diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationConfigurable.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationConfigurable.java
index 53ee608568..9070eef441 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationConfigurable.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationConfigurable.java
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 
-public interface AnnotationConfigurable<C extends Annotation> {
-  void initFrom(C configuration);
+public interface AnnotationConfigurable<A extends Annotation> {
+  void initFrom(A configuration);
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/Controller.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/Controller.java
index 5b529b9581..1b6542b8eb 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/Controller.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/Controller.java
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public synchronized void start(boolean startEventProcessor) throws OperatorExcep
     final var crdName = configuration.getResourceTypeName();
     final var specVersion = "v1";
     log.info("Starting '{}' controller for reconciler: {}, resource: {}", controllerName,
-        reconciler.getClass().getCanonicalName(), resClass.getCanonicalName());
+        configuration.getAssociatedReconcilerClassName(), resClass.getCanonicalName());
 
     // fail early if we're missing the current namespace information
     failOnMissingCurrentNS();