diff --git a/controllers/dpa_controller.go b/controllers/dpa_controller.go
index 3c0eb588de..6a7ee3abb0 100644
--- a/controllers/dpa_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/dpa_controller.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type DPAReconciler struct {
 	NamespacedName types.NamespacedName
 	EventRecorder  record.EventRecorder
 	dpa            *oadpv1alpha1.DataProtectionApplication
+	OADPNamespace  string
 }
 
 var debugMode = os.Getenv("DEBUG") == "true"
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ func (r *DPAReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 		Owns(&routev1.Route{}).
 		Owns(&corev1.ConfigMap{}).
 		Watches(&corev1.Secret{}, &labelHandler{}).
-		WithEventFilter(veleroPredicate(r.Scheme)).
+		WithEventFilter(veleroPredicate(r.Scheme, r.OADPNamespace)).
 		Complete(r)
 }
 
diff --git a/controllers/nonadmin_controller.go b/controllers/nonadmin_controller.go
index a53f1aa59f..76249b9709 100644
--- a/controllers/nonadmin_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/nonadmin_controller.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	k8serror "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -85,17 +84,15 @@ func (r *DPAReconciler) ReconcileNonAdminController(log logr.Logger) (bool, erro
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	selector, err := fields.ParseSelector(fmt.Sprintf("metadata.namespace!=%s", r.NamespacedName.Namespace))
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
 	dpaList := &oadpv1alpha1.DataProtectionApplicationList{}
-	err = r.List(r.Context, dpaList, &client.ListOptions{FieldSelector: selector})
+	err := r.List(r.Context, dpaList)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
+	r.Log.Info("number of DPAs fetched: ", "number of DPAs", len(dpaList.Items))
+	r.Log.Info("DPA list fetched:\n", "DPAs", dpaList.Items)
 	for _, dpa := range dpaList.Items {
-		if (&DPAReconciler{dpa: &dpa}).checkNonAdminEnabled() {
+		if dpa.Namespace != r.NamespacedName.Namespace && (&DPAReconciler{dpa: &dpa}).checkNonAdminEnabled() {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("only a single instance of Non-Admin Controller can be installed across the entire cluster. Non-Admin controller is also configured to be installed in %s namespace", dpa.Namespace)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/predicate.go b/controllers/predicate.go
index 4ed1adad0b..456bf974ec 100644
--- a/controllers/predicate.go
+++ b/controllers/predicate.go
@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@ import (
 	oadpv1alpha1 "github.com/openshift/oadp-operator/api/v1alpha1"
 )
 
-func veleroPredicate(scheme *runtime.Scheme) predicate.Predicate {
+func veleroPredicate(scheme *runtime.Scheme, namespace string) predicate.Predicate {
 	return predicate.Funcs{
 		// Update returns true if the Update event should be processed
 		UpdateFunc: func(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
 			if e.ObjectOld.GetGeneration() == e.ObjectNew.GetGeneration() {
 				return false
 			}
-			return isObjectOurs(scheme, e.ObjectOld)
+			return isObjectOurs(scheme, e.ObjectOld, namespace)
 		},
 		// Create returns true if the Create event should be processed
 		CreateFunc: func(e event.CreateEvent) bool {
-			return isObjectOurs(scheme, e.Object)
+			return isObjectOurs(scheme, e.Object, namespace)
 		},
 		// Delete returns true if the Delete event should be processed
 		DeleteFunc: func(e event.DeleteEvent) bool {
-			return !e.DeleteStateUnknown && isObjectOurs(scheme, e.Object)
+			return !e.DeleteStateUnknown && isObjectOurs(scheme, e.Object, namespace)
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ func veleroPredicate(scheme *runtime.Scheme) predicate.Predicate {
 // isObjectOurs returns true if the object is ours.
 // it first checks if the object has our group, version, and kind
 // else it will check for non empty OadpOperatorlabel labels
-func isObjectOurs(scheme *runtime.Scheme, object client.Object) bool {
+func isObjectOurs(scheme *runtime.Scheme, object client.Object, namespace string) bool {
+	if object.GetNamespace() != namespace {
+		return false
+	}
 	objGVKs, _, err := scheme.ObjectKinds(object)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7cd24df03f..21fb661997 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import (
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+	// "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ func main() {
 		RenewDeadline:          &leConfig.RenewDeadline.Duration,
 		RetryPeriod:            &leConfig.RetryPeriod.Duration,
 		LeaderElectionID:       "oadp.openshift.io",
-		Cache: cache.Options{
-			DefaultNamespaces: map[string]cache.Config{
-				watchNamespace: {},
-			},
-		},
+		// Cache: cache.Options{
+		// 	DefaultNamespaces: map[string]cache.Config{
+		// 		watchNamespace: {},
+		// 	},
+		// },
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to start manager")
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ func main() {
 		Client:        mgr.GetClient(),
 		Scheme:        mgr.GetScheme(),
 		EventRecorder: mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("DPA-controller"),
+		OADPNamespace: watchNamespace,
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "DataProtectionApplication")
 		os.Exit(1)