diff --git a/cmd/manager/main.go b/cmd/manager/main.go
index bf646b316..b5d9bc1cd 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -110,11 +110,10 @@ func main() {
 	catalogClient := catalogclient.New(cl, cache.NewFilesystemCache(cachePath, &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}))
 
 	if err = (&controllers.OperatorReconciler{
-		Client: cl,
-		Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
-		Resolver: solver.NewDeppySolver(
-			controllers.NewVariableSource(cl, catalogClient),
-		),
+		Client:        cl,
+		Scheme:        mgr.GetScheme(),
+		CatalogClient: catalogClient,
+		NewSolver:     solver.NewDeppySolver,
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "Operator")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/internal/catalogmetadata/client/client.go b/internal/catalogmetadata/client/client.go
index 80d879824..eb9bdc6f1 100644
--- a/internal/catalogmetadata/client/client.go
+++ b/internal/catalogmetadata/client/client.go
@@ -100,6 +100,34 @@ func (c *Client) Bundles(ctx context.Context) ([]*catalogmetadata.Bundle, error)
 	return allBundles, nil
 }
 
+func NewSnapshotClient(catalogClient *Client) *SnapshotClient {
+	return &SnapshotClient{
+		Client: catalogClient,
+	}
+}
+
+// SnapshotClient fetches data from catalogs and caches them for the lifetime of the
+// SnapshotClient instance. Meaning that any change to catalogs after the first call
+// of the client will not affect set of bundles returned by this instance.
+// This is convenient for bundle resolution process where we want all components
+// to have the same view of catalogs.
+type SnapshotClient struct {
+	*Client
+	bundlesSnapshot []*catalogmetadata.Bundle
+}
+
+func (c *SnapshotClient) Bundles(ctx context.Context) ([]*catalogmetadata.Bundle, error) {
+	if c.bundlesSnapshot == nil {
+		allBundles, err := c.Client.Bundles(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		c.bundlesSnapshot = allBundles
+	}
+
+	return c.bundlesSnapshot, nil
+}
+
 func PopulateExtraFields(catalogName string, channels []*catalogmetadata.Channel, bundles []*catalogmetadata.Bundle) ([]*catalogmetadata.Bundle, error) {
 	bundlesMap := map[string]*catalogmetadata.Bundle{}
 	for i := range bundles {
diff --git a/internal/controllers/operator_controller.go b/internal/controllers/operator_controller.go
index 3b0ef5067..487905462 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/operator_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/operator_controller.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	catalogd "github.com/operator-framework/catalogd/api/core/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/deppy/pkg/deppy"
+	"github.com/operator-framework/deppy/pkg/deppy/input"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/deppy/pkg/deppy/solver"
 	rukpakv1alpha1 "github.com/operator-framework/rukpak/api/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 
 	operatorsv1alpha1 "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/catalogmetadata"
+	catalogclient "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/catalogmetadata/client"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/controllers/validators"
 	olmvariables "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/resolution/variables"
 )
@@ -52,8 +54,9 @@ import (
 // OperatorReconciler reconciles a Operator object
 type OperatorReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	Scheme   *runtime.Scheme
-	Resolver *solver.DeppySolver
+	Scheme        *runtime.Scheme
+	CatalogClient *catalogclient.Client
+	NewSolver     func(variableSource input.VariableSource) *solver.DeppySolver
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=operators.operatorframework.io,resources=operators,verbs=get;list;watch
@@ -130,7 +133,8 @@ func (r *OperatorReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, op *operatorsv1alpha
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
 	// run resolution
-	solution, err := r.Resolver.Solve(ctx)
+	variableSource := NewVariableSource(r.Client, catalogclient.NewSnapshotClient(r.CatalogClient))
+	solution, err := r.NewSolver(variableSource).Solve(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		op.Status.InstalledBundleResource = ""
 		setInstalledStatusConditionUnknown(&op.Status.Conditions, "installation has not been attempted as resolution failed", op.GetGeneration())
diff --git a/internal/controllers/operator_controller_test.go b/internal/controllers/operator_controller_test.go
index 1f75c0518..837ff2fe1 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/operator_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/operator_controller_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/operator-framework/deppy/pkg/deppy/input"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/deppy/pkg/deppy/solver"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/alpha/declcfg"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/alpha/property"
@@ -37,9 +38,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Operator Controller Test", func() {
 		ctx = context.Background()
 		fakeCatalogClient = testutil.NewFakeCatalogClient(testBundleList)
 		reconciler = &controllers.OperatorReconciler{
-			Client:   cl,
-			Scheme:   sch,
-			Resolver: solver.NewDeppySolver(controllers.NewVariableSource(cl, &fakeCatalogClient)),
+			Client: cl,
+			Scheme: sch,
+			NewSolver: func(variableSource input.VariableSource) *solver.DeppySolver {
+				return solver.NewDeppySolver(
+					controllers.NewVariableSource(cl, &fakeCatalogClient),
+				)
+			},
 		}
 	})
 	When("the operator does not exist", func() {