diff --git a/service/controller/resource/clustersecret/desired.go b/service/controller/resource/clustersecret/desired.go
index 4f82498a..61be049f 100644
--- a/service/controller/resource/clustersecret/desired.go
+++ b/service/controller/resource/clustersecret/desired.go
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ func (r *Resource) GetDesiredState(ctx context.Context, obj interface{}) ([]*cor
 					return nil, microerror.Mask(err)
 				}
 
+				// CAPV all clusters are private if the MC is private.
+				privateCluster = !reflect.ValueOf(r.proxy).IsZero()
+			case infra.VSphereClusterKind:
 				// CAPV all clusters are private if the MC is private.
 				privateCluster = !reflect.ValueOf(r.proxy).IsZero()
 			}
+
 		}
 	}