diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3747357da6a..7e4e9971142 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -214,6 +214,21 @@ func main() { //nolint:funlen
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Create default DSC CR for managed RHODS
+	if platform == cluster.ManagedRhods {
+		var createDefaultDSCFunc manager.RunnableFunc = func(ctx context.Context) error {
+			err := upgrade.CreateDefaultDSC(context.TODO(), setupClient)
+			if err != nil {
+				setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create default DSC CR by the operator")
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+		err := mgr.Add(createDefaultDSCFunc)
+		if err != nil {
+			setupLog.Error(err, "error scheduling DSC creation")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
 	// Cleanup resources from previous v2 releases
 	var cleanExistingResourceFunc manager.RunnableFunc = func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err = upgrade.CleanupExistingResource(ctx, setupClient, platform, dscApplicationsNamespace, dscMonitoringNamespace); err != nil {
@@ -222,13 +237,6 @@ func main() { //nolint:funlen
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Create default DSC CR for managed RHODS
-	if platform == cluster.ManagedRhods {
-		if err := upgrade.CreateDefaultDSC(context.TODO(), setupClient); err != nil {
-			setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create default DSC CR by the operator")
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-	}
 	err = mgr.Add(cleanExistingResourceFunc)
 	if err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "error remove deprecated resources from previous version")
diff --git a/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go b/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go
index 064bc087a8a..b2e478198fb 100644
--- a/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func CreateDefaultDSC(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) error {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	err := cli.Create(ctx, releaseDataScienceCluster)
+	err := cluster.CreateWithRetry(ctx, cli, releaseDataScienceCluster, 1) // 1 min timeout
 	switch {
 	case err == nil:
 		fmt.Printf("created DataScienceCluster resource\n")