diff --git a/controllers/service_controller.go b/controllers/service_controller.go
index 54e7be56..4514b19d 100644
--- a/controllers/service_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/service_controller.go
@@ -238,25 +238,27 @@ func (r *ServiceReconciler) reconcileService(ctx context.Context, mms *mmesh.MMS
 		return nil, errors.New("unexpected state - MMService uninitialized"), false
 	}
 
-	sl := &corev1.ServiceList{}
-	if err := r.List(ctx, sl, client.HasLabels{"modelmesh-service"}, client.InNamespace(namespace)); err != nil {
-		return nil, err, false
+	if r.ClusterScope {
+		namespaceObj := &corev1.Namespace{}
+		// Get the namespace object to check label and state of the namespace
+		if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: namespace}, namespaceObj); err != nil {
+			return nil, err, false
+		}
+		// This will remove the goroutine when modelmesh is not enabled for a namespace.
+		//  - when the namespace does not have the annotation modelmesh-enabled
+		//  - when the namespace is under a Terminating state.
+		if !modelMeshEnabled(namespaceObj, r.ControllerDeployment.Namespace) {
+			r.ModelEventStream.RemoveWatchedService(serviceName, namespace)
+			r.Log.V(1).Info("Deleted Watched Service", "name", serviceName, "namespace", namespace)
+			return nil, nil, false
+		}
 	}
 
-	//This will remove the goroutine when modelmesh is not enabled for a namespace.
-	//  - when the namespace does not have the annotation modelmesh-enabled
-	//  - when the namespace is under a Terminating state.
-	n := &corev1.Namespace{}
-	if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: namespace}, n); err != nil {
+	sl := &corev1.ServiceList{}
+	if err := r.List(ctx, sl, client.HasLabels{"modelmesh-service"}, client.InNamespace(namespace)); err != nil {
 		return nil, err, false
 	}
 
-	if !modelMeshEnabled(n, r.ControllerDeployment.Namespace) {
-		r.ModelEventStream.RemoveWatchedService(serviceName, namespace)
-		r.Log.Info("Deleted Watched Service", "name", serviceName, "namespace", namespace)
-		return nil, nil, false
-	}
-
 	var s *corev1.Service
 	for i := range sl.Items {
 		ss := &sl.Items[i]
diff --git a/controllers/util.go b/controllers/util.go
index e2b0aea5..e0fdabc4 100644
--- a/controllers/util.go
+++ b/controllers/util.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ func modelMeshEnabled2(ctx context.Context, namespace, controllerNamespace strin
 	}
 	n := &corev1.Namespace{}
 	if err := client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: namespace}, n); err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// If the namespace has already been deleted, it can not be modelmesh namespace
+			return false, nil
+		}
 	}
 	return modelMeshEnabled(n, controllerNamespace), nil
 }