diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go b/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go
index a9d5c5fdb..b004768dc 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ type profileRunner struct {
 
 type descheduler struct {
 	rs                                *options.DeschedulerServer
-	ir                                *informerResources
+	kubeClientSandbox                 *kubeClientSandbox
 	getPodsAssignedToNode             podutil.GetPodsAssignedToNodeFunc
 	sharedInformerFactory             informers.SharedInformerFactory
 	namespacedSecretsLister           corev1listers.SecretNamespaceLister
@@ -102,34 +102,40 @@ type descheduler struct {
 	metricsProviders                  map[api.MetricsSource]*api.MetricsProvider
 }
 
-type informerResources struct {
+// kubeClientSandbox creates a sandbox environment with a fake client and informer factory
+// that mirrors resources from a real client, useful for dry-run testing scenarios
+type kubeClientSandbox struct {
+	client                clientset.Interface
 	sharedInformerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory
+	fakeKubeClient        *fakeclientset.Clientset
+	fakeFactory           informers.SharedInformerFactory
 	resourceToInformer    map[schema.GroupVersionResource]informers.GenericInformer
 }
 
-func newInformerResources(sharedInformerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory) *informerResources {
-	return &informerResources{
+func newKubeClientSandbox(client clientset.Interface, sharedInformerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory, resources ...schema.GroupVersionResource) (*kubeClientSandbox, error) {
+	sandbox := &kubeClientSandbox{
+		client:                client,
 		sharedInformerFactory: sharedInformerFactory,
 		resourceToInformer:    make(map[schema.GroupVersionResource]informers.GenericInformer),
 	}
-}
 
-func (ir *informerResources) Uses(resources ...schema.GroupVersionResource) error {
 	for _, resource := range resources {
-		informer, err := ir.sharedInformerFactory.ForResource(resource)
+		informer, err := sharedInformerFactory.ForResource(resource)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
-
-		ir.resourceToInformer[resource] = informer
+		sandbox.resourceToInformer[resource] = informer
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return sandbox, nil
 }
 
-// CopyTo Copy informer subscriptions to the new factory and objects to the fake client so that the backing caches are populated for when listers are used.
-func (ir *informerResources) CopyTo(fakeClient *fakeclientset.Clientset, newFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory) error {
-	for resource, informer := range ir.resourceToInformer {
-		_, err := newFactory.ForResource(resource)
+func (sandbox *kubeClientSandbox) buildSandbox() error {
+	sandbox.fakeKubeClient = fakeclientset.NewSimpleClientset()
+	sandbox.fakeFactory = informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(sandbox.fakeKubeClient, 0)
+
+	for resource, informer := range sandbox.resourceToInformer {
+		_, err := sandbox.fakeFactory.ForResource(resource)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error getting resource %s: %w", resource, err)
 		}
@@ -140,12 +146,23 @@ func (ir *informerResources) CopyTo(fakeClient *fakeclientset.Clientset, newFact
 		}
 
 		for _, object := range objects {
-			fakeClient.Tracker().Add(object)
+			if err := sandbox.fakeKubeClient.Tracker().Add(object); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error adding object to tracker: %w", err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (sandbox *kubeClientSandbox) fakeClient() *fakeclientset.Clientset {
+	return sandbox.fakeKubeClient
+}
+
+func (sandbox *kubeClientSandbox) fakeSharedInformerFactory() informers.SharedInformerFactory {
+	return sandbox.fakeFactory
+}
+
 func metricsProviderListToMap(providersList []api.MetricsProvider) map[api.MetricsSource]*api.MetricsProvider {
 	providersMap := make(map[api.MetricsSource]*api.MetricsProvider)
 	for _, provider := range providersList {
@@ -157,16 +174,19 @@ func metricsProviderListToMap(providersList []api.MetricsProvider) map[api.Metri
 func newDescheduler(ctx context.Context, rs *options.DeschedulerServer, deschedulerPolicy *api.DeschedulerPolicy, evictionPolicyGroupVersion string, eventRecorder events.EventRecorder, sharedInformerFactory, namespacedSharedInformerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory) (*descheduler, error) {
 	podInformer := sharedInformerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Informer()
 
-	ir := newInformerResources(sharedInformerFactory)
-	ir.Uses(v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("pods"),
+	// Future work could be to let each plugin declare what type of resources it needs; that way dry runs would stay
+	// consistent with the real runs without having to keep the list here in sync.
+	kubeClientSandbox, err := newKubeClientSandbox(rs.Client, sharedInformerFactory,
+		v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("pods"),
 		v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("nodes"),
-		// Future work could be to let each plugin declare what type of resources it needs; that way dry runs would stay
-		// consistent with the real runs without having to keep the list here in sync.
-		v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("namespaces"),                 // Used by the defaultevictor plugin
-		schedulingv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("priorityclasses"),  // Used by the defaultevictor plugin
-		policyv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("poddisruptionbudgets"), // Used by the defaultevictor plugin
-		v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("persistentvolumeclaims"),     // Used by the defaultevictor plugin
-	) // Used by the defaultevictor plugin
+		v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("namespaces"),
+		schedulingv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("priorityclasses"),
+		policyv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("poddisruptionbudgets"),
+		v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("persistentvolumeclaims"),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create kube client sandbox: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	getPodsAssignedToNode, err := podutil.BuildGetPodsAssignedToNodeFunc(podInformer)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -195,7 +215,7 @@ func newDescheduler(ctx context.Context, rs *options.DeschedulerServer, deschedu
 
 	desch := &descheduler{
 		rs:                     rs,
-		ir:                     ir,
+		kubeClientSandbox:      kubeClientSandbox,
 		getPodsAssignedToNode:  getPodsAssignedToNode,
 		sharedInformerFactory:  sharedInformerFactory,
 		deschedulerPolicy:      deschedulerPolicy,
@@ -367,16 +387,17 @@ func (d *descheduler) runDeschedulerLoop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if d.rs.DryRun {
 		klog.V(3).Infof("Building a cached client from the cluster for the dry run")
 		// Create a new cache so we start from scratch without any leftovers
-		fakeClient := fakeclientset.NewSimpleClientset()
-		// simulate a pod eviction by deleting a pod
-		fakeClient.PrependReactor("create", "pods", d.podEvictionReactionFnc(fakeClient))
-		fakeSharedInformerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(fakeClient, 0)
-
-		err := d.ir.CopyTo(fakeClient, fakeSharedInformerFactory)
+		err := d.kubeClientSandbox.buildSandbox()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		fakeClient := d.kubeClientSandbox.fakeClient()
+		fakeSharedInformerFactory := d.kubeClientSandbox.fakeSharedInformerFactory()
+
+		// simulate a pod eviction by deleting a pod
+		fakeClient.PrependReactor("create", "pods", d.podEvictionReactionFnc(fakeClient))
+
 		// create a new instance of the shared informer factor from the cached client
 		// register the pod informer, otherwise it will not get running
 		d.getPodsAssignedToNode, err = podutil.BuildGetPodsAssignedToNodeFunc(fakeSharedInformerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Informer())