diff --git a/internal/controller/vrg_kubeobjects.go b/internal/controller/vrg_kubeobjects.go
index 9189dff24..40752f42b 100644
--- a/internal/controller/vrg_kubeobjects.go
+++ b/internal/controller/vrg_kubeobjects.go
@@ -513,12 +513,12 @@ func (v *VRGInstance) getVRGFromS3Profile(s3ProfileName string) (*ramen.VolumeRe
 	return vrg, nil
 }
 
-func (v *VRGInstance) kubeObjectsRecover(result *ctrl.Result, s3StoreProfile ramen.S3StoreProfile) error {
+func (v *VRGInstance) kubeObjectsRecover(result *ctrl.Result, s3ProfileName string) error {
 	if v.kubeObjectProtectionDisabled("recovery") {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	sourceVrg, err := v.getVRGFromS3Profile(s3StoreProfile.S3ProfileName)
+	sourceVrg, err := v.getVRGFromS3Profile(s3ProfileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("kube objects source VRG get error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@ func (v *VRGInstance) kubeObjectsRecover(result *ctrl.Result, s3StoreProfile ram
 	}
 
 	v.instance.Status.KubeObjectProtection.CaptureToRecoverFrom = captureToRecoverFromIdentifier
-	log := v.log.WithValues("number", captureToRecoverFromIdentifier.Number, "profile", s3StoreProfile.S3ProfileName)
+	log := v.log.WithValues("number", captureToRecoverFromIdentifier.Number, "profile", s3ProfileName)
 
-	return v.kubeObjectsRecoveryStartOrResume(result, s3StoreProfile.S3ProfileName, captureToRecoverFromIdentifier, log)
+	return v.kubeObjectsRecoveryStartOrResume(result, s3ProfileName, captureToRecoverFromIdentifier, log)
 }
 
 func (v *VRGInstance) findS3StoreAccessor(s3StoreProfile ramen.S3StoreProfile) (s3StoreAccessor, error) {
diff --git a/internal/controller/vrg_volrep.go b/internal/controller/vrg_volrep.go
index a96be43df..1bdbdf236 100644
--- a/internal/controller/vrg_volrep.go
+++ b/internal/controller/vrg_volrep.go
@@ -2010,9 +2010,7 @@ func (v *VRGInstance) restorePVsAndPVCsFromS3(result *ctrl.Result) (int, error)
 
 		var objectStore ObjectStorer
 
-		var s3StoreProfile ramendrv1alpha1.S3StoreProfile
-
-		objectStore, s3StoreProfile, err = v.reconciler.ObjStoreGetter.ObjectStore(
+		objectStore, _, err = v.reconciler.ObjStoreGetter.ObjectStore(
 			v.ctx, v.reconciler.APIReader, s3ProfileName, v.namespacedName, v.log)
 		if err != nil {
 			v.log.Error(err, "Kube objects recovery object store inaccessible", "profile", s3ProfileName)
@@ -2046,7 +2044,7 @@ func (v *VRGInstance) restorePVsAndPVCsFromS3(result *ctrl.Result) (int, error)
 
 		v.log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Restored %d PVs and %d PVCs using profile %s", pvCount, pvcCount, s3ProfileName))
 
-		return pvCount + pvcCount, v.kubeObjectsRecover(result, s3StoreProfile)
+		return pvCount + pvcCount, v.kubeObjectsRecover(result, s3ProfileName)
 	}
 
 	if NoS3 {