diff --git a/internal/atc/atc.go b/internal/atc/atc.go
index f435881..97f9103 100644
--- a/internal/atc/atc.go
+++ b/internal/atc/atc.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	"github.com/tetratelabs/wazero"
+
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/atc/wasm"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/k8s"
diff --git a/internal/k8s/ctrl/controller.go b/internal/k8s/ctrl/controller.go
index 32aeefb..54d1b66 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/ctrl/controller.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/ctrl/controller.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/metadata"
+	kcache "k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	retryWatcher "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
 
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/k8s"
 )
@@ -67,7 +68,10 @@ func (ctrl Instance) ProcessGroupKind(ctx context.Context, gk schema.GroupKind,
 
 	intf := ctrl.Client.Meta.Resource(mapping.Resource)
 
-	events := ctrl.eventsFromMetaGetter(ctx, intf, mapping)
+	events, err := ctrl.eventsFromMetaGetter(ctx, intf, mapping)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to setup event stream: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	return ctrl.process(ctx, events, handler)
 }
@@ -169,24 +173,20 @@ func (ctrl Instance) process(ctx context.Context, events chan Event, handle Hand
 	return context.Cause(ctx)
 }
 
-func (ctrl Instance) eventsFromMetaGetter(ctx context.Context, getter metadata.Getter, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) chan Event {
+func (ctrl Instance) eventsFromMetaGetter(ctx context.Context, getter metadata.Getter, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (chan Event, error) {
 	events := make(chan Event)
 	cache := make(map[Event]*unstructured.Unstructured)
-	backoff := time.Second
 
-	setupWatcher := func() (watch.Interface, bool) {
-		for {
-			watcher, err := getter.Watch(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
-			if err != nil {
-				if kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-					return nil, false
-				}
-				Logger(ctx).Error("failed to setup watcher", "error", err, "backoff", backoff.String())
-				time.Sleep(backoff)
-				continue
-			}
-			return watcher, true
-		}
+	list, err := getter.List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list resources: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	watcher, err := retryWatcher.NewRetryWatcher(list.ResourceVersion, &kcache.ListWatch{WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
+		return getter.Watch(ctx, options)
+	}})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initiate watch: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	go func() {
@@ -195,13 +195,8 @@ func (ctrl Instance) eventsFromMetaGetter(ctx context.Context, getter metadata.G
 			close(events)
 		}()
 
-		watcher, ok := setupWatcher()
-		if !ok {
-			return
-		}
-		defer watcher.Stop()
-
 		kubeEvents := watcher.ResultChan()
+		defer watcher.Stop()
 
 		for {
 			select {
@@ -210,13 +205,7 @@ func (ctrl Instance) eventsFromMetaGetter(ctx context.Context, getter metadata.G
 			case event, ok := <-kubeEvents:
 				if !ok {
 					Logger(ctx).Error("unexpected close of kube events channel")
-					watcher.Stop()
-					watcher, ok = setupWatcher()
-					if !ok {
-						return
-					}
-					kubeEvents = watcher.ResultChan()
-					continue
+					return
 				}
 
 				if event.Type == watch.Error {
@@ -263,7 +252,7 @@ func (ctrl Instance) eventsFromMetaGetter(ctx context.Context, getter metadata.G
 		}
 	}()
 
-	return events
+	return events, nil
 }
 
 func powInt(base int, up int) int {