diff --git a/pkg/registry/flowcontrol/ensurer/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/flowcontrol/ensurer/strategy.go
index 89a2c6f74ad..26eec036071 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/flowcontrol/ensurer/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/flowcontrol/ensurer/strategy.go
@@ -262,25 +262,25 @@ func EnsureConfiguration[ObjectType configurationObjectType](ctx context.Context
 			break
 		}
 		if !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve %s type=%s name=%q error=%w", bootstrap.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind, configurationType, name, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve %T type=%s name=%q error=%w", bootstrap, configurationType, name, err)
 		}
 
 		// we always re-create a missing configuration object
 		if _, err = ops.Create(ctx, ops.DeepCopy(bootstrap), metav1.CreateOptions{FieldManager: fieldManager}); err == nil {
-			klog.V(2).InfoS(fmt.Sprintf("Successfully created %s", bootstrap.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind), "type", configurationType, "name", name)
+			klog.V(2).InfoS(fmt.Sprintf("Successfully created %T", bootstrap), "type", configurationType, "name", name)
 			return nil
 		}
 
 		if !apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot create %s type=%s name=%q error=%w", bootstrap.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind, configurationType, name, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot create %T type=%s name=%q error=%w", bootstrap, configurationType, name, err)
 		}
-		klog.V(5).InfoS(fmt.Sprintf("Something created the %s concurrently", bootstrap.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind), "type", configurationType, "name", name)
+		klog.V(5).InfoS(fmt.Sprintf("Something created the %T concurrently", bootstrap), "type", configurationType, "name", name)
 	}
 
-	klog.V(5).InfoS(fmt.Sprintf("The %s already exists, checking whether it is up to date", bootstrap.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind), "type", configurationType, "name", name)
+	klog.V(5).InfoS(fmt.Sprintf("The %T already exists, checking whether it is up to date", bootstrap), "type", configurationType, "name", name)
 	newObject, update, err := strategy.ReviseIfNeeded(ops, current, bootstrap)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to determine whether auto-update is required for %s type=%s name=%q error=%w", bootstrap.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind, configurationType, name, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to determine whether auto-update is required for %T type=%s name=%q error=%w", bootstrap, configurationType, name, err)
 	}
 	if !update {
 		if klogV := klog.V(5); klogV.Enabled() {
@@ -291,16 +291,16 @@ func EnsureConfiguration[ObjectType configurationObjectType](ctx context.Context
 	}
 
 	if _, err = ops.Update(ctx, newObject, metav1.UpdateOptions{FieldManager: fieldManager}); err == nil {
-		klog.V(2).Infof("Updated the %s type=%s name=%q diff: %s", bootstrap.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind, configurationType, name, cmp.Diff(current, bootstrap))
+		klog.V(2).Infof("Updated the %T type=%s name=%q diff: %s", bootstrap, configurationType, name, cmp.Diff(current, bootstrap))
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	if apierrors.IsConflict(err) {
-		klog.V(2).InfoS(fmt.Sprintf("Something updated the %s concurrently, I will check its spec later", bootstrap.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind), "type", configurationType, "name", name)
+		klog.V(2).InfoS(fmt.Sprintf("Something updated the %T concurrently, I will check its spec later", bootstrap), "type", configurationType, "name", name)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("failed to update the %s, will retry later type=%s name=%q error=%w", bootstrap.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind, configurationType, name, err)
+	return fmt.Errorf("failed to update the %T, will retry later type=%s name=%q error=%w", bootstrap, configurationType, name, err)
 }
 
 // RemoveUnwantedObjects attempts to delete the configuration objects