diff --git a/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses.go b/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses.go
index 163d4847684..057016aac0f 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (mon *Monitor) emitCertificateExpirationStatuses(ctx context.Context) error
 
 	if dns.IsManagedDomain(mon.oc.Properties.ClusterProfile.Domain) {
 		ic := &operatorv1.IngressController{}
-		err := mon.clientset.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
+		err := mon.ocpclientset.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
 			Namespace: ingressNamespace,
 			Name:      ingressName,
 		}, ic)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (mon *Monitor) emitCertificateExpirationStatuses(ctx context.Context) error
 
 func (mon *Monitor) getCertificate(ctx context.Context, secretNamespace, secretName, secretKey string) (*x509.Certificate, error) {
 	secret := &corev1.Secret{}
-	err := mon.clientset.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
+	err := mon.ocpclientset.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
 		Namespace: secretNamespace,
 		Name:      secretName,
 	}, secret)
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses_test.go b/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses_test.go
index 0f0b300a784..9c6f9d11f44 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses_test.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses_test.go
@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ func buildMonitor(m *mock_metrics.MockEmitter, domain, id string, secrets ...cli
 		},
 	}
 
-	clientset := fake.
+	ocpclientset := fake.
 		NewClientBuilder().
 		WithObjects(ingressController).
 		WithObjects(secrets...).
 		Build()
 	mon := &Monitor{
-		clientset: clientset,
-		m:         m,
+		ocpclientset: ocpclientset,
+		m:            m,
 		oc: &api.OpenShiftCluster{
 			Properties: api.OpenShiftClusterProperties{
 				ClusterProfile: api.ClusterProfile{
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/monitor/cluster/cluster.go
index cfc7633952e..89a320ebd9f 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type Monitor struct {
 	m          metrics.Emitter
 	arocli     aroclient.Interface
 
-	clientset     client.Client
+	ocpclientset  client.Client
 	hiveclientset client.Client
 
 	// access below only via the helper functions in cache.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func NewMonitor(log *logrus.Entry, restConfig *rest.Config, oc *api.OpenShiftClu
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	clientset, err := client.New(restConfig, client.Options{})
+	ocpclientset, err := client.New(restConfig, client.Options{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func NewMonitor(log *logrus.Entry, restConfig *rest.Config, oc *api.OpenShiftClu
 		mcocli:        mcocli,
 		arocli:        arocli,
 		m:             m,
-		clientset:     clientset,
+		ocpclientset:  ocpclientset,
 		hiveclientset: hiveclientset,
 	}, nil
 }