diff --git a/metadata/fake/simple.go b/metadata/fake/simple.go
index 5b585f3f..495f9ead 100644
--- a/metadata/fake/simple.go
+++ b/metadata/fake/simple.go
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ func (c *metadataResourceClient) List(ctx context.Context, opts metav1.ListOptio
 }
 
 func (c *metadataResourceClient) Watch(ctx context.Context, opts metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	opts.Watch = true
 	switch {
 	case len(c.namespace) == 0:
 		return c.client.Fake.
@@ -362,7 +363,6 @@ func (c *metadataResourceClient) Watch(ctx context.Context, opts metav1.ListOpti
 	case len(c.namespace) > 0:
 		return c.client.Fake.
 			InvokesWatch(testing.NewWatchAction(c.resource, c.namespace, opts))
-
 	}
 
 	panic("math broke")