diff --git a/controller/controller.go b/controller/controller.go
index c44b7875..0373b463 100644
--- a/controller/controller.go
+++ b/controller/controller.go
@@ -81,17 +81,20 @@ type ObjectStorageController struct {
 	RenewDeadline time.Duration
 	RetryPeriod   time.Duration
 
+	eventBroadcaster record.EventBroadcaster
+	eventRecorder    record.EventRecorder
+
 	// Controller
 	ResyncPeriod time.Duration
 	queue        workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
 	threadiness  int
 
 	// Listeners
-	BucketListener              BucketListener
-	BucketClaimListener         BucketClaimListener
-	BucketAccessListener        BucketAccessListener
-	BucketClassListener         BucketClassListener
-	BucketAccessClassListener   BucketAccessClassListener
+	BucketListener            BucketListener
+	BucketClaimListener       BucketClaimListener
+	BucketAccessListener      BucketAccessListener
+	BucketClassListener       BucketClassListener
+	BucketAccessClassListener BucketAccessClassListener
 
 	// leader election
 	leaderLock string
@@ -148,7 +151,13 @@ func NewObjectStorageControllerWithClientset(identity string, leaderLockName str
 		}
 	}
 
+	rb := record.NewBroadcaster()
+	leader := sanitize(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", leaderLockName, identity))
+
 	return &ObjectStorageController{
+		eventBroadcaster: rb,
+		eventRecorder:    rb.NewRecorder(scheme.Scheme, v1.EventSource{Component: leader}),
+
 		identity:     id,
 		kubeClient:   kubeClient,
 		bucketClient: bucketClient,
@@ -186,31 +195,20 @@ func (c *ObjectStorageController) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return "default"
 	}()
 
-	sanitize := func(n string) string {
-		re := regexp.MustCompile("[^a-zA-Z0-9-]")
-		name := strings.ToLower(re.ReplaceAllString(n, "-"))
-		if name[len(name)-1] == '-' {
-			// name must not end with '-'
-			name = name + "X"
-		}
-		return name
-	}
-
-	leader := sanitize(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", c.leaderLock, c.identity))
 	id, err := os.Hostname()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting the default leader identity: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	recorder := record.NewBroadcaster()
-	recorder.StartRecordingToSink(&corev1.EventSinkImpl{Interface: c.kubeClient.CoreV1().Events(ns)})
-	eRecorder := recorder.NewRecorder(scheme.Scheme, v1.EventSource{Component: leader})
+	c.eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&corev1.EventSinkImpl{Interface: c.kubeClient.CoreV1().Events(ns)})
+	defer c.eventBroadcaster.Shutdown()
 
 	rlConfig := resourcelock.ResourceLockConfig{
 		Identity:      sanitize(id),
-		EventRecorder: eRecorder,
+		EventRecorder: c.eventRecorder,
 	}
 
+	leader := sanitize(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", c.leaderLock, c.identity))
 	l, err := resourcelock.New(resourcelock.LeasesResourceLock, ns, leader, c.kubeClient.CoreV1(), c.kubeClient.CoordinationV1(), rlConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -423,6 +421,7 @@ func (c *ObjectStorageController) runController(ctx context.Context) {
 	if c.BucketListener != nil {
 		c.BucketListener.InitializeKubeClient(c.kubeClient)
 		c.BucketListener.InitializeBucketClient(c.bucketClient)
+		c.BucketAccessListener.InitializeEventRecorder(c.eventRecorder)
 		addFunc := func(ctx context.Context, obj interface{}) error {
 			return c.BucketListener.Add(ctx, obj.(*v1alpha1.Bucket))
 		}
@@ -437,6 +436,7 @@ func (c *ObjectStorageController) runController(ctx context.Context) {
 	if c.BucketClaimListener != nil {
 		c.BucketClaimListener.InitializeKubeClient(c.kubeClient)
 		c.BucketClaimListener.InitializeBucketClient(c.bucketClient)
+		c.BucketAccessListener.InitializeEventRecorder(c.eventRecorder)
 		addFunc := func(ctx context.Context, obj interface{}) error {
 			return c.BucketClaimListener.Add(ctx, obj.(*v1alpha1.BucketClaim))
 		}
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ func (c *ObjectStorageController) runController(ctx context.Context) {
 	if c.BucketAccessListener != nil {
 		c.BucketAccessListener.InitializeKubeClient(c.kubeClient)
 		c.BucketAccessListener.InitializeBucketClient(c.bucketClient)
+		c.BucketAccessListener.InitializeEventRecorder(c.eventRecorder)
 		addFunc := func(ctx context.Context, obj interface{}) error {
 			return c.BucketAccessListener.Add(ctx, obj.(*v1alpha1.BucketAccess))
 		}
@@ -465,6 +466,7 @@ func (c *ObjectStorageController) runController(ctx context.Context) {
 	if c.BucketClassListener != nil {
 		c.BucketClassListener.InitializeKubeClient(c.kubeClient)
 		c.BucketClassListener.InitializeBucketClient(c.bucketClient)
+		c.BucketAccessListener.InitializeEventRecorder(c.eventRecorder)
 		addFunc := func(ctx context.Context, obj interface{}) error {
 			return c.BucketClassListener.Add(ctx, obj.(*v1alpha1.BucketClass))
 		}
@@ -479,6 +481,7 @@ func (c *ObjectStorageController) runController(ctx context.Context) {
 	if c.BucketAccessClassListener != nil {
 		c.BucketAccessClassListener.InitializeKubeClient(c.kubeClient)
 		c.BucketAccessClassListener.InitializeBucketClient(c.bucketClient)
+		c.BucketAccessListener.InitializeEventRecorder(c.eventRecorder)
 		addFunc := func(ctx context.Context, obj interface{}) error {
 			return c.BucketAccessClassListener.Add(ctx, obj.(*v1alpha1.BucketAccessClass))
 		}
@@ -493,3 +496,13 @@ func (c *ObjectStorageController) runController(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	<-ctx.Done()
 }
+
+func sanitize(n string) string {
+	re := regexp.MustCompile("[^a-zA-Z0-9-]")
+	name := strings.ToLower(re.ReplaceAllString(n, "-"))
+	if name[len(name)-1] == '-' {
+		// name must not end with '-'
+		name = name + "X"
+	}
+	return name
+}
diff --git a/controller/interfaces.go b/controller/interfaces.go
index 366adb21..d3d34e88 100644
--- a/controller/interfaces.go
+++ b/controller/interfaces.go
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import (
 
 	// k8s client
 	kubeclientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 )
 
 // Set the clients for each of the listeners
 type GenericListener interface {
 	InitializeKubeClient(kubeclientset.Interface)
 	InitializeBucketClient(bucketclientset.Interface)
+	InitializeEventRecorder(record.EventRecorder)
 }
 
 type BucketListener interface {