diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationControllerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationControllerConfiguration.java
index 03f97982be..354e2b49e4 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationControllerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationControllerConfiguration.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.controller.ResourceEventFilter;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.controller.ResourceEventFilters;
 
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
+
 @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 public class AnnotationControllerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata>
     implements io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ControllerConfiguration<R> {
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ public boolean isGenerationAware() {
   @Override
   public Set<String> getNamespaces() {
     return Set.of(valueOrDefault(annotation, ControllerConfiguration::namespaces,
-        new String[] {Constants.WATCH_ALL_NAMESPACES}));
+        DEFAULT_NAMESPACES.toArray(String[]::new)));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfigurationOverrider.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfigurationOverrider.java
index f045a4a2e3..70a901d68e 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfigurationOverrider.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfigurationOverrider.java
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.KubernetesDependentResourceConfig;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.controller.ResourceEventFilter;
 
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.WATCH_CURRENT_NAMESPACE_SET;
+
 @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unused"})
 public class ControllerConfigurationOverrider<R extends HasMetadata> {
 
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ public ControllerConfigurationOverrider<R> withGenerationAware(boolean generatio
   }
 
   public ControllerConfigurationOverrider<R> watchingOnlyCurrentNamespace() {
-    this.namespaces = ResourceConfiguration.CURRENT_NAMESPACE_ONLY;
+    this.namespaces = WATCH_CURRENT_NAMESPACE_SET;
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ public ControllerConfigurationOverrider<R> addingNamespaces(String... namespaces
   public ControllerConfigurationOverrider<R> removingNamespaces(String... namespaces) {
     List.of(namespaces).forEach(this.namespaces::remove);
     if (this.namespaces.isEmpty()) {
-      this.namespaces = ResourceConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
+      this.namespaces = DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
     }
     return this;
   }
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ public ControllerConfigurationOverrider<R> settingNamespace(String namespace) {
   }
 
   public ControllerConfigurationOverrider<R> watchingAllNamespaces() {
-    this.namespaces = ResourceConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
+    this.namespaces = DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
     return this;
   }
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultResourceConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultResourceConfiguration.java
index 7ee116ac60..6a3737ae48 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultResourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultResourceConfiguration.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
+
 public class DefaultResourceConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata>
     implements ResourceConfiguration<R> {
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ public class DefaultResourceConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata>
   public DefaultResourceConfiguration(String labelSelector, Class<R> resourceClass,
       String... namespaces) {
     this(labelSelector, resourceClass,
-        namespaces == null || namespaces.length == 0 ? ResourceConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES
+        namespaces == null || namespaces.length == 0 ? DEFAULT_NAMESPACES
             : Set.of(namespaces));
   }
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public DefaultResourceConfiguration(String labelSelector, Class<R> resourceClass
     this.labelSelector = labelSelector;
     this.resourceClass = resourceClass;
     this.namespaces =
-        namespaces == null || namespaces.isEmpty() ? ResourceConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES
+        namespaces == null || namespaces.isEmpty() ? DEFAULT_NAMESPACES
             : namespaces;
   }
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/NamespaceChangeable.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/NamespaceChangeable.java
index d03f59a8d0..5630604cd9 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/NamespaceChangeable.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/NamespaceChangeable.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
+
 public interface NamespaceChangeable {
 
   /**
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ public interface NamespaceChangeable {
 
   default void changeNamespaces(String... namespaces) {
     changeNamespaces(
-        namespaces != null ? Set.of(namespaces) : ResourceConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES);
+        namespaces != null ? Set.of(namespaces) : DEFAULT_NAMESPACES);
   }
 
   default boolean allowsNamespaceChanges() {
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ResourceConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ResourceConfiguration.java
index 833063af93..8026946bb6 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ResourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ResourceConfiguration.java
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.ReconcilerUtils;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants;
 
-public interface ResourceConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata> {
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.WATCH_CURRENT_NAMESPACE_SET;
 
-  Set<String> DEFAULT_NAMESPACES = Collections.singleton(Constants.WATCH_ALL_NAMESPACES);
-  Set<String> CURRENT_NAMESPACE_ONLY = Collections.singleton(Constants.WATCH_CURRENT_NAMESPACE);
+public interface ResourceConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata> {
 
   default String getResourceTypeName() {
     return ReconcilerUtils.getResourceTypeName(getResourceClass());
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ default boolean watchCurrentNamespace() {
 
   static boolean currentNamespaceWatched(Set<String> namespaces) {
     failIfNotValid(namespaces);
-    return CURRENT_NAMESPACE_ONLY.equals(namespaces);
+    return WATCH_CURRENT_NAMESPACE_SET.equals(namespaces);
   }
 
   static void failIfNotValid(Set<String> namespaces) {
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
index b3388f969a..b6c7fcfb89 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.SecondaryToPrimaryMapper;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.informer.Mappers;
 
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
+
 public interface InformerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata>
     extends ResourceConfiguration<R> {
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ public InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> withSecondaryToPrimaryMapper(
 
     public InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> withNamespaces(String... namespaces) {
       return withNamespaces(
-          namespaces != null ? Set.of(namespaces) : ResourceConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES);
+          namespaces != null ? Set.of(namespaces) : DEFAULT_NAMESPACES);
     }
 
     public InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> withNamespaces(Set<String> namespaces) {
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ public InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> withNamespaces(Set<String> namespaces) {
      */
     public InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> withNamespaces(Set<String> namespaces,
         boolean followChanges) {
-      this.namespaces = namespaces != null ? namespaces : ResourceConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
+      this.namespaces = namespaces != null ? namespaces : DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
       this.inheritControllerNamespacesOnChange = true;
       return this;
     }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Constants.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Constants.java
index 7d7d44ec32..da9c117992 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Constants.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Constants.java
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 public final class Constants {
 
+  public static final Set<String> DEFAULT_NAMESPACES =
+      Collections.singleton(Constants.WATCH_ALL_NAMESPACES);
+  public static final Set<String> WATCH_CURRENT_NAMESPACE_SET =
+      Collections.singleton(Constants.WATCH_CURRENT_NAMESPACE);
+
   public static final String NO_VALUE_SET = "";
   public static final String WATCH_CURRENT_NAMESPACE = "JOSDK_WATCH_CURRENT";
   public static final String WATCH_ALL_NAMESPACES = "JOSDK_ALL_NAMESPACES";
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/MockControllerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/MockControllerConfiguration.java
index a58e3b5b73..caa02a7511 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/MockControllerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/MockControllerConfiguration.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ public static <R extends HasMetadata> ControllerConfiguration<R> forResource(
       Class<R> resourceType) {
     final ControllerConfiguration configuration = mock(ControllerConfiguration.class);
     when(configuration.getResourceClass()).thenReturn(resourceType);
-    when(configuration.getNamespaces()).thenReturn(ResourceConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES);
+    when(configuration.getNamespaces()).thenReturn(DEFAULT_NAMESPACES);
     when(configuration.getEffectiveNamespaces()).thenCallRealMethod();
     return configuration;
   }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java
index 8563fe4d01..b7e379ccf6 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.dsl.MixedOperation;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.SharedIndexInformer;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.cache.Indexer;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ResourceConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.informer.InformerConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.EventHandler;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.SecondaryToPrimaryMapper;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.simple.TestCustomResource;
 
+import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void setup() {
     when(informer.getIndexer()).thenReturn(mock(Indexer.class));
 
     when(informerConfiguration.getEffectiveNamespaces())
-        .thenReturn(ResourceConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAMESPACES);
+        .thenReturn(DEFAULT_NAMESPACES);
     when(informerConfiguration.getSecondaryToPrimaryMapper())
         .thenReturn(mock(SecondaryToPrimaryMapper.class));