diff --git a/kpops/components/base_components/kafka_connector.py b/kpops/components/base_components/kafka_connector.py
index 2d0d9cd03..1f4aeb43b 100644
--- a/kpops/components/base_components/kafka_connector.py
+++ b/kpops/components/base_components/kafka_connector.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class KafkaConnector(PipelineComponent, ABC):
         description=describe_attr("resetter_values", __doc__),
     )
 
+    _connector_type: KafkaConnectorType = Field(default=..., hidden_from_schema=True)
+
     @validator("app", pre=True)
     def connector_config_should_have_component_name(
         cls,
@@ -172,7 +174,6 @@ def clean(self, dry_run: bool) -> None:
 
     def _run_connect_resetter(
         self,
-        connector_type: KafkaConnectorType,
         dry_run: bool,
         retain_clean_jobs: bool,
         **kwargs,
@@ -183,7 +184,6 @@ def _run_connect_resetter(
         to make sure that there is no running clean job in the cluster. Then it releases a cleanup job.
         If the retain_clean_jobs flag is set to false the cleanup job will be deleted.
 
-        :param connector_type: Type of the connector (SINK or SOURCE)
         :param dry_run: If the cleanup should be run in dry run mode or not
         :param retain_clean_jobs: If the cleanup job should be kept
         :param kwargs: Other values for the KafkaConnectResetter
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ def _run_connect_resetter(
 
         log.info(
             magentaify(
-                f"Connector Cleanup: deploy Connect {connector_type.value} resetter for {self.full_name}"
+                f"Connector Cleanup: deploy Connect {self._connector_type.value} resetter for {self.full_name}"
             )
         )
 
-        stdout = self.__install_connect_resetter(connector_type, dry_run, **kwargs)
+        stdout = self.__install_connect_resetter(dry_run, **kwargs)
 
         if dry_run:
             self.dry_run_handler.print_helm_diff(
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ def _run_connect_resetter(
 
     def __install_connect_resetter(
         self,
-        connector_type: KafkaConnectorType,
         dry_run: bool,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> str:
@@ -242,14 +241,12 @@ def __install_connect_resetter(
                 wait=True,
             ),
             values=self._get_kafka_connect_resetter_values(
-                connector_type,
                 **kwargs,
             ),
         )
 
     def _get_kafka_connect_resetter_values(
         self,
-        connector_type: KafkaConnectorType,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> dict:
         """Get connector resetter helm chart values
@@ -264,7 +261,7 @@ def _get_kafka_connect_resetter_values(
                     brokers=self.config.brokers,
                     **kwargs,
                 ),
-                connector_type=connector_type.value,
+                connector_type=self._connector_type.value,
                 name_override=self.full_name,
             ).dict(),
             **self.resetter_values,
@@ -296,6 +293,8 @@ class KafkaSourceConnector(KafkaConnector):
         description=describe_attr("offset_topic", __doc__),
     )
 
+    _connector_type = KafkaConnectorType.SOURCE
+
     @override
     def apply_from_inputs(self, name: str, topic: FromTopic) -> NoReturn:
         raise NotImplementedError("Kafka source connector doesn't support FromSection")
@@ -303,7 +302,6 @@ def apply_from_inputs(self, name: str, topic: FromTopic) -> NoReturn:
     @override
     def template(self) -> None:
         values = self._get_kafka_connect_resetter_values(
-            KafkaConnectorType.SOURCE,
             offset_topic=self.offset_topic,
         )
         stdout = self.helm.template(
@@ -330,7 +328,6 @@ def __run_kafka_connect_resetter(self, dry_run: bool) -> None:
         :param dry_run: Whether to do a dry run of the command
         """
         self._run_connect_resetter(
-            connector_type=KafkaConnectorType.SOURCE,
             dry_run=dry_run,
             retain_clean_jobs=self.config.retain_clean_jobs,
             offset_topic=self.offset_topic,
@@ -340,6 +337,8 @@ def __run_kafka_connect_resetter(self, dry_run: bool) -> None:
 class KafkaSinkConnector(KafkaConnector):
     """Kafka sink connector model"""
 
+    _connector_type = KafkaConnectorType.SINK
+
     @override
     def add_input_topics(self, topics: list[str]) -> None:
         existing_topics: str | None = getattr(self.app, "topics", None)
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ def add_input_topics(self, topics: list[str]) -> None:
 
     @override
     def template(self) -> None:
-        values = self._get_kafka_connect_resetter_values(KafkaConnectorType.SINK)
+        values = self._get_kafka_connect_resetter_values()
         stdout = self.helm.template(
             self._connector_resetter_release_name,
             self._resetter_helm_chart,