diff --git a/pkg/controllers/node/node_controller.go b/pkg/controllers/node/node_controller.go
index c0197cb74..ff35cf645 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/node/node_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/node/node_controller.go
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ func (r *NodeReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.
 		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			log.Info("node not found", "req", req.NamespacedName)
 			deleted = true
+			if err := r.Service.SyncNodeStore(req.NamespacedName.Name, deleted); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "failed to sync node store", "req", req.NamespacedName)
+				return ctrl.Result{}, err
+			}
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 		} else {
 			log.Error(err, "unable to fetch node", "req", req.NamespacedName)
+			return common.ResultNormal, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 		}
-		return common.ResultNormal, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 	}
 	if common.NodeIsMaster(node) {
 		// For WCP supervisor cluster, the master node isn't a transport node.
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/node/node_controller_test.go b/pkg/controllers/node/node_controller_test.go
index 49d03dde7..aa734dbf8 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/node/node_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/node/node_controller_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/metrics"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/nsx"
 	servicecommon "github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/nsx/services/common"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/nsx/services/node"
 )
@@ -24,8 +25,12 @@ import (
 func createMockNodeService() *node.NodeService {
 	return &node.NodeService{
 		Service: servicecommon.Service{
-			NSXConfig: &config.NSXOperatorConfig{
-				NsxConfig: &config.NsxConfig{},
+			NSXClient: &nsx.Client{
+				NsxConfig: &config.NSXOperatorConfig{
+					CoeConfig: &config.CoeConfig{
+						Cluster: "k8scl-one:test",
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -90,18 +95,28 @@ func TestNodeReconciler_Reconcile(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx := context.Background()
+			nodeName := "test-node"
 
 			if tt.existingNode != nil {
+				nodeName = tt.existingNode.Name
 				err := reconciler.Client.Create(ctx, tt.existingNode)
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			}
 
 			req := ctrl.Request{
 				NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{
-					Name: "test-node",
+					Name: nodeName,
 				},
 			}
 
+			if tt.name != "Master Node" {
+				patchesSyncNodeStore := gomonkey.ApplyFunc((*node.NodeService).SyncNodeStore,
+					func(n *node.NodeService, nodeName string, deleted bool) error {
+						return nil
+					})
+				defer patchesSyncNodeStore.Reset()
+			}
+
 			result, err := reconciler.Reconcile(ctx, req)
 
 			if tt.expectedErr {