diff --git a/pkg/controller/certificate-shim/gateways/controller.go b/pkg/controller/certificate-shim/gateways/controller.go
index c02d8b505..2b3e0ad87 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/certificate-shim/gateways/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/certificate-shim/gateways/controller.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (c *controller) ProcessItem(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	crt, err := c.gatewayLister.Gateways(namespace).Get(name)
+	gateway, err := c.gatewayLister.Gateways(namespace).Get(name)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		if k8sErrors.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (c *controller) ProcessItem(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return c.sync(ctx, crt)
+	return c.sync(ctx, gateway)
 }
 
 // Whenever a Certificate gets updated, added or deleted, we want to reconcile