diff --git a/pkg/helper/helpers.go b/pkg/helper/helpers.go
index af7e03a72..e48a5684c 100644
--- a/pkg/helper/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/helper/helpers.go
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ func DeleteAppliedResources(resources []workapiv1.AppliedManifestResourceMeta, d
 		}
 
 		pendingFinalization := u.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil && !u.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero()
+		waitingForFinalization := len(resource.UID) > 0
 		if pendingFinalization {
-			waitingForFinalization := len(resource.UID) > 0
 			if waitingForFinalization && resource.UID != string(u.GetUID()) {
 				// the instance is deleted, so do not add to the resourcesPendingDeletion list
 				continue
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func DeleteAppliedResources(resources []workapiv1.AppliedManifestResourceMeta, d
 		}
 
 		// forget this item if the UID does not match the resource UID we previously deleted
-		if len(resource.UID) > 0 && resource.UID != string(u.GetUID()) {
+		if waitingForFinalization && resource.UID != string(u.GetUID()) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/test/integration/work_test.go b/test/integration/work_test.go
index b646dc40a..ce485fe2b 100644
--- a/test/integration/work_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/work_test.go
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("ManifestWork", func() {
 	})
 
 	ginkgo.Context("Foreground deletion", func() {
-		var finalizer = "a.b.c/d"
+		var finalizer = "cluster.open-cluster-management.io/testing"
 		ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
 			manifests = []workapiv1.Manifest{
 				util.ToManifest(util.NewConfigmap(o.SpokeClusterName, "cm1", map[string]string{"a": "b"}, []string{finalizer})),