diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/LeaderElectionManager.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/LeaderElectionManager.java
index 9d13d542c8..26f26afd1b 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/LeaderElectionManager.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/LeaderElectionManager.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.extended.leaderelection.LeaderElectorBuilder;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.extended.leaderelection.resourcelock.LeaseLock;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ConfigurationServiceProvider;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ExecutorServiceManager;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.LeaderElectionConfiguration;
 
 public class LeaderElectionManager {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public void init(LeaderElectionConfiguration config, KubernetesClient client) {
     // releaseOnCancel is not used in the underlying implementation
     leaderElector =
         new LeaderElectorBuilder(
-            client, ConfigurationServiceProvider.instance().getExecutorService())
+            client, ExecutorServiceManager.instance().executorService())
             .withConfig(
                 new LeaderElectionConfig(
                     lock,
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationServiceOverriderTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationServiceOverriderTest.java
index 0ed9a9f4f6..607cde2935 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationServiceOverriderTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationServiceOverriderTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
 
 class ConfigurationServiceOverriderTest {
 
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public Optional<LeaderElectionConfiguration> getLeaderElectionConfiguration() {
         .withClientConfiguration(new ConfigBuilder().withNamespace("newNS").build())
         .checkingCRDAndValidateLocalModel(true)
         .withExecutorService(Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor())
+        .withWorkflowExecutorService(Executors.newFixedThreadPool(4))
         .withCloseClientOnStop(false)
         .withObjectMapper(new ObjectMapper())
         .withResourceCloner(new Cloner() {
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ public <R extends HasMetadata> R clone(R object) {
         overridden.getTerminationTimeoutSeconds());
     assertNotEquals(config.getClientConfiguration(), overridden.getClientConfiguration());
     assertNotEquals(config.getExecutorService(), overridden.getExecutorService());
+    assertNotEquals(config.getWorkflowExecutorService(), overridden.getWorkflowExecutorService());
     assertNotEquals(config.getMetrics(), overridden.getMetrics());
     assertNotEquals(config.getObjectMapper(), overridden.getObjectMapper());
     assertNotEquals(config.getLeaderElectionConfiguration(),