diff --git a/cmd/controller/cmd/root.go b/cmd/controller/cmd/root.go
index 315df6533..24bf51818 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/cmd/root.go
@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ func executeRootCmd(cfg *config2.Config) {
 		logger.Fatalf(ctx, "Failed to initialize controller run-time manager. Error: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	go func() {
+		err = mgr.Start(ctx.Done())
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Fatalf(ctx, "Failed to start manager. Error: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	c, err := controller.New(ctx, cfg, kubeClient, flyteworkflowClient, flyteworkflowInformerFactory, mgr, propellerScope)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index b086508ed..5a9c4e3e9 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ tasks:
       - container
       - K8S-ARRAY
       - qubole-hive-executor
+      - spark
 # Sample plugins config
 plugins:
   # All k8s plugins default configuration
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ storage:
     endpoint: http://localhost:30084
     region: us-east-1
     secret-key: miniostorage
-  type: minio
+  type: mem
   container: "my-s3-bucket"
 event:
   type: admin
diff --git a/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/plugin_manager.go b/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/plugin_manager.go
index 42f6556a2..11722a7bc 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/plugin_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/plugin_manager.go
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package k8s
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+
 	"github.com/lyft/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/backoff"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
@@ -417,8 +420,31 @@ func NewPluginManager(ctx context.Context, iCtx pluginsCore.SetupContext, entry
 		handler.Funcs{
 			CreateFunc: func(evt event.CreateEvent, q2 workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 				logger.Debugf(context.Background(), "Create received for %s, ignoring.", evt.Meta.GetName())
+				i, err := iCtx.KubeClient().GetCache().GetInformer(entry.ResourceToWatch)
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+
+				si, casted := i.(cache.SharedIndexInformer)
+				if !casted {
+					panic(fmt.Errorf("wrong type. Actual: %v", reflect.TypeOf(i)))
+				}
+
+				logger.Infof(ctx, "Found items in store [%v]", len(si.GetStore().List()))
 			},
 			UpdateFunc: func(evt event.UpdateEvent, q2 workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+				i, err := iCtx.KubeClient().GetCache().GetInformer(entry.ResourceToWatch)
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+
+				si, casted := i.(cache.SharedIndexInformer)
+				if !casted {
+					panic(fmt.Errorf("wrong type. Actual: %v", reflect.TypeOf(i)))
+				}
+
+				logger.Infof(ctx, "Found items in store [%v] for kind [%v]", len(si.GetStore().List()), entry.ResourceToWatch)
+
 				if evt.MetaNew == nil {
 					logger.Warn(context.Background(), "Received an Update event with nil MetaNew.")
 				} else if evt.MetaOld == nil || evt.MetaOld.GetResourceVersion() != evt.MetaNew.GetResourceVersion() {
@@ -466,6 +492,18 @@ func NewPluginManager(ctx context.Context, iCtx pluginsCore.SetupContext, entry
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	i, err := iCtx.KubeClient().GetCache().GetInformer(entry.ResourceToWatch)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	si, casted := i.(cache.SharedIndexInformer)
+	if !casted {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("wrong type. Actual: %v", reflect.TypeOf(i)))
+	}
+
+	logger.Infof(ctx, "Found items in store [%v]", len(si.GetStore().List()))
+
 	return &PluginManager{
 		id:              entry.ID,
 		plugin:          entry.Plugin,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/workers.go b/pkg/controller/workers.go
index 7b6303c81..06347e0c0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/workers.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/workers.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package controller
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"runtime/pprof"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lyft/flytestdlib/contextutils"
@@ -139,17 +138,17 @@ func (w *WorkerPool) Run(ctx context.Context, threadiness int, synced ...cache.I
 	}
 
 	logger.Infof(ctx, "Starting workers [%d]", threadiness)
-	// Launch workers to process FlyteWorkflow resources
-	for i := 0; i < threadiness; i++ {
-		w.metrics.FreeWorkers.Inc()
-		logger.Infof(ctx, "Starting worker [%d]", i)
-		workerLabel := fmt.Sprintf("worker-%v", i)
-		go func() {
-			workerCtx := contextutils.WithGoroutineLabel(ctx, workerLabel)
-			pprof.SetGoroutineLabels(workerCtx)
-			w.runWorker(workerCtx)
-		}()
-	}
+	//// Launch workers to process FlyteWorkflow resources
+	//for i := 0; i < threadiness; i++ {
+	//	w.metrics.FreeWorkers.Inc()
+	//	logger.Infof(ctx, "Starting worker [%d]", i)
+	//	workerLabel := fmt.Sprintf("worker-%v", i)
+	//	go func() {
+	//		workerCtx := contextutils.WithGoroutineLabel(ctx, workerLabel)
+	//		pprof.SetGoroutineLabels(workerCtx)
+	//		w.runWorker(workerCtx)
+	//	}()
+	//}
 
 	w.workQueue.Start(ctx)
 	logger.Info(ctx, "Started workers")