diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure.go
index 25650e022b7..62da8dc27e3 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure.go
@@ -490,22 +490,8 @@ func initDiskControllers(az *Cloud) error {
 		cloud:                 az,
 	}
 
-	// BlobDiskController: contains the function needed to
-	// create/attach/detach/delete blob based (unmanaged disks)
-	blobController, err := newBlobDiskController(common)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("AzureDisk -  failed to init Blob Disk Controller with error (%s)", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	// ManagedDiskController: contains the functions needed to
-	// create/attach/detach/delete managed disks
-	managedController, err := newManagedDiskController(common)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("AzureDisk -  failed to init Managed  Disk Controller with error (%s)", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	az.BlobDiskController = blobController
-	az.ManagedDiskController = managedController
+	az.BlobDiskController = &BlobDiskController{common: common}
+	az.ManagedDiskController = &ManagedDiskController{common: common}
 	az.controllerCommon = common
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_blobDiskController.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_blobDiskController.go
index 1ff0a892cd4..2323a860f2a 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_blobDiskController.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_blobDiskController.go
@@ -62,18 +62,19 @@ var (
 	accountsLock = &sync.Mutex{}
 )
 
-func newBlobDiskController(common *controllerCommon) (*BlobDiskController, error) {
-	c := BlobDiskController{common: common}
+func (c *BlobDiskController) initStorageAccounts() {
+	accountsLock.Lock()
+	defer accountsLock.Unlock()
 
-	// get accounts
-	accounts, err := c.getAllStorageAccounts()
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("azureDisk - getAllStorageAccounts error: %v", err)
-		c.accounts = make(map[string]*storageAccountState)
-		return &c, nil
+	if c.accounts == nil {
+		// get accounts
+		accounts, err := c.getAllStorageAccounts()
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.Errorf("azureDisk - getAllStorageAccounts error: %v", err)
+			c.accounts = make(map[string]*storageAccountState)
+		}
+		c.accounts = accounts
 	}
-	c.accounts = accounts
-	return &c, nil
 }
 
 // CreateVolume creates a VHD blob in a storage account that has storageType and location using the given storage account.
@@ -217,6 +218,8 @@ func (c *BlobDiskController) deleteVhdBlob(accountName, accountKey, blobName str
 func (c *BlobDiskController) CreateBlobDisk(dataDiskName string, storageAccountType storage.SkuName, sizeGB int) (string, error) {
 	klog.V(4).Infof("azureDisk - creating blob data disk named:%s on StorageAccountType:%s", dataDiskName, storageAccountType)
 
+	c.initStorageAccounts()
+
 	storageAccountName, err := c.findSANameForDisk(storageAccountType)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go
index efdbb67275e..ba0d1b81bd8 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ type ManagedDiskOptions struct {
 	DiskMBpsReadWrite string
 }
 
-func newManagedDiskController(common *controllerCommon) (*ManagedDiskController, error) {
-	return &ManagedDiskController{common: common}, nil
-}
-
 //CreateManagedDisk : create managed disk
 func (c *ManagedDiskController) CreateManagedDisk(options *ManagedDiskOptions) (string, error) {
 	var err error