if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
			return nil
		}
		return err
	}
	if namespace.DeletionTimestamp == nil {
		return nil
	}

	klog.FromContext(ctx).V(5).Info("Namespace controller - syncNamespace", "namespace", namespace.Name, "finalizerToken", d.finalizerToken)

	// ensure that the status is up to date on the namespace
	// if we get a not found error, we assume the namespace is truly gone