diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3836b8b7..6b09e517 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ func main() {
 	instanceName, _ := os.Hostname() // on an error, instanceName will be empty, which is ok
 
 	var nsSelReconciler common.NamespaceSelectorReconciler
+	var dryRunSupported bool
 
 	if !beingUninstalled {
 		nsSelReconciler = common.NamespaceSelectorReconciler{
@@ -366,24 +367,24 @@ func main() {
 			log.Error(err, "Unable to create controller", "controller", "NamespaceSelector")
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-	}
 
-	discoveryClient := discovery.NewDiscoveryClientForConfigOrDie(targetK8sConfig)
+		discoveryClient := discovery.NewDiscoveryClientForConfigOrDie(targetK8sConfig)
 
-	serverVersion, err := discoveryClient.ServerVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err, "unable to detect the managed cluster's Kubernetes version")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
+		serverVersion, err := discoveryClient.ServerVersion()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "unable to detect the managed cluster's Kubernetes version")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
 
-	dryRunSupported := semver.Compare(serverVersion.GitVersion, "v1.18.0") >= 0
-	if dryRunSupported {
-		log.Info("The managed cluster supports dry run API requests")
-	} else {
-		log.Info(
-			"The managed cluster does not support dry run API requests. Will assume that empty values are equal to " +
-				"not being set.",
-		)
+		dryRunSupported = semver.Compare(serverVersion.GitVersion, "v1.18.0") >= 0
+		if dryRunSupported {
+			log.Info("The managed cluster supports dry run API requests")
+		} else {
+			log.Info(
+				"The managed cluster does not support dry run API requests. Will assume that empty values are equal to " +
+					"not being set.",
+			)
+		}
 	}
 
 	reconciler := controllers.ConfigurationPolicyReconciler{