":1,\\\"satellite\\\":1},{\\\"id\\\":\\\"primary-sat\\\",\\\"satellite\\\":1}],\\\"satellite_logs\\\":3,\\\"satellite_redundancy_mode\\\":\\\"one_satellite_double\\\"}]"))
 			})
 
 			When("Updating the config for the cluster", func() {
 				It("should update the config with the modified priority", func() {
-					scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-					_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
-
-					err := updateConfig(kubeClient, "test", "test", true, false)
+					err := updateConfig(k8sClient, "test", "test", true, false)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 					var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-					err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+					err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 						Namespace: "test",
 						Name:      "test",
 					}, &resCluster)
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/cordon_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/cordon_test.go
index 1f675325..ea8a7c95 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/cordon_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/cordon_test.go
@@ -21,31 +21,19 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	ctx "context"
-
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
+	"context"
 
 	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] cordon command", func() {
 	When("running cordon command", func() {
-		clusterName := "test"
-		namespace := "test"
-
-		var cluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-		var nodeList corev1.NodeList
-		var podList corev1.PodList
-
 		type testCase struct {
 			nodes                                     []string
 			WithExclusion                             bool
@@ -54,68 +42,49 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] cordon command", func() {
 		}
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			cluster = fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      clusterName,
-					Namespace: namespace,
-				},
-				Spec: fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterSpec{
-					ProcessCounts: fdbv1beta2.ProcessCounts{
-						Storage: 1,
+			pods := []corev1.Pod{
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "instance-1",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-1",
+						},
+					},
+					Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+						NodeName: "node-1",
 					},
 				},
-			}
-
-			nodeList = corev1.NodeList{
-				Items: []corev1.Node{},
-			}
-
-			podList = corev1.PodList{
-				Items: []corev1.Pod{
-					{
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-							Name:      "instance-1",
-							Namespace: namespace,
-							Labels: map[string]string{
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-1",
-							},
-						},
-						Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-							NodeName: "node-1",
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "instance-2",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-2",
 						},
 					},
-					{
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-							Name:      "instance-2",
-							Namespace: namespace,
-							Labels: map[string]string{
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-2",
-							},
-						},
-						Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-							NodeName: "node-2",
-						},
+					Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+						NodeName: "node-2",
 					},
 				},
 			}
+
+			for _, pod := range pods {
+				Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), &pod)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			}
 		})
 
 		DescribeTable("should cordon all targeted processes",
 			func(input testCase) {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(&cluster, &podList, &nodeList).Build()
-
-				err := cordonNode(kubeClient, &cluster, input.nodes, namespace, input.WithExclusion, false, 0)
+				err := cordonNode(k8sClient, cluster, input.nodes, namespace, input.WithExclusion, false, 0)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-				err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+				err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 					Namespace: namespace,
 					Name:      clusterName,
 				}, &resCluster)
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/deprecation_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/deprecation_test.go
index e952d139..09f68d35 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/deprecation_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/deprecation_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
@@ -34,20 +35,13 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 
 	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] deprecation command", func() {
 	When("running the deprecation command", func() {
-		clusterName := "test"
-		namespace := "test"
-
 		type testCase struct {
 			cluster            fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
 			inputClusters      []string
@@ -65,13 +59,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] deprecation command", func() {
 				errBuffer := bytes.Buffer{}
 				inBuffer := bytes.Buffer{}
 
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(&tc.cluster).Build()
+				Expect(k8sClient.Delete(context.TODO(), &tc.cluster)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), &tc.cluster)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				cmd := newDeprecationCmd(genericclioptions.IOStreams{In: &inBuffer, Out: &outBuffer, ErrOut: &errBuffer})
-				err := checkDeprecation(cmd, kubeClient, tc.inputClusters, namespace, tc.deprecationOptions, tc.showClusterSpec)
+				err := checkDeprecation(cmd, k8sClient, tc.inputClusters, namespace, tc.deprecationOptions, tc.showClusterSpec)
 				if tc.expectedError != "" {
 					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 					Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal(tc.expectedError))
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/exec_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/exec_test.go
index 51a9eae2..4a81adf7 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/exec_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/exec_test.go
@@ -21,25 +21,17 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
+	"context"
 
+	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] exec command", func() {
 	When("running exec command", func() {
-		clusterName := "test"
-		namespace := "test"
-
-		var cluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-		var podList corev1.PodList
-
 		type testCase struct {
 			ClusterName   string
 			Context       string
@@ -49,42 +41,21 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] exec command", func() {
 		}
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			cluster = fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
+			Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      clusterName,
+					Name:      "instance-1",
 					Namespace: namespace,
-				},
-				Spec: fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterSpec{
-					ProcessCounts: fdbv1beta2.ProcessCounts{
-						Storage: 1,
-					},
-				},
-			}
-
-			podList = corev1.PodList{
-				Items: []corev1.Pod{
-					{
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-							Name:      "instance-1",
-							Namespace: namespace,
-							Labels: map[string]string{
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel: string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:      clusterName,
-							},
-						},
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel: string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
+						fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:      clusterName,
 					},
 				},
-			}
+			})).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
 		DescribeTable("should execute the provided command",
 			func(input testCase) {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(&cluster, &podList).Build()
-
-				command, err := buildCommand(kubeClient, &cluster, input.Context, namespace, input.Command)
+				command, err := buildCommand(k8sClient, cluster, input.Context, namespace, input.Command)
 
 				if input.ExpectedError != "" {
 					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/fix_coordinator_ips_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/fix_coordinator_ips_test.go
index 687527b4..e8de9a8d 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/fix_coordinator_ips_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/fix_coordinator_ips_test.go
@@ -21,25 +21,17 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
+	"context"
 
+	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] fix-coordinator-ips command", func() {
 	When("building cluster file update commands", func() {
-		clusterName := "test"
-		namespace := "test"
-
-		var cluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-		var podList corev1.PodList
-
 		type testCase struct {
 			Context          string
 			ExpectedCommands [][]string
@@ -47,43 +39,22 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] fix-coordinator-ips command", func() {
 		}
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			cluster = fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
+			Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      clusterName,
+					Name:      "instance-1",
 					Namespace: namespace,
-				},
-				Spec: fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterSpec{
-					ProcessCounts: fdbv1beta2.ProcessCounts{
-						Storage: 1,
-					},
-				},
-			}
-
-			podList = corev1.PodList{
-				Items: []corev1.Pod{
-					{
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-							Name:      "instance-1",
-							Namespace: namespace,
-							Labels: map[string]string{
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel: string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:      clusterName,
-							},
-						},
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel: string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
+						fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:      clusterName,
 					},
 				},
-			}
+			})).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
 		DescribeTable("should execute the provided command",
 			func(input testCase) {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(&cluster, &podList).Build()
 				cluster.Status.ConnectionString = "test:test@127.0.0.1:4501"
-
-				commands, err := buildClusterFileUpdateCommands(&cluster, kubeClient, input.Context, namespace, "/usr/local/bin/kubectl")
+				commands, err := buildClusterFileUpdateCommands(cluster, k8sClient, input.Context, namespace, "/usr/local/bin/kubectl")
 
 				if input.ExpectedError != "" {
 					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
@@ -141,11 +112,6 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] fix-coordinator-ips command", func() {
 		)
 	})
 	When("updating the connection string", func() {
-		clusterName := "test"
-		namespace := "test"
-
-		var cluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-
 		type testCase struct {
 			Context                  string
 			ExpectedConnectionString string
@@ -154,7 +120,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] fix-coordinator-ips command", func() {
 		}
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			cluster = fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
+			cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:      clusterName,
 					Namespace: namespace,
@@ -179,10 +145,6 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] fix-coordinator-ips command", func() {
 
 		DescribeTable("should execute the provided command",
 			func(input testCase) {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-
 				for processGroupID, address := range input.AddressUpdates {
 					for _, processGroup := range cluster.Status.ProcessGroups {
 						if processGroup.ProcessGroupID == processGroupID {
@@ -194,7 +156,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] fix-coordinator-ips command", func() {
 						}
 					}
 				}
-				err := updateIPsInConnectionString(&cluster)
+				err := updateIPsInConnectionString(cluster)
 
 				if input.ExpectedError != "" {
 					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/k8s_client_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/k8s_client_test.go
index 8114ba36..9ff34c74 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/k8s_client_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/k8s_client_test.go
@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"time"
 
 	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -36,13 +34,8 @@ import (
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] using the Kubernetes client", func() {
 	When("fetching processes with conditions", func() {
-		clusterName := "test"
-		namespace := "test"
-		var cluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-		var podList corev1.PodList
-
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			cluster = fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
+			cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:      clusterName,
 					Namespace: namespace,
@@ -87,66 +80,68 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] using the Kubernetes client", func() {
 				},
 			}
 
-			podList = corev1.PodList{
-				Items: []corev1.Pod{
-					{
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-							Name:      "instance-1",
-							Namespace: namespace,
-							Labels: map[string]string{
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-1",
-							},
-						},
-						Status: corev1.PodStatus{
-							Phase: corev1.PodRunning,
+			pods := []corev1.Pod{
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "instance-1",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-1",
 						},
 					},
-					{
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-							Name:      "instance-2",
-							Namespace: namespace,
-							Labels: map[string]string{
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-2",
-							},
-						},
-						Status: corev1.PodStatus{
-							Phase: corev1.PodRunning,
-						},
+					Status: corev1.PodStatus{
+						Phase: corev1.PodRunning,
 					},
-					{
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-							Name:      "instance-3",
-							Namespace: namespace,
-							Labels: map[string]string{
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-3",
-							},
-						},
-						Status: corev1.PodStatus{
-							Phase: corev1.PodFailed,
+				},
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "instance-2",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-2",
 						},
 					},
-					{
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-							Name:      "instance-4",
-							Namespace: namespace,
-							Labels: map[string]string{
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
-								fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-4",
-							},
+					Status: corev1.PodStatus{
+						Phase: corev1.PodRunning,
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "instance-3",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-3",
 						},
-						Status: corev1.PodStatus{
-							Phase: corev1.PodRunning,
+					},
+					Status: corev1.PodStatus{
+						Phase: corev1.PodFailed,
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "instance-4",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessClassLabel:   string(fdbv1beta2.ProcessClassStorage),
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBClusterLabel:        clusterName,
+							fdbv1beta2.FDBProcessGroupIDLabel: "instance-4",
 						},
 					},
+					Status: corev1.PodStatus{
+						Phase: corev1.PodRunning,
+					},
 				},
 			}
+
+			for _, pod := range pods {
+				Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), &pod)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			}
 		})
 
 		type testCase struct {
@@ -156,12 +151,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] using the Kubernetes client", func() {
 
 		DescribeTable("should show all deprecations",
 			func(tc testCase) {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(&cluster, &podList).Build()
-
-				pods, err := getAllPodsFromClusterWithCondition(kubeClient, clusterName, namespace, tc.conditions)
+				pods, err := getAllPodsFromClusterWithCondition(k8sClient, clusterName, namespace, tc.conditions)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(pods).To(Equal(tc.expected))
 			},
@@ -184,28 +174,10 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] using the Kubernetes client", func() {
 	})
 
 	When("getting the process groups IDs from Pods", func() {
-		clusterName := "test"
-		namespace := "test"
-		var cluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-
 		When("the cluster doesn't have a prefix", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				cluster = fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
-					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-						Name:      clusterName,
-						Namespace: namespace,
-					},
-					Spec: fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterSpec{
-						ProcessCounts: fdbv1beta2.ProcessCounts{
-							Storage: 1,
-						},
-					},
-				}
-			})
-
 			DescribeTable("should get all process groups IDs",
 				func(podNames []string, expected []string) {
-					instances, err := getProcessGroupIDsFromPodName(&cluster, podNames)
+					instances, err := getProcessGroupIDsFromPodName(cluster, podNames)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 					Expect(instances).To(ContainElements(expected))
 					Expect(len(instances)).To(BeNumerically("==", len(expected)))
@@ -227,7 +199,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] using the Kubernetes client", func() {
 
 		When("the cluster has a prefix", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				cluster = fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
+				cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						Name:      clusterName,
 						Namespace: namespace,
@@ -243,7 +215,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] using the Kubernetes client", func() {
 
 			DescribeTable("should get all process groups IDs",
 				func(podNames []string, expected []string) {
-					instances, err := getProcessGroupIDsFromPodName(&cluster, podNames)
+					instances, err := getProcessGroupIDsFromPodName(cluster, podNames)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 					Expect(instances).To(ContainElements(expected))
 					Expect(len(instances)).To(BeNumerically("==", len(expected)))
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/profile_analyzer_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/profile_analyzer_test.go
index e15d5c42..7358268e 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/profile_analyzer_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/profile_analyzer_test.go
@@ -24,29 +24,18 @@ import (
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
-	ctx "context"
+	"context"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("profile analyser", func() {
 	When("running profile analyzer with 6.3", func() {
-		clusterName := "test"
-		namespace := "test"
-		scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-		var kubeClient client.Client
-
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-			_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-			cluster := &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
+			cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:      clusterName,
 					Namespace: namespace,
@@ -55,18 +44,18 @@ var _ = Describe("profile analyser", func() {
 					Version: "6.3.24",
 				},
 			}
-			kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 		})
+
 		It("should match the command args", func() {
 			expectedEnv := v1.EnvVar{
 				Name:      "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_EXTERNAL_CLIENT_DIRECTORY",
 				Value:     "/usr/bin/fdb/6.3.24/lib/",
 				ValueFrom: nil,
 			}
-			err := runProfileAnalyzer(kubeClient, namespace, clusterName, "21:30 08/24/2022 BST", "22:30 08/24/2022 BST", 100, "../../sample-apps/fdb-profile-analyzer/sample_template.yaml")
+			err := runProfileAnalyzer(k8sClient, namespace, clusterName, "21:30 08/24/2022 BST", "22:30 08/24/2022 BST", 100, "../../sample-apps/fdb-profile-analyzer/sample_template.yaml")
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			job := &batchv1.Job{}
-			err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+			err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 				Namespace: namespace,
 				Name:      "test-hot-shard-tool",
 			}, job)
@@ -76,16 +65,10 @@ var _ = Describe("profile analyser", func() {
 			Expect(job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env).To(ContainElements(expectedEnv))
 		})
 	})
-	When("running profile analyzer with 7.1", func() {
-		clusterName := "test"
-		namespace := "test"
-		scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-		var kubeClient client.Client
 
+	When("running profile analyzer with 7.1", func() {
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-			_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-			cluster := &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
+			cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:      clusterName,
 					Namespace: namespace,
@@ -94,18 +77,18 @@ var _ = Describe("profile analyser", func() {
 					Version: "7.1.19",
 				},
 			}
-			kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 		})
+
 		It("should match the command args", func() {
 			expectedEnv := v1.EnvVar{
 				Name:      "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_EXTERNAL_CLIENT_DIRECTORY",
 				Value:     "/usr/bin/fdb/7.1.19/lib/",
 				ValueFrom: nil,
 			}
-			err := runProfileAnalyzer(kubeClient, namespace, clusterName, "21:30 08/24/2022 BST", "22:30 08/24/2022 BST", 100, "../../sample-apps/fdb-profile-analyzer/sample_template.yaml")
+			err := runProfileAnalyzer(k8sClient, namespace, clusterName, "21:30 08/24/2022 BST", "22:30 08/24/2022 BST", 100, "../../sample-apps/fdb-profile-analyzer/sample_template.yaml")
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			job := &batchv1.Job{}
-			err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+			err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 				Namespace: namespace,
 				Name:      "test-hot-shard-tool",
 			}, job)
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/remove_process_group_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/remove_process_group_test.go
index 99eecb5a..1cff83ab 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/remove_process_group_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/remove_process_group_test.go
@@ -21,39 +21,15 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	ctx "context"
+	"context"
 
 	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] remove process groups command", func() {
-	clusterName := "test"
-	namespace := "test"
-
-	var cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      clusterName,
-				Namespace: namespace,
-			},
-			Spec: fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterSpec{
-				ProcessCounts: fdbv1beta2.ProcessCounts{
-					Storage: 1,
-				},
-			},
-		}
-	})
-
 	When("running remove process groups command", func() {
 		When("removing process groups from a cluster", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
@@ -84,16 +60,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] remove process groups command", func() {
 
 			DescribeTable("should cordon all targeted processes",
 				func(tc testCase) {
-					scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-					_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
-
-					err := replaceProcessGroups(kubeClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, tc.WithExclusion, false, tc.RemoveAllFailed, false, 0)
+					err := replaceProcessGroups(k8sClient, clusterName, tc.Instances, namespace, tc.WithExclusion, false, tc.RemoveAllFailed, false, 0)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 					var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-					err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+					err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      clusterName,
 					}, &resCluster)
@@ -139,24 +110,18 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] remove process groups command", func() {
 			)
 
 			When("a process group was already marked for removal", func() {
-				var kubeClient client.Client
-
 				BeforeEach(func() {
 					cluster.Spec.ProcessGroupsToRemove = []string{"storage-1"}
-					scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-					_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-					kubeClient = fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(cluster).Build()
 				})
 
 				When("adding the same process group to the removal list without exclusion", func() {
 					It("should add the process group to the removal without exclusion list", func() {
 						removals := []string{"test-storage-1"}
-						err := replaceProcessGroups(kubeClient, clusterName, removals, namespace, false, false, false, false, 0)
+						err := replaceProcessGroups(k8sClient, clusterName, removals, namespace, false, false, false, false, 0)
 						Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 						var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-						err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+						err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 							Namespace: namespace,
 							Name:      clusterName,
 						}, &resCluster)
@@ -172,11 +137,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] remove process groups command", func() {
 				When("adding the same process group to the removal list", func() {
 					It("should add the process group to the removal without exclusion list", func() {
 						removals := []string{"test-storage-1"}
-						err := replaceProcessGroups(kubeClient, clusterName, removals, namespace, true, false, false, false, 0)
+						err := replaceProcessGroups(k8sClient, clusterName, removals, namespace, true, false, false, false, 0)
 						Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 						var resCluster fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
-						err = kubeClient.Get(ctx.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+						err = k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 							Namespace: namespace,
 							Name:      clusterName,
 						}, &resCluster)
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/suite_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/suite_test.go
index f27ab7d1..c1479f8d 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/suite_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/suite_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,53 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+
+	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
+	mockclient "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/mock-kubernetes-client/client"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
+
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
+var k8sClient *mockclient.MockClient
+var cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
+var clusterName = "test"
+var namespace = "test"
+
 func TestCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 	RunSpecs(t, "FDB plugin")
 }
+
+var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
+	Expect(scheme.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	k8sClient = mockclient.NewMockClient(scheme.Scheme)
+})
+
+var _ = BeforeEach(func() {
+	cluster = &fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      clusterName,
+			Namespace: namespace,
+		},
+		Spec: fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBClusterSpec{
+			ProcessCounts: fdbv1beta2.ProcessCounts{
+				Storage: 1,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+})
+
+var _ = JustBeforeEach(func() {
+	Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), cluster)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+})
+
+var _ = AfterEach(func() {
+	k8sClient.Clear()
+})
diff --git a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/version_test.go b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/version_test.go
index 20ace339..40a2b79a 100644
--- a/kubectl-fdb/cmd/version_test.go
+++ b/kubectl-fdb/cmd/version_test.go
@@ -21,22 +21,17 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 
-	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
-	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("[plugin] version command", func() {
@@ -77,12 +72,9 @@ var _ = Describe("[plugin] version command", func() {
 
 		DescribeTable("should return the correct version",
 			func(input testCase) {
-				scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
-				_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				_ = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme)
-				kubeClient := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithRuntimeObjects(input.deployment).Build()
+				Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.TODO(), input.deployment))
 
-				operatorVersion, err := version(kubeClient, operatorName, "default", "manager")
+				operatorVersion, err := version(k8sClient, operatorName, "default", "manager")
 				if input.hasError {
 					Expect(err).To(Equal(input.expectedError))
 				} else {
diff --git a/mock-kubernetes-client/client/client_test.go b/mock-kubernetes-client/client/client_test.go
index cc8fc8cf..cef0ee68 100644
--- a/mock-kubernetes-client/client/client_test.go
+++ b/mock-kubernetes-client/client/client_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
+	fdbv1beta2 "github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/api/v1beta2"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
+
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -58,8 +61,14 @@ func createDummyPod() *corev1.Pod {
 
 var _ = Describe("[mock client]", func() {
 	var client *MockClient
+
 	BeforeEach(func() {
-		client = &MockClient{}
+		err := scheme.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		err = fdbv1beta2.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		client = NewMockClient(scheme.Scheme)
 	})
 
 	When("creating and getting an object", func() {
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ var _ = Describe("[mock client]", func() {
 
 			err = client.Create(context.TODO(), createDummyPod())
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal("Conflict"))
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal("pods \"pod1\" already exists"))
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -259,8 +268,6 @@ var _ = Describe("[mock client]", func() {
 			err := client.Create(context.TODO(), pod)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-			container := &pod.Spec.Containers[0]
-			container.Env = append(container.Env, corev1.EnvVar{Name: "test-env"})
 			pod.Status.HostIP = "foo"
 
 			err = client.Status().Update(context.TODO(), pod)
@@ -270,8 +277,6 @@ var _ = Describe("[mock client]", func() {
 			podCopy := &corev1.Pod{}
 			err = client.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "default", Name: "pod1"}, podCopy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(len(podCopy.Spec.Containers)).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(len(podCopy.Spec.Containers[0].Env)).To(Equal(0))
 			Expect(podCopy.Status.HostIP).To(Equal("foo"))
 			Expect(podCopy.ObjectMeta.Generation).To(Equal(int64(1)))
 		})
@@ -356,24 +361,27 @@ var _ = Describe("[mock client]", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
-	When("listing objects by field", func() {
-		It("should list the objects with the field set", func() {
-			pod1 := createDummyPod()
-			pod2 := createDummyPod()
-			pod2.Name = "pod2"
-
-			err := client.Create(context.TODO(), pod1)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			err = client.Create(context.TODO(), pod2)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-			pods := &corev1.PodList{}
-			err = client.List(context.TODO(), pods, ctrlClient.MatchingFields{"metadata.name": "pod1"})
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(len(pods.Items)).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(pods.Items[0].Name).To(Equal("pod1"))
-		})
-	})
+	// TODO (johscheuer): Once https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pull/2025 is merged we can enable
+	// this test again.
+	//
+	//When("listing objects by field", func() {
+	//	It("should list the objects with the field set", func() {
+	//		pod1 := createDummyPod()
+	//		pod2 := createDummyPod()
+	//		pod2.Name = "pod2"
+	//
+	//		err := client.Create(context.TODO(), pod1)
+	//		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	//		err = client.Create(context.TODO(), pod2)
+	//		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	//
+	//		pods := &corev1.PodList{}
+	//		err = client.List(context.TODO(), pods, ctrlClient.MatchingFields{"metadata.name": "pod1"})
+	//		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	//		Expect(len(pods.Items)).To(Equal(1))
+	//		Expect(pods.Items[0].Name).To(Equal("pod1"))
+	//	})
+	//})
 
 	When("creating an event", func() {
 		It("should create the event", func() {