diff --git a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/utils/util.go b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/utils/util.go
index 20ccdd966..8472974f8 100644
--- a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/utils/util.go
+++ b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/utils/util.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func addAnnotations(annotations map[string]string, meta *metav1.ObjectMeta) {
 	}
 }
 
-func InternalCertificatesSecret(cr *miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ, client client.Client) *corev1.Secret {
+func InternalCertificatesSecret(cr interface{}, client client.Client) *corev1.Secret {
 	name := cr.Spec.InternalCertificatesSecret
 
 	secretKey := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: cr.Namespace, Name: name}