diff --git a/tools/cache/reflector.go b/tools/cache/reflector.go
index d0cb2dd1..4967f98d 100644
--- a/tools/cache/reflector.go
+++ b/tools/cache/reflector.go
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ func (r *Reflector) resyncChan() (<-chan time.Time, func() bool) {
 func (r *Reflector) ListAndWatch(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Listing and watching %v from %s", r.expectedType, r.name)
 	var resourceVersion string
-	resyncCh, cleanup := r.resyncChan()
-	defer cleanup()
 
 	// Explicitly set "0" as resource version - it's fine for the List()
 	// to be served from cache and potentially be delayed relative to
@@ -272,6 +270,10 @@ func (r *Reflector) ListAndWatch(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 	cancelCh := make(chan struct{})
 	defer close(cancelCh)
 	go func() {
+		resyncCh, cleanup := r.resyncChan()
+		defer func() {
+			cleanup() // Call the last one written into cleanup
+		}()
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-resyncCh: