diff --git a/internal/operator-metrics/metrics.go b/internal/operator-metrics/metrics.go
index 43933d9d00..0fdf768685 100644
--- a/internal/operator-metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/operator-metrics/metrics.go
@@ -39,26 +39,26 @@ var (
 	openshiftInClusterMonitoringNamespace = "openshift-monitoring"
 )
 
-var _ manager.Runnable = &OperatorMetrics{}
+var _ manager.Runnable = operatorMetrics{}
 
-type OperatorMetrics struct {
+type operatorMetrics struct {
 	kubeClient client.Client
 	log        logr.Logger
 }
 
-func NewOperatorMetrics(config *rest.Config, scheme *runtime.Scheme, log logr.Logger) (OperatorMetrics, error) {
+func NewOperatorMetrics(config *rest.Config, scheme *runtime.Scheme, log logr.Logger) (manager.Runnable, error) {
 	kubeClient, err := client.New(config, client.Options{Scheme: scheme})
 	if err != nil {
-		return OperatorMetrics{}, err
+		return operatorMetrics{}, err
 	}
 
-	return OperatorMetrics{
+	return operatorMetrics{
 		kubeClient: kubeClient,
 		log:        log,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (om OperatorMetrics) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (om operatorMetrics) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	err := om.createOperatorMetricsServiceMonitor(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		om.log.Error(err, "error creating Service Monitor for operator metrics")
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ func (om OperatorMetrics) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (om OperatorMetrics) NeedLeaderElection() bool {
+func (om operatorMetrics) NeedLeaderElection() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (om OperatorMetrics) caConfigMapExists() bool {
+func (om operatorMetrics) caConfigMapExists() bool {
 	return om.kubeClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 		Name:      caBundleConfigMap,
 		Namespace: openshiftInClusterMonitoringNamespace,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (om OperatorMetrics) caConfigMapExists() bool {
 	) == nil
 }
 
-func (om OperatorMetrics) getOwnerReferences(ctx context.Context, namespace string) (metav1.OwnerReference, error) {
+func (om operatorMetrics) getOwnerReferences(ctx context.Context, namespace string) (metav1.OwnerReference, error) {
 	var deploymentList appsv1.DeploymentList
 
 	listOptions := []client.ListOption{
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (om OperatorMetrics) getOwnerReferences(ctx context.Context, namespace stri
 	return ownerRef, nil
 }
 
-func (om OperatorMetrics) createOperatorMetricsServiceMonitor(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (om operatorMetrics) createOperatorMetricsServiceMonitor(ctx context.Context) error {
 	rawNamespace, err := os.ReadFile(namespaceFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error reading namespace file: %w", err)
diff --git a/internal/operator-metrics/metrics_test.go b/internal/operator-metrics/metrics_test.go
index 166d02ee16..0189e3ed46 100644
--- a/internal/operator-metrics/metrics_test.go
+++ b/internal/operator-metrics/metrics_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestNewOperatorMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
 	metrics, err := NewOperatorMetrics(config, scheme, logr.Discard())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.NotNil(t, metrics.kubeClient)
+	assert.NotNil(t, metrics.(operatorMetrics).kubeClient)
 }
 
 func TestOperatorMetrics_Start(t *testing.T) {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestOperatorMetrics_Start(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	).Build()
 
-	metrics := OperatorMetrics{kubeClient: client}
+	metrics := operatorMetrics{kubeClient: client}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	errChan := make(chan error)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestOperatorMetrics_Start(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestOperatorMetrics_NeedLeaderElection(t *testing.T) {
-	metrics := OperatorMetrics{}
+	metrics := operatorMetrics{}
 	assert.True(t, metrics.NeedLeaderElection())
 }
 
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ func TestOperatorMetrics_caConfigMapExists(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	).Build()
 
-	metrics := OperatorMetrics{kubeClient: client}
+	metrics := operatorMetrics{kubeClient: client}
 
 	assert.True(t, metrics.caConfigMapExists())
 
 	// Test when the ConfigMap doesn't exist
 	clientWithoutConfigMap := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).Build()
-	metricsWithoutConfigMap := OperatorMetrics{kubeClient: clientWithoutConfigMap}
+	metricsWithoutConfigMap := operatorMetrics{kubeClient: clientWithoutConfigMap}
 	assert.False(t, metricsWithoutConfigMap.caConfigMapExists())
 }
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func TestOperatorMetrics_getOwnerReferences(t *testing.T) {
 				WithObjects(tt.objects...).
 				Build()
 
-			om := OperatorMetrics{
+			om := operatorMetrics{
 				kubeClient: fakeClient,
 				log:        logr.Discard(),
 			}