diff --git a/cmd/controller/controller.go b/cmd/controller/controller.go
index 0c98312addf..ed5cfec6067 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/controller.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/controller.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func CmdMain() {
 	if err := checkPermission(config); err != nil {
 		util.LogFatalAndExit(err, "failed to check permission")
 	}
+	utilruntime.Must(kubeovnv1.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme))
 
 	go func() {
 		mux := http.NewServeMux()
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index 907e6df0469..dc4ec484840 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	anpinformer "sigs.k8s.io/network-policy-api/pkg/client/informers/externalversions"
 	anplister "sigs.k8s.io/network-policy-api/pkg/client/listers/apis/v1alpha1"
 
-	kubeovnv1 "github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/apis/kubeovn/v1"
 	kubeovninformer "github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/client/informers/externalversions"
 	kubeovnlister "github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/client/listers/kubeovn/v1"
 	ovnipam "github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/ipam"
@@ -265,7 +264,6 @@ type Controller struct {
 
 // Run creates and runs a new ovn controller
 func Run(ctx context.Context, config *Configuration) {
-	utilruntime.Must(kubeovnv1.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme))
 	klog.V(4).Info("Creating event broadcaster")
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcasterWithCorrelatorOptions(record.CorrelatorOptions{BurstSize: 100})
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(klog.Infof)