diff --git a/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/awsipam.go b/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/awsipam.go
index b962c1bbb879c..75bac41391cdb 100644
--- a/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/awsipam.go
+++ b/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/awsipam.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func (r *AWSIPAMReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 
 func (r *AWSIPAMReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		Named("aws_ipam").
 		For(&corev1.Node{}).
 		Complete(r)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/gceipam.go b/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/gceipam.go
index 2568f85429e10..0a750f4c0b1de 100644
--- a/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/gceipam.go
+++ b/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/gceipam.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func (r *GCEIPAMReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 
 func (r *GCEIPAMReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		Named("gce_ipam").
 		For(&corev1.Node{}).
 		Complete(r)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/legacy_node_controller.go b/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/legacy_node_controller.go
index 6b2d02f50ce87..d66ff772df390 100644
--- a/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/legacy_node_controller.go
+++ b/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/legacy_node_controller.go
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func (r *LegacyNodeReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 
 func (r *LegacyNodeReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		Named("legacy_node").
 		For(&corev1.Node{}).
 		Complete(r)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/node_controller.go b/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/node_controller.go
index a6913f724edb7..9e431c370d967 100644
--- a/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/node_controller.go
+++ b/cmd/kops-controller/controllers/node_controller.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func (r *NodeReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.
 
 func (r *NodeReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		Named("node").
 		For(&corev1.Node{}).
 		Complete(r)
 }