diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/controller/ControllerResourceEventSource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/controller/ControllerResourceEventSource.java
index 801eae09ee..464cc3e500 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/controller/ControllerResourceEventSource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/controller/ControllerResourceEventSource.java
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ public ControllerResourceEventSource(Controller<T> controller) {
   public void start() {
     try {
       super.start();
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      if (e instanceof KubernetesClientException) {
-        handleKubernetesClientException(e);
-      }
+    } catch (KubernetesClientException e) {
+      handleKubernetesClientException(e);
       throw e;
     }
   }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/EventRecorder.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/EventRecorder.java
index 284b749f07..5d23d870aa 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/EventRecorder.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/EventRecorder.java
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.informer;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
 
 public class EventRecorder<R extends HasMetadata> {
 
-  private final Map<ResourceID, ArrayList<R>> resourceEvents = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+  private final Map<ResourceID, ArrayList<R>> resourceEvents = new HashMap<>();
 
-  void startEventRecording(ResourceID resourceID) {
+  public void startEventRecording(ResourceID resourceID) {
     resourceEvents.putIfAbsent(resourceID, new ArrayList<>(5));
   }
 
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public void recordEvent(R resource) {
     resourceEvents.get(ResourceID.fromResource(resource)).add(resource);
   }
 
-  public boolean containsEventWithResourceVersion(ResourceID resourceID, String resourceVersion) {
+  public boolean containsEventWithResourceVersion(ResourceID resourceID,
+      String resourceVersion) {
     List<R> events = resourceEvents.get(resourceID);
     if (events == null) {
       return false;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSource.java
index 4a23bd9363..e1ef859549 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSource.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public class InformerEventSource<R extends HasMetadata, P extends HasMetadata>
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(InformerEventSource.class);
 
   private final InformerConfiguration<R, P> configuration;
+  // always called from a synchronized method
   private final EventRecorder<R> eventRecorder = new EventRecorder<>();
 
   public InformerEventSource(
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ public InformerConfiguration<R, P> getConfiguration() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void handleRecentResourceUpdate(ResourceID resourceID, R resource,
+  public synchronized void handleRecentResourceUpdate(ResourceID resourceID, R resource,
       R previousResourceVersion) {
     handleRecentCreateOrUpdate(resource,
         () -> super.handleRecentResourceUpdate(resourceID, resource,
@@ -169,12 +170,12 @@ public void handleRecentResourceUpdate(ResourceID resourceID, R resource,
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void handleRecentResourceCreate(ResourceID resourceID, R resource) {
+  public synchronized void handleRecentResourceCreate(ResourceID resourceID, R resource) {
     handleRecentCreateOrUpdate(resource,
         () -> super.handleRecentResourceCreate(resourceID, resource));
   }
 
-  private synchronized void handleRecentCreateOrUpdate(R resource, Runnable runnable) {
+  private void handleRecentCreateOrUpdate(R resource, Runnable runnable) {
     if (eventRecorder.isRecordingFor(ResourceID.fromResource(resource))) {
       handleRecentResourceOperationAndStopEventRecording(resource);
     } else {
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ private synchronized void handleRecentCreateOrUpdate(R resource, Runnable runnab
    *
    * @param resource just created or updated resource
    */
-  private synchronized void handleRecentResourceOperationAndStopEventRecording(R resource) {
+  private void handleRecentResourceOperationAndStopEventRecording(R resource) {
     ResourceID resourceID = ResourceID.fromResource(resource);
     try {
       if (!eventRecorder.containsEventWithResourceVersion(
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/TemporaryResourceCache.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/TemporaryResourceCache.java
index fb14ea6847..51a5a73bd4 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/TemporaryResourceCache.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/TemporaryResourceCache.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
-import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -36,75 +35,49 @@ public class TemporaryResourceCache<T extends HasMetadata> {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TemporaryResourceCache.class);
 
   private final Map<ResourceID, T> cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-  private final ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();
   private final ManagedInformerEventSource<T, ?, ?> managedInformerEventSource;
 
   public TemporaryResourceCache(ManagedInformerEventSource<T, ?, ?> managedInformerEventSource) {
     this.managedInformerEventSource = managedInformerEventSource;
   }
 
-  public void removeResourceFromCache(T resource) {
-    lock.lock();
-    try {
-      cache.remove(ResourceID.fromResource(resource));
-    } finally {
-      lock.unlock();
-    }
+  public synchronized void removeResourceFromCache(T resource) {
+    cache.remove(ResourceID.fromResource(resource));
   }
 
-  public void unconditionallyCacheResource(T newResource) {
-    lock.lock();
-    try {
-      cache.put(ResourceID.fromResource(newResource), newResource);
-    } finally {
-      lock.unlock();
-    }
+  public synchronized void unconditionallyCacheResource(T newResource) {
+    cache.put(ResourceID.fromResource(newResource), newResource);
   }
 
-  public void putAddedResource(T newResource) {
-    lock.lock();
-    try {
-      ResourceID resourceID = ResourceID.fromResource(newResource);
-      if (managedInformerEventSource.get(resourceID).isEmpty()) {
-        log.debug("Putting resource to cache with ID: {}", resourceID);
-        cache.put(ResourceID.fromResource(newResource), newResource);
-      } else {
-        log.debug("Won't put resource into cache found already informer cache: {}", resourceID);
-      }
-    } finally {
-      lock.unlock();
+  public synchronized void putAddedResource(T newResource) {
+    ResourceID resourceID = ResourceID.fromResource(newResource);
+    if (managedInformerEventSource.get(resourceID).isEmpty()) {
+      log.debug("Putting resource to cache with ID: {}", resourceID);
+      cache.put(ResourceID.fromResource(newResource), newResource);
+    } else {
+      log.debug("Won't put resource into cache found already informer cache: {}", resourceID);
     }
   }
 
-  public void putUpdatedResource(T newResource, String previousResourceVersion) {
-    lock.lock();
-    try {
-      var resourceId = ResourceID.fromResource(newResource);
-      var informerCacheResource = managedInformerEventSource.get(resourceId);
-      if (informerCacheResource.isEmpty()) {
-        log.debug("No cached value present for resource: {}", newResource);
-        return;
-      }
-      // if this is not true that means the cache was already updated
-      if (informerCacheResource.get().getMetadata().getResourceVersion()
-          .equals(previousResourceVersion)) {
-        log.debug("Putting resource to temporal cache with id: {}", resourceId);
-        cache.put(resourceId, newResource);
-      } else {
-        // if something is in cache it's surely obsolete now
-        cache.remove(resourceId);
-      }
-    } finally {
-      lock.unlock();
+  public synchronized void putUpdatedResource(T newResource, String previousResourceVersion) {
+    var resourceId = ResourceID.fromResource(newResource);
+    var informerCacheResource = managedInformerEventSource.get(resourceId);
+    if (informerCacheResource.isEmpty()) {
+      log.debug("No cached value present for resource: {}", newResource);
+      return;
+    }
+    // if this is not true that means the cache was already updated
+    if (informerCacheResource.get().getMetadata().getResourceVersion()
+        .equals(previousResourceVersion)) {
+      log.debug("Putting resource to temporal cache with id: {}", resourceId);
+      cache.put(resourceId, newResource);
+    } else {
+      // if something is in cache it's surely obsolete now
+      cache.remove(resourceId);
     }
   }
 
-  public Optional<T> getResourceFromCache(ResourceID resourceID) {
-    try {
-      lock.lock();
-      return Optional.ofNullable(cache.get(resourceID));
-    } finally {
-      lock.unlock();
-    }
+  public synchronized Optional<T> getResourceFromCache(ResourceID resourceID) {
+    return Optional.ofNullable(cache.get(resourceID));
   }
 }