diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSA.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSA.java
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+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMap;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMapBuilder;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectMetaBuilder;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.junit.LocallyRunOperatorExtension;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa.CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa.CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSAReconciler;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
+
+class CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSA {
+
+  public static final String TEST_RESOURCE_NAME = "test1";
+  public static final String KEY = "key";
+
+  @RegisterExtension
+  LocallyRunOperatorExtension extension =
+      LocallyRunOperatorExtension.builder()
+          .withReconciler(new CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSAReconciler())
+          .build();
+
+
+  @Test
+  void createsResourceOnlyIfNotExists() {
+    var cm = new ConfigMapBuilder().withMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder()
+        .withName(TEST_RESOURCE_NAME)
+        .build())
+        .withData(Map.of(KEY, "val"))
+        .build();
+
+    extension.create(cm);
+    extension.create(testResource());
+
+    await().pollDelay(Duration.ofMillis(200)).untilAsserted(() -> {
+      var currentCM = extension.get(ConfigMap.class, TEST_RESOURCE_NAME);
+      assertThat(currentCM.getData()).containsKey(KEY);
+    });
+  }
+
+  CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource testResource() {
+    var res = new CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource();
+    res.setMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder()
+        .withName(TEST_RESOURCE_NAME)
+        .build());
+
+    return res;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa/ConfigMapDependentResource.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa/ConfigMapDependentResource.java
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+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMap;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectMetaBuilder;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Context;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.CRUDKubernetesDependentResource;
+
+public class ConfigMapDependentResource extends
+    CRUDKubernetesDependentResource<ConfigMap, CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource> {
+
+  public ConfigMapDependentResource() {
+    super(ConfigMap.class);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected ConfigMap desired(CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource primary,
+      Context<CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource> context) {
+    ConfigMap configMap = new ConfigMap();
+    configMap.setMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder()
+        .withName(primary.getMetadata().getName())
+        .withNamespace(primary.getMetadata().getNamespace())
+        .build());
+    configMap.setData(Map.of("drkey", "v"));
+    return configMap;
+  }
+}
+
+
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa/CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa/CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource.java
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+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Namespaced;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResource;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.Group;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.Version;
+
+@Group("sample.javaoperatorsdk")
+@Version("v1")
+public class CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource
+    extends CustomResource<Void, Void>
+    implements Namespaced {
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa/CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSAReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa/CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSAReconciler.java
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+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.createonlyifnotexistsdependentwithssa;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.*;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.Dependent;
+
+@ControllerConfiguration(dependents = {
+    @Dependent(type = ConfigMapDependentResource.class)})
+public class CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSAReconciler
+    implements Reconciler<CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource> {
+
+  private final AtomicInteger numberOfExecutions = new AtomicInteger(0);
+
+  @Override
+  public UpdateControl<CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource> reconcile(
+      CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource resource,
+      Context<CreateOnlyIfNotExistsDependentWithSSACustomResource> context) {
+    numberOfExecutions.addAndGet(1);
+    return UpdateControl.noUpdate();
+  }
+
+  public int getNumberOfExecutions() {
+    return numberOfExecutions.get();
+  }
+
+
+
+}