diff --git a/hack/generate-lib-resources.py b/hack/generate-lib-resources.py
index 8f971db10..a8bac694b 100755
--- a/hack/generate-lib-resources.py
+++ b/hack/generate-lib-resources.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def generate_resourcebuilder(directory, types, clients, modifiers, health_checks
         client_properties['{}Client{}'.format(short_name, version)] = {
             'package': package,
             'client_short_name': client_short_name,
-            'type': '*{}.{}'.format(client_short_name, client['type']),
+            'type': '{}.{}'.format(client_short_name, client['type']),
             'protobuf': client['package'].startswith('k8s.io/') and 'kube-aggregator' not in client['package'],
         }
 
@@ -291,17 +291,17 @@ def scheme_group_versions(types):
         'k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1': {'CustomResourceDefinition'},
     }
     clients = {
-        'github.com/openshift/api/security/v1': {'package': 'github.com/openshift/client-go/security/clientset/versioned/typed/security/v1', 'type': 'SecurityV1Client'},
-        'github.com/openshift/api/config/v1': {'package': 'github.com/openshift/client-go/config/clientset/versioned/typed/config/v1', 'type': 'ConfigV1Client'},
-        'github.com/openshift/api/image/v1': {'package': 'github.com/openshift/client-go/image/clientset/versioned/typed/image/v1', 'type': 'ImageV1Client'},
-        'github.com/operator-framework/api/pkg/operators/v1': {'package': 'github.com/operator-framework/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/api/client/clientset/versioned/typed/operators/v1', 'type': 'OperatorsV1Client'},
-        'k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/admissionregistration/v1', 'type': 'AdmissionregistrationV1Client'},
-        'k8s.io/api/apps/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/apps/v1', 'type': 'AppsV1Client'},
-        'k8s.io/api/batch/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/batch/v1', 'type': 'BatchV1Client'},
-        'k8s.io/api/core/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1', 'type': 'CoreV1Client'},
-        'k8s.io/api/rbac/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/v1', 'type': 'RbacV1Client'},
-        'k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset/typed/apiextensions/v1', 'type': 'ApiextensionsV1Client'},
-        'k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/apiregistration/v1', 'type': 'ApiregistrationV1Client'},
+        'github.com/openshift/api/security/v1': {'package': 'github.com/openshift/client-go/security/clientset/versioned/typed/security/v1', 'type': 'SecurityV1Interface'},
+        'github.com/openshift/api/config/v1': {'package': 'github.com/openshift/client-go/config/clientset/versioned/typed/config/v1', 'type': 'ConfigV1Interface'},
+        'github.com/openshift/api/image/v1': {'package': 'github.com/openshift/client-go/image/clientset/versioned/typed/image/v1', 'type': 'ImageV1Interface'},
+        'github.com/operator-framework/api/pkg/operators/v1': {'package': 'github.com/operator-framework/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/api/client/clientset/versioned/typed/operators/v1', 'type': 'OperatorsV1Interface'},
+        'k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/admissionregistration/v1', 'type': 'AdmissionregistrationV1Interface'},
+        'k8s.io/api/apps/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/apps/v1', 'type': 'AppsV1Interface'},
+        'k8s.io/api/batch/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/batch/v1', 'type': 'BatchV1Interface'},
+        'k8s.io/api/core/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1', 'type': 'CoreV1Interface'},
+        'k8s.io/api/rbac/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/v1', 'type': 'RbacV1Interface'},
+        'k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset/typed/apiextensions/v1', 'type': 'ApiextensionsV1Interface'},
+        'k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration/v1': {'package': 'k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/apiregistration/v1', 'type': 'ApiregistrationV1Interface'},
     }
 
     modifiers = {
diff --git a/lib/resourcebuilder/resourcebuilder.go b/lib/resourcebuilder/resourcebuilder.go
index f25918e04..c9ac659b0 100644
--- a/lib/resourcebuilder/resourcebuilder.go
+++ b/lib/resourcebuilder/resourcebuilder.go
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ type builder struct {
 	mode     Mode
 	modifier MetaV1ObjectModifierFunc
 
-	admissionregistrationClientv1 *admissionregistrationclientv1.AdmissionregistrationV1Client
-	apiextensionsClientv1         *apiextensionsclientv1.ApiextensionsV1Client
-	apiregistrationClientv1       *apiregistrationclientv1.ApiregistrationV1Client
-	appsClientv1                  *appsclientv1.AppsV1Client
-	batchClientv1                 *batchclientv1.BatchV1Client
-	configClientv1                *configclientv1.ConfigV1Client
-	coreClientv1                  *coreclientv1.CoreV1Client
-	imageClientv1                 *imageclientv1.ImageV1Client
-	operatorsClientv1             *operatorsclientv1.OperatorsV1Client
-	rbacClientv1                  *rbacclientv1.RbacV1Client
-	securityClientv1              *securityclientv1.SecurityV1Client
+	admissionregistrationClientv1 admissionregistrationclientv1.AdmissionregistrationV1Interface
+	apiextensionsClientv1         apiextensionsclientv1.ApiextensionsV1Interface
+	apiregistrationClientv1       apiregistrationclientv1.ApiregistrationV1Interface
+	appsClientv1                  appsclientv1.AppsV1Interface
+	batchClientv1                 batchclientv1.BatchV1Interface
+	configClientv1                configclientv1.ConfigV1Interface
+	coreClientv1                  coreclientv1.CoreV1Interface
+	imageClientv1                 imageclientv1.ImageV1Interface
+	operatorsClientv1             operatorsclientv1.OperatorsV1Interface
+	rbacClientv1                  rbacclientv1.RbacV1Interface
+	securityClientv1              securityclientv1.SecurityV1Interface
 }
 
 func newBuilder(config *rest.Config, m manifest.Manifest) Interface {