diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesInitializer.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesInitializer.ts
index 8e85bb152c..c32023235f 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesInitializer.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesInitializer.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class KubernetesInitializer {
 
     return {
       customResources,
-      objectTypesToFetch: objectTypesToFetch ?? [],
+      objectTypesToFetch: objectTypesToFetch ?? DEFAULT_OBJECTS,
     };
   }