diff --git a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer.go b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer.go
index d7cf9f8d7..fa0e35599 100644
--- a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer.go
+++ b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package importer
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/openshift/api"
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	apiextensionsv1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	operatorv1 "open-cluster-management.io/api/operator/v1"
 	"open-cluster-management.io/sdk-go/pkg/patcher"
 
+	"open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/common/helpers"
 	"open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/common/queue"
 	"open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/operator/helpers/chart"
 	cloudproviders "open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers"
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ func (i *Importer) sync(ctx context.Context, syncCtx factory.SyncContext) error
 
 	cluster, err := i.clusterLister.Get(clusterName)
 	switch {
-	case errors.IsNotFound(err):
+	case apierrors.IsNotFound(err):
 		return nil
 	case err != nil:
 		return err
@@ -130,15 +132,17 @@ func (i *Importer) sync(ctx context.Context, syncCtx factory.SyncContext) error
 	if updatedErr != nil {
 		return updatedErr
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if updated {
 		syncCtx.Recorder().Eventf(
 			"ManagedClusterImported", "managed cluster %s is imported", clusterName)
 	}
+	var rqe helpers.RequeueError
+	if err != nil && errors.As(err, &rqe) {
+		syncCtx.Queue().AddAfter(clusterName, rqe.RequeueTime)
+		return nil
+	}
 
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
 
 func (i *Importer) reconcile(
@@ -259,7 +263,7 @@ func ApplyKlusterlet(
 	recorder events.Recorder,
 	required *operatorv1.Klusterlet) (*operatorv1.Klusterlet, bool, error) {
 	existing, err := client.OperatorV1().Klusterlets().Get(ctx, required.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		requiredCopy := required.DeepCopy()
 		actual, err := client.OperatorV1().Klusterlets().Create(ctx, requiredCopy, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		resourcehelper.ReportCreateEvent(recorder, required, err)
diff --git a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer_test.go b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer_test.go
index bc770e1a2..90019afc5 100644
--- a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	clusterv1 "open-cluster-management.io/api/cluster/v1"
 	"open-cluster-management.io/sdk-go/pkg/patcher"
 
+	"open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/common/helpers"
 	testingcommon "open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/common/testing"
 	"open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers"
 	cloudproviders "open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers"
@@ -70,6 +71,24 @@ func TestSync(t *testing.T) {
 				testingcommon.AssertNoActions(t, actions)
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "clients for remote cluster is not generated with requeue error",
+			provider: &fakeProvider{isOwned: true, noClients: true, kubeConfigErr: helpers.NewRequeueError("test", 1*time.Minute)},
+			key:      "cluster1",
+			cluster:  &clusterv1.ManagedCluster{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cluster1"}},
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, actions []clienttesting.Action) {
+				testingcommon.AssertActions(t, actions, "patch")
+				patch := actions[0].(clienttesting.PatchAction).GetPatch()
+				managedCluster := &clusterv1.ManagedCluster{}
+				err := json.Unmarshal(patch, managedCluster)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if !meta.IsStatusConditionFalse(managedCluster.Status.Conditions, ManagedClusterConditionImported) {
+					t.Errorf("expected managed cluster to be imported")
+				}
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:     "clients for remote cluster is not generated",
 			provider: &fakeProvider{isOwned: true, noClients: true},
diff --git a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers/capi/provider.go b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers/capi/provider.go
index 28bdefcff..96956f544 100644
--- a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers/capi/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers/capi/provider.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	clusterinformerv1 "open-cluster-management.io/api/client/cluster/informers/externalversions/cluster/v1"
 	clusterv1 "open-cluster-management.io/api/cluster/v1"
 
+	"open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/common/helpers"
 	"open-cluster-management.io/ocm/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers"
 )
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func (c *CAPIProvider) Clients(ctx context.Context, cluster *clusterv1.ManagedCl
 	case apierrors.IsNotFound(err):
 		logger.V(4).Info(
 			"kubeconfig secret is not found", "name", name+"-kubeconfig", "namespace", namespace)
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, helpers.NewRequeueError("kubeconfig secret is not found", 1*time.Minute)
 	case err != nil:
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers/capi/provider_test.go b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers/capi/provider_test.go
index b1c00bb29..75de0161b 100644
--- a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers/capi/provider_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/providers/capi/provider_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestClients(t *testing.T) {
 			cluster: &clusterv1.ManagedCluster{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cluster1"}},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "capi cluster not provisionde",
+			name:    "capi cluster not provisioned",
 			cluster: &clusterv1.ManagedCluster{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cluster1"}},
 			capiObjects: []runtime.Object{
 				testingcommon.NewUnstructuredWithContent("cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta1", "Cluster", "cluster1", "cluster1",
@@ -114,8 +114,15 @@ func TestClients(t *testing.T) {
 			name:    "secret not found",
 			cluster: &clusterv1.ManagedCluster{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cluster1"}},
 			capiObjects: []runtime.Object{
-				testingcommon.NewUnstructured(
-					"cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta1", "Cluster", "cluster1", "cluster1")},
+				testingcommon.NewUnstructuredWithContent("cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta1", "Cluster", "cluster1", "cluster1",
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"status": map[string]interface{}{
+							"phase": "Provisioned",
+						},
+					},
+				),
+			},
+			expectErr: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "secret found with invalid key",