diff --git a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/client.go b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/client.go
index b827e52a5..7dddb8cda 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/client.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/client.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	GetSecret(namespace, name string) (*corev1.Secret, bool, error)
 	GetEndpoints(namespace, name string) (*corev1.Endpoints, bool, error)
 	UpdateIngressStatus(ing *networkingv1.Ingress, ingStatus []corev1.LoadBalancerIngress) error
-	GetServerVersion() (*version.Version, error)
+	GetServerVersion() *version.Version
 }
 
 type clientWrapper struct {
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type clientWrapper struct {
 	ingressLabelSelector string
 	isNamespaceAll       bool
 	watchedNamespaces    []string
+	serverVersion        *version.Version
 }
 
 // newInClusterClient returns a new Provider client that is expected to run
@@ -135,6 +136,19 @@ func newClientImpl(clientset kubernetes.Interface) *clientWrapper {
 
 // WatchAll starts namespace-specific controllers for all relevant kinds.
 func (c *clientWrapper) WatchAll(namespaces []string, stopCh <-chan struct{}) (<-chan interface{}, error) {
+	// Get and store the serverVersion for future use.
+	serverVersionInfo, err := c.clientset.Discovery().ServerVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not retrieve server version: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	serverVersion, err := version.NewVersion(serverVersionInfo.GitVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse server version: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	c.serverVersion = serverVersion
+
 	eventCh := make(chan interface{}, 1)
 	eventHandler := &k8s.ResourceEventHandler{Ev: eventCh}
 
@@ -153,11 +167,6 @@ func (c *clientWrapper) WatchAll(namespaces []string, stopCh <-chan struct{}) (<
 		opts.LabelSelector = c.ingressLabelSelector
 	}
 
-	serverVersion, err := c.GetServerVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get server version: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	for _, ns := range namespaces {
 		factoryIngress := informers.NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(c.clientset, resyncPeriod, informers.WithNamespace(ns), informers.WithTweakListOptions(matchesLabelSelector))
 
@@ -230,13 +239,7 @@ func (c *clientWrapper) WatchAll(namespaces []string, stopCh <-chan struct{}) (<
 func (c *clientWrapper) GetIngresses() []*networkingv1.Ingress {
 	var results []*networkingv1.Ingress
 
-	serverVersion, err := c.GetServerVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failed to get server version: %v", err)
-		return results
-	}
-
-	isNetworkingV1Supported := supportsNetworkingV1Ingress(serverVersion)
+	isNetworkingV1Supported := supportsNetworkingV1Ingress(c.serverVersion)
 
 	for ns, factory := range c.factoriesIngress {
 		if isNetworkingV1Supported {
@@ -354,13 +357,7 @@ func (c *clientWrapper) UpdateIngressStatus(src *networkingv1.Ingress, ingStatus
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get ingress %s/%s: namespace is not within watched namespaces", src.Namespace, src.Name)
 	}
 
-	serverVersion, err := c.GetServerVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithoutContext().Errorf("Failed to get server version: %v", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if !supportsNetworkingV1Ingress(serverVersion) {
+	if !supportsNetworkingV1Ingress(c.serverVersion) {
 		return c.updateIngressStatusOld(src, ingStatus)
 	}
 
@@ -472,18 +469,12 @@ func (c *clientWrapper) GetSecret(namespace, name string) (*corev1.Secret, bool,
 }
 
 func (c *clientWrapper) GetIngressClasses() ([]*networkingv1.IngressClass, error) {
-	serverVersion, err := c.GetServerVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithoutContext().Errorf("Failed to get server version: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	if c.clusterFactory == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("cluster factory not loaded")
 	}
 
 	var ics []*networkingv1.IngressClass
-	if !supportsNetworkingV1Ingress(serverVersion) {
+	if !supportsNetworkingV1Ingress(c.serverVersion) {
 		ingressClasses, err := c.clusterFactory.Networking().V1beta1().IngressClasses().Lister().List(labels.Everything())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -531,13 +522,8 @@ func (c *clientWrapper) lookupNamespace(ns string) string {
 }
 
 // GetServerVersion returns the cluster server version, or an error.
-func (c *clientWrapper) GetServerVersion() (*version.Version, error) {
-	serverVersion, err := c.clientset.Discovery().ServerVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not retrieve server version: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return version.NewVersion(serverVersion.GitVersion)
+func (c *clientWrapper) GetServerVersion() *version.Version {
+	return c.serverVersion
 }
 
 // translateNotFoundError will translate a "not found" error to a boolean return
diff --git a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/client_mock_test.go b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/client_mock_test.go
index 195580692..6cc6ef138 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/client_mock_test.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/client_mock_test.go
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func (c clientMock) GetIngresses() []*networkingv1.Ingress {
 	return c.ingresses
 }
 
-func (c clientMock) GetServerVersion() (*version.Version, error) {
-	return c.serverVersion, nil
+func (c clientMock) GetServerVersion() *version.Version {
+	return c.serverVersion
 }
 
 func (c clientMock) GetService(namespace, name string) (*corev1.Service, bool, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go
index a3c7eac46..2e1869fa8 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go
@@ -189,11 +189,7 @@ func (p *Provider) loadConfigurationFromIngresses(ctx context.Context, client Cl
 		TCP: &dynamic.TCPConfiguration{},
 	}
 
-	serverVersion, err := client.GetServerVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.FromContext(ctx).Errorf("Failed to get server version: %v", err)
-		return conf
-	}
+	serverVersion := client.GetServerVersion()
 
 	var ingressClasses []*networkingv1.IngressClass