diff --git a/apis/components/v1/modelcontroller_types.go b/apis/components/v1/modelcontroller_types.go
index e1cc5702f74..1d489dabb79 100644
--- a/apis/components/v1/modelcontroller_types.go
+++ b/apis/components/v1/modelcontroller_types.go
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ type ModelControllerSpec struct {
 
 // a mini version of the DSCKserve only keep devflags and management spec
 type ModelControllerKerveSpec struct {
-	ManagementState         operatorv1.ManagementState `json:"managementState,omitempty"`
+	ManagementState     operatorv1.ManagementState `json:"managementState,omitempty"`
 	common.DevFlagsSpec `json:",inline"`
 }
 
 // a mini version of the DSCModelMeshServing only keep devflags and management spec
 type ModelControllerMMSpec struct {
-	ManagementState         operatorv1.ManagementState `json:"managementState,omitempty"`
+	ManagementState     operatorv1.ManagementState `json:"managementState,omitempty"`
 	common.DevFlagsSpec `json:",inline"`
 }
 
diff --git a/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller.go b/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller.go
index da7d838e642..dd155183f3b 100644
--- a/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/actions/security"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/actions/updatestatus"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/predicates/clusterrole"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/predicates/crd"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/predicates/hash"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/predicates/resources"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/reconciler"
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func (s *componentHandler) NewComponentReconciler(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.
 		//   for to objects that have the label components.opendatahub.io/managed-by
 		//   set to the current owner
 		//
-		Watches(&extv1.CustomResourceDefinition{}).
+		Watches(&extv1.CustomResourceDefinition{}, reconciler.WithPredicates(crd.ServingCRD())).
 
 		// operands - dynamically watched
 		//
diff --git a/controllers/components/modelmeshserving/modelmeshserving_controller.go b/controllers/components/modelmeshserving/modelmeshserving_controller.go
index ff342e518f1..f1bb07a1322 100644
--- a/controllers/components/modelmeshserving/modelmeshserving_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/components/modelmeshserving/modelmeshserving_controller.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/actions/security"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/actions/updatestatus"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/predicates/clusterrole"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/predicates/crd"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/predicates/resources"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/reconciler"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/metadata/labels"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func (s *componentHandler) NewComponentReconciler(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.
 		Owns(&rbacv1.RoleBinding{}).
 		Owns(&rbacv1.ClusterRoleBinding{}).
 		Owns(&appsv1.Deployment{}, reconciler.WithPredicates(resources.NewDeploymentPredicate())).
-		Watches(&extv1.CustomResourceDefinition{}). // call ForLabel() + new predicates
+		Watches(&extv1.CustomResourceDefinition{}, reconciler.WithPredicates(crd.ServingCRD())). // call ForLabel() + new predicates
 		// Add ModelMeshServing specific actions
 		WithAction(initialize).
 		WithAction(devFlags).
diff --git a/pkg/controller/predicates/crd/crd.go b/pkg/controller/predicates/crd/crd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60df7f8ea55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/predicates/crd/crd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package crd
+
+import (
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/event"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/predicate"
+)
+
+func ServingCRD() predicate.Predicate {
+	return predicate.Funcs{
+		UpdateFunc: func(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
+			return e.ObjectNew.GetName() != "inferenceservices.serving.kserve.io" && e.ObjectNew.GetName() != "servingruntimes.serving.kserve.io"
+		},
+	}
+}