diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/keycloak/user/KeycloakUserFinalizer.java b/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/keycloak/user/KeycloakUserFinalizer.java
index f9730d0e5e4b2100582f3d7c3c451e9583f04c24..6e9f85796a6968addc34c7f7f873d15c90489f56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/keycloak/user/KeycloakUserFinalizer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/keycloak/user/KeycloakUserFinalizer.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package de.ozgcloud.operator.keycloak.user;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Cleaner;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Context;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.UpdateControl;
 import lombok.extern.java.Log;
 
 @ControllerConfiguration
+@Component
 @Log
 public class KeycloakUserFinalizer implements Cleaner<KeycloakUser> {