diff --git a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
index cb4d509b..baeb4755 100644
--- a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (r *ConfigurationPolicyReconciler) PeriodicallyExecConfigPolicies(
 		policyQueue := make(chan *policyv1.ConfigurationPolicy, len(policiesList.Items))
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
-		if !skipLoop {
+		if !skipLoop || cleanupImmediately {
 			log.Info("Processing the policies", "count", len(policiesList.Items))
 
 			// Initialize the related object map