diff --git a/internal/controllers/orano2ims_controller.go b/internal/controllers/orano2ims_controller.go
index 7aa2bc605..6463cc61f 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/orano2ims_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/orano2ims_controller.go
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) deployServer(ctx context.Context, orano2ims *oranv
 
 	r.Log.Info("[deployManagerServer] Create/Update/Patch Server", "Name", serverName)
 	return utils.CreateK8sCR(ctx, r.Client, newDeployment,
-		orano2ims, &appsv1.Deployment{}, r.Scheme, utils.UPDATE)
+		orano2ims, r.Scheme, utils.UPDATE)
 }
 
 func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) createConfigMap(ctx context.Context, orano2ims *oranv1alpha1.ORANO2IMS, resourceName string) error {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) createConfigMap(ctx context.Context, orano2ims *or
 
 	r.Log.Info("[createService] Create/Update/Patch Service: ", "name", resourceName)
 	return utils.CreateK8sCR(ctx, r.Client,
-		configMap, orano2ims, &corev1.ConfigMap{}, r.Scheme, utils.UPDATE)
+		configMap, orano2ims, r.Scheme, utils.UPDATE)
 }
 
 func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) createServiceAccount(ctx context.Context, orano2ims *oranv1alpha1.ORANO2IMS, resourceName string) error {
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) createServiceAccount(ctx context.Context, orano2im
 
 	r.Log.Info("[createServiceAccount] Create/Update/Patch ServiceAccount: ", "name", resourceName)
 	return utils.CreateK8sCR(ctx, r.Client,
-		newServiceAccount, orano2ims, &corev1.ServiceAccount{}, r.Scheme, utils.UPDATE)
+		newServiceAccount, orano2ims, r.Scheme, utils.UPDATE)
 }
 
 func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) createService(ctx context.Context, orano2ims *oranv1alpha1.ORANO2IMS, resourceName string) error {
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) createService(ctx context.Context, orano2ims *oran
 
 	r.Log.Info("[createService] Create/Update/Patch Service: ", "name", resourceName)
 	return utils.CreateK8sCR(ctx, r.Client,
-		newService, orano2ims, &corev1.Service{}, r.Scheme, utils.PATCH)
+		newService, orano2ims, r.Scheme, utils.PATCH)
 }
 
 func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) createIngress(ctx context.Context, orano2ims *oranv1alpha1.ORANO2IMS) error {
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) createIngress(ctx context.Context, orano2ims *oran
 
 	r.Log.Info("[createIngress] Create/Update/Patch Ingress: ", "name", utils.ORANO2IMSIngressName)
 	return utils.CreateK8sCR(ctx, r.Client,
-		newIngress, orano2ims, &networkingv1.Ingress{}, r.Scheme, utils.UPDATE)
+		newIngress, orano2ims, r.Scheme, utils.UPDATE)
 }
 
 func (r *ORANO2IMSReconciler) updateORANO2ISMStatusConditions(ctx context.Context, orano2ims *oranv1alpha1.ORANO2IMS, deploymentName string) {
diff --git a/internal/controllers/utils/utils.go b/internal/controllers/utils/utils.go
index 06c538b1a..ada5646a6 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/utils/utils.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 var oranUtilsLog = ctrl.Log.WithName("oranUtilsLog")
 
 func CreateK8sCR(ctx context.Context, c client.Client,
-	newObject client.Object, ownerObject client.Object, oldObject client.Object,
+	newObject client.Object, ownerObject client.Object,
 	runtimeScheme *runtime.Scheme, operation string) (err error) {
 
 	// Get the name and namespace of the object:
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ func CreateK8sCR(ctx context.Context, c client.Client,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Check if the CR already exists.
+	// Create an empty object of the same type of the new object. We will use it to fetch the
+	// current state.
+	objectType := reflect.TypeOf(newObject).Elem()
+	oldObject := reflect.New(objectType).Interface().(client.Object)
+
 	err = c.Get(ctx, key, oldObject)
 
 	// If there was an error obtaining the CR and the error was "Not found", create the object.
diff --git a/internal/controllers/utils/utils_test.go b/internal/controllers/utils/utils_test.go
index b87ee0337..5522566de 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DoesK8SResourceExist", func() {
 
 		// Create the deployment.
 		err = CreateK8sCR(context.TODO(), fakeClient,
-			deployment, orano2ims, &appsv1.Deployment{}, suitescheme, UPDATE)
+			deployment, orano2ims, suitescheme, UPDATE)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 		// Check that the deployment has been created.
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DoesK8SResourceExist", func() {
 
 		// Create the deployment.
 		err = CreateK8sCR(context.TODO(), fakeClient,
-			deployment, orano2ims, &appsv1.Deployment{}, suitescheme, UPDATE)
+			deployment, orano2ims, suitescheme, UPDATE)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 		// Check that the deployment has been created.
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DoesK8SResourceExist", func() {
 		// Update the SA Name.
 		newDeployment.Spec.Template.Spec.ServiceAccountName = "new-sa-name"
 		err = CreateK8sCR(context.TODO(), fakeClient,
-			newDeployment, orano2ims, &appsv1.Deployment{}, suitescheme, UPDATE)
+			newDeployment, orano2ims, suitescheme, UPDATE)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 		// Get the deployment and check that the SA Name has been updated.