diff --git a/authentik/outposts/controllers/k8s/base.py b/authentik/outposts/controllers/k8s/base.py
index a298ad325..d9f8a3c98 100644
--- a/authentik/outposts/controllers/k8s/base.py
+++ b/authentik/outposts/controllers/k8s/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Base Kubernetes Reconciler"""
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Generic, TypeVar
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Generic, Optional, TypeVar
 
 from django.utils.text import slugify
 from kubernetes.client import V1ObjectMeta
@@ -78,21 +78,26 @@ class KubernetesObjectReconciler(Generic[T]):
                 # pylint: disable=no-member
                 if isinstance(exc, ApiException) and exc.status == 422:
                     self.logger.debug("Failed to update current, triggering re-create")
-                    raise NeedsRecreate from exc
+                    self._recreate(current=current, reference=reference)
+                    return
                 self.logger.debug("Other unhandled error", exc=exc)
                 raise exc
         except NeedsRecreate:
-            self.logger.debug("Recreate requested")
-            if current:
-                self.logger.debug("Deleted old")
-                self.delete(current)
-            else:
-                self.logger.debug("No old found, creating")
-            self.logger.debug("Creating")
-            self.create(reference)
+            self._recreate(current=current, reference=reference)
         else:
             self.logger.debug("Object is up-to-date.")
 
+    def _recreate(self, reference: T, current: Optional[T] = None):
+        """Recreate object"""
+        self.logger.debug("Recreate requested")
+        if current:
+            self.logger.debug("Deleted old")
+            self.delete(current)
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug("No old found, creating")
+        self.logger.debug("Creating")
+        self.create(reference)
+
     def down(self):
         """Delete object if found"""
         if self.noop: