diff --git a/source/crd.go b/source/crd.go
index c15227592..b32b93e6e 100644
--- a/source/crd.go
+++ b/source/crd.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func NewCRDClientForAPIVersionKind(client kubernetes.Interface, kubeConfig, apiS
 }
 
 // NewCRDSource creates a new crdSource with the given config.
-func NewCRDSource(crdClient rest.Interface, namespace, kind string, annotationFilter string, labelSelector labels.Selector, scheme *runtime.Scheme) (Source, error) {
+func NewCRDSource(crdClient rest.Interface, namespace, kind string, annotationFilter string, labelSelector labels.Selector, scheme *runtime.Scheme, startInformer bool) (Source, error) {
 	sourceCrd := crdSource{
 		crdResource:      strings.ToLower(kind) + "s",
 		namespace:        namespace,
@@ -117,43 +117,46 @@ func NewCRDSource(crdClient rest.Interface, namespace, kind string, annotationFi
 		crdClient:        crdClient,
 		codec:            runtime.NewParameterCodec(scheme),
 	}
-	// external-dns already runs its sync-handler periodically (controlled by `--interval` flag) to ensure any
-	// missed or dropped events are handled.  specify a resync period 0 to avoid unnecessary sync handler invocations.
-	informer := cache.NewSharedInformer(
-		&cache.ListWatch{
-			ListFunc: func(lo metav1.ListOptions) (result runtime.Object, err error) {
-				return sourceCrd.List(context.TODO(), &lo)
+	if startInformer {
+		// external-dns already runs its sync-handler periodically (controlled by `--interval` flag) to ensure any
+		// missed or dropped events are handled.  specify a resync period 0 to avoid unnecessary sync handler invocations.
+		informer := cache.NewSharedInformer(
+			&cache.ListWatch{
+				ListFunc: func(lo metav1.ListOptions) (result runtime.Object, err error) {
+					return sourceCrd.List(context.TODO(), &lo)
+				},
+				WatchFunc: func(lo metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
+					return sourceCrd.watch(context.TODO(), &lo)
+				},
 			},
-			WatchFunc: func(lo metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-				return sourceCrd.watch(context.TODO(), &lo)
-			},
-		},
-		&endpoint.DNSEndpoint{},
-		0)
-	sourceCrd.informer = &informer
-	go informer.Run(wait.NeverStop)
+			&endpoint.DNSEndpoint{},
+			0)
+		sourceCrd.informer = &informer
+		go informer.Run(wait.NeverStop)
+	}
 	return &sourceCrd, nil
 }
 
 func (cs *crdSource) AddEventHandler(ctx context.Context, handler func()) {
-	log.Debug("Adding event handler for CRD")
-
-	// Right now there is no way to remove event handler from informer, see:
-	// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/79610
-	informer := *cs.informer
-	informer.AddEventHandler(
-		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-				handler()
+	if cs.informer != nil {
+		log.Debug("Adding event handler for CRD")
+		// Right now there is no way to remove event handler from informer, see:
+		// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/79610
+		informer := *cs.informer
+		informer.AddEventHandler(
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+				AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
+					handler()
+				},
+				UpdateFunc: func(old interface{}, new interface{}) {
+					handler()
+				},
+				DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
+					handler()
+				},
 			},
-			UpdateFunc: func(old interface{}, new interface{}) {
-				handler()
-			},
-			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-				handler()
-			},
-		},
-	)
+		)
+	}
 }
 
 // Endpoints returns endpoint objects.
diff --git a/source/crd_test.go b/source/crd_test.go
index a88fb4616..55b375f21 100644
--- a/source/crd_test.go
+++ b/source/crd_test.go
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func testCRDSourceEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 			labelSelector, err := labels.Parse(ti.labelFilter)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			cs, err := NewCRDSource(restClient, ti.namespace, ti.kind, ti.annotationFilter, labelSelector, scheme)
+			cs, err := NewCRDSource(restClient, ti.namespace, ti.kind, ti.annotationFilter, labelSelector, scheme, false)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			receivedEndpoints, err := cs.Endpoints(context.Background())
diff --git a/source/store.go b/source/store.go
index 942400aef..3f15572d0 100644
--- a/source/store.go
+++ b/source/store.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func BuildWithConfig(ctx context.Context, source string, p ClientGenerator, cfg
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		return NewCRDSource(crdClient, cfg.Namespace, cfg.CRDSourceKind, cfg.AnnotationFilter, cfg.LabelFilter, scheme)
+		return NewCRDSource(crdClient, cfg.Namespace, cfg.CRDSourceKind, cfg.AnnotationFilter, cfg.LabelFilter, scheme, true)
 	case "skipper-routegroup":
 		apiServerURL := cfg.APIServerURL
 		tokenPath := ""