diff --git a/src/pepr/operator/controllers/exemptions/exemptions.spec.ts b/src/pepr/operator/controllers/exemptions/exemptions.spec.ts
index 8c276d879..270ae3002 100644
--- a/src/pepr/operator/controllers/exemptions/exemptions.spec.ts
+++ b/src/pepr/operator/controllers/exemptions/exemptions.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "@jest/globals";
+import { WatchPhase } from "kubernetes-fluent-client/dist/fluent/types";
 import { MatcherKind, Policy } from "../../crd";
 import { Exemption } from "../../crd/generated/exemption-v1alpha1";
 import { ExemptionStore } from "./exemption-store";
-import { WatchPhase, processExemptions } from "./exemptions";
+import { processExemptions } from "./exemptions";
 
 const enforcerMatcher = {
   namespace: "neuvector",
diff --git a/src/pepr/operator/controllers/exemptions/exemptions.ts b/src/pepr/operator/controllers/exemptions/exemptions.ts
index a52a39723..1b3401154 100644
--- a/src/pepr/operator/controllers/exemptions/exemptions.ts
+++ b/src/pepr/operator/controllers/exemptions/exemptions.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
+import { WatchPhase } from "kubernetes-fluent-client/dist/fluent/types";
 import { UDSExemption } from "../../crd";
 import { ExemptionStore } from "./exemption-store";
 
-export enum WatchPhase {
-  Added = "ADDED",
-  Modified = "MODIFIED",
-  Deleted = "DELETED",
-  Bookmark = "BOOKMARK",
-  Error = "ERROR",
-}
-
 // Handle adding, updating, and deleting exemptions from Policymap
 export function processExemptions(exemption: UDSExemption, phase: WatchPhase) {
   switch (phase) {