diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index c39628355..3093cedb8 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("couldn't get REST config: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	c := controller.New(&config)
+	c := controller.NewController(&config)
 
 	c.Run(stop, wg)
 
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index 6ea208c5f..c52de6980 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) setStatus(status spec.PostgresStatus) {
 	}
 	request := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"status": %s}`, string(b))) //TODO: Look into/wait for k8s go client methods
 
-	_, err = c.KubeClient.CoreV1().RESTClient().Patch(types.MergePatchType).
+	_, err = c.KubeClient.RESTClient.Patch(types.MergePatchType).
 		RequestURI(c.Metadata.GetSelfLink()).
 		Body(request).
 		DoRaw()
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/exec.go b/pkg/cluster/exec.go
index 50eba794f..1f6cb76e2 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/exec.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) ExecCommand(podName *spec.NamespacedName, command ...string) (
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine which container to use")
 	}
 
-	req := c.KubeClient.CoreV1().RESTClient().Post().
+	req := c.KubeClient.RESTClient.Post().
 		Resource("pods").
 		Name(podName.Name).
 		Namespace(podName.Namespace).
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index ba8a98d16..dc3504d86 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 	opConfig *config.Config
 	logger   *logrus.Entry
 
-	KubeClient     *kubernetes.Clientset
+	KubeClient     k8sutil.KubernetesClient
 	RestClient     rest.Interface
 	TeamsAPIClient *teams.API
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func NewController(controllerConfig *Config) *Controller {
 	configMapData := make(map[string]string)
 	logger := logrus.New()
 
-	client, err := k8sutil.KubernetesClient(controllerConfig.RestConfig)
+	client, err := k8sutil.ClientSet(controllerConfig.RestConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatalf("couldn't create client: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ func NewController(controllerConfig *Config) *Controller {
 		stopChs:        make(map[spec.NamespacedName]chan struct{}),
 		podCh:          make(chan spec.PodEvent),
 		TeamsAPIClient: teams.NewTeamsAPI(operatorConfig.TeamsAPIUrl, logger),
-		KubeClient:     client,
+		KubeClient:     k8sutil.NewFromKubernetesInterface(client),
 		RestClient:     restClient,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/util.go b/pkg/controller/util.go
index 546d6c342..e6abeefae 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/util.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/util.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *Controller) clusterWorkerID(clusterName spec.NamespacedName) uint32 {
 func (c *Controller) createTPR() error {
 	tpr := thirdPartyResource(constants.TPRName)
 
-	_, err := c.KubeClient.ExtensionsV1beta1().ThirdPartyResources().Create(tpr)
+	_, err := c.KubeClient.ThirdPartyResources().Create(tpr)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !k8sutil.ResourceAlreadyExists(err) {
 			return err
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *Controller) getInfrastructureRoles(rolesSecret *spec.NamespacedName) (r
 
 	infraRolesSecret, err := c.KubeClient.
 		Secrets(rolesSecret.Namespace).
-		Get(rolesSecret.Name)
+		Get(rolesSecret.Name, meta_v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.Debugf("Infrastructure roles secret name: %q", *rolesSecret)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get infrastructure roles secret: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/spec/types.go b/pkg/spec/types.go
index 687421bdf..1a43cde05 100644
--- a/pkg/spec/types.go
+++ b/pkg/spec/types.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package spec
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"database/sql"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
diff --git a/pkg/util/k8sutil/k8sutil.go b/pkg/util/k8sutil/k8sutil.go
index 367a23858..09ad38444 100644
--- a/pkg/util/k8sutil/k8sutil.go
+++ b/pkg/util/k8sutil/k8sutil.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type KubernetesClient struct {
 	v1core.ConfigMapsGetter
 	v1beta1.StatefulSetsGetter
 	extensions.ThirdPartyResourcesGetter
+	RESTClient rest.Interface
 }
 
 func NewFromKubernetesInterface(src kubernetes.Interface) (c KubernetesClient) {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ func NewFromKubernetesInterface(src kubernetes.Interface) (c KubernetesClient) {
 	c.PersistentVolumesGetter = src.CoreV1()
 	c.StatefulSetsGetter = src.AppsV1beta1()
 	c.ThirdPartyResourcesGetter = src.ExtensionsV1beta1()
+	c.RESTClient = src.CoreV1().RESTClient()
 	return
 }