diff --git a/pkg/config/configobserver/insighgtsdatagather_observer.go b/pkg/config/configobserver/insighgtsdatagather_observer.go
index 230e10d9f..3931a640b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/configobserver/insighgtsdatagather_observer.go
+++ b/pkg/config/configobserver/insighgtsdatagather_observer.go
@@ -19,15 +19,14 @@ import (
 type InsightsDataGatherObserver interface {
 	factory.Controller
 	GatherConfig() *v1alpha1.GatherConfig
-	GatherDataPolicy() *v1alpha1.DataPolicy
 	GatherDisabled() bool
 }
 
 type insightsDataGatherController struct {
 	factory.Controller
-	lock              sync.Mutex
-	configV1Alpha1Cli *configCliv1alpha1.ConfigV1alpha1Client
-	gatherConfig      *v1alpha1.GatherConfig
+	lock         sync.Mutex
+	cli          configCliv1alpha1.ConfigV1alpha1Interface
+	gatherConfig *v1alpha1.GatherConfig
 }
 
 func NewInsightsDataGatherObserver(kubeConfig *rest.Config,
@@ -39,10 +38,10 @@ func NewInsightsDataGatherObserver(kubeConfig *rest.Config,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	c := &insightsDataGatherController{
-		configV1Alpha1Cli: configV1Alpha1Cli,
+		cli: configV1Alpha1Cli,
 	}
 
-	insightDataGatherConf, err := c.configV1Alpha1Cli.InsightsDataGathers().Get(context.Background(), "cluster", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	insightDataGatherConf, err := c.cli.InsightsDataGathers().Get(context.Background(), "cluster", metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("Cannot read API gathering configuration: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ func NewInsightsDataGatherObserver(kubeConfig *rest.Config,
 }
 
 func (i *insightsDataGatherController) sync(ctx context.Context, _ factory.SyncContext) error {
-	insightDataGatherConf, err := i.configV1Alpha1Cli.InsightsDataGathers().Get(ctx, "cluster", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	insightDataGatherConf, err := i.cli.InsightsDataGathers().Get(ctx, "cluster", metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -83,10 +82,3 @@ func (i *insightsDataGatherController) GatherDisabled() bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
-
-// GatherDataPolicy provides DataPolicy attribute value defined in the API
-func (i *insightsDataGatherController) GatherDataPolicy() *v1alpha1.DataPolicy {
-	i.lock.Lock()
-	defer i.lock.Unlock()
-	return &i.gatherConfig.DataPolicy
-}
diff --git a/pkg/config/configobserver/insightsdatagather_observer_test.go b/pkg/config/configobserver/insightsdatagather_observer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb9995d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/config/configobserver/insightsdatagather_observer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package configobserver
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/openshift/api/config/v1alpha1"
+	fakeConfigCli "github.com/openshift/client-go/config/clientset/versioned/fake"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+func TestInsightsDataGatherSync(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                        string
+		insightsDatagatherToUpdated *v1alpha1.InsightsDataGather
+		expectedGatherConfig        *v1alpha1.GatherConfig
+		expectedDisable             bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Obfuscation configured and some disabled gatherers",
+			insightsDatagatherToUpdated: &v1alpha1.InsightsDataGather{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "cluster",
+				},
+				Spec: v1alpha1.InsightsDataGatherSpec{
+					GatherConfig: v1alpha1.GatherConfig{
+						DataPolicy:        v1alpha1.ObfuscateNetworking,
+						DisabledGatherers: []string{"fooGather", "barGather"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedGatherConfig: &v1alpha1.GatherConfig{
+				DataPolicy:        v1alpha1.ObfuscateNetworking,
+				DisabledGatherers: []string{"fooGather", "barGather"},
+			},
+			expectedDisable: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Gathering disabled and no obfuscation",
+			insightsDatagatherToUpdated: &v1alpha1.InsightsDataGather{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "cluster",
+				},
+				Spec: v1alpha1.InsightsDataGatherSpec{
+					GatherConfig: v1alpha1.GatherConfig{
+						DataPolicy:        v1alpha1.NoPolicy,
+						DisabledGatherers: []string{"ALL"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedGatherConfig: &v1alpha1.GatherConfig{
+				DataPolicy:        v1alpha1.NoPolicy,
+				DisabledGatherers: []string{"ALL"},
+			},
+			expectedDisable: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			insightDefaultConfig := &v1alpha1.InsightsDataGather{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "cluster",
+				},
+			}
+
+			client := fakeConfigCli.NewSimpleClientset(insightDefaultConfig)
+			idgObserver := insightsDataGatherController{
+				gatherConfig: &insightDefaultConfig.Spec.GatherConfig,
+				cli:          client.ConfigV1alpha1(),
+			}
+			err := idgObserver.sync(context.Background(), nil)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, &insightDefaultConfig.Spec.GatherConfig, idgObserver.GatherConfig())
+			_, err = idgObserver.cli.InsightsDataGathers().Update(context.Background(), tt.insightsDatagatherToUpdated, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			err = idgObserver.sync(context.Background(), nil)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedGatherConfig, idgObserver.GatherConfig())
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedDisable, idgObserver.GatherDisabled())
+		})
+	}
+}