diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 84812cd..6406d76 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
 	// to ensure that exec-entrypoint and run can make use of them.
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
 
+        "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
@@ -187,6 +189,10 @@ func main() {
 		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddr,
 		LeaderElection:         enableLeaderElection,
 		LeaderElectionID:       "f05533b6.engen.priv.no",
+		LeaseDuration:    pointer.Duration(30 * time.Second),
+                RenewDeadline:    pointer.Duration(20 * time.Second),
+                RetryPeriod:      pointer.Duration(5 * time.Second),
+
 		// LeaderElectionReleaseOnCancel defines if the leader should step down voluntarily
 		// when the Manager ends. This requires the binary to immediately end when the
 		// Manager is stopped, otherwise, this setting is unsafe. Setting this significantly
diff --git a/internal/controller/firewallgroup_controller.go b/internal/controller/firewallgroup_controller.go
index 105b3ae..811f21f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/firewallgroup_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/firewallgroup_controller.go
@@ -372,12 +372,12 @@ func (r *FirewallGroupReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.R
 	for _, firewall_group := range firewall_groups {
 		if firewall_group.Name == ipv4_name {
 			if len(ipv4) == 0 {
-				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Delete %s", ipv4_name))
-				err := r.UnifiClient.Client.DeleteFirewallGroup(context.Background(), r.UnifiClient.SiteID, firewall_group.ID)
+				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Delete %s: %s", ipv4_name, firewallGroup.Status.ResourcesManaged.IPV4Object.ID))
+				err := r.UnifiClient.Client.DeleteFirewallGroup(context.Background(), r.UnifiClient.SiteID, firewallGroup.Status.ResourcesManaged.IPV4Object.ID)
 				if err != nil {
 					msg := strings.ToLower(err.Error())
 					log.Info(msg)
-					if strings.Contains(msg, "api.err.objectreferredby") {
+					if strings.Contains(msg, "api.err.objectreferredby") || strings.Contains(msg,"invalid character") {
 						log.Info("Firewall group is in use. Invoking workaround...!")
 						firewall_group.GroupMembers = []string{"127.0.0.1"}
 						firewall_group.Name = firewall_group.Name + "-deleted"
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ func (r *FirewallGroupReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.R
 		if firewall_group.Name == ipv6_name {
 			if len(ipv6) == 0 {
 				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Delete %s", ipv6_name))
-				err := r.UnifiClient.Client.DeleteFirewallGroup(context.Background(), r.UnifiClient.SiteID, firewall_group.ID)
+				err := r.UnifiClient.Client.DeleteFirewallGroup(context.Background(), r.UnifiClient.SiteID, firewallGroup.Status.ResourcesManaged.IPV6Object.ID)
 				if err != nil {
 					msg := strings.ToLower(err.Error())
 					log.Info(msg)
-					if strings.Contains(msg, "api.err.objectreferredby") {
+					if strings.Contains(msg, "api.err.objectreferredby") || strings.Contains(msg,"invalid character") {
 						log.Info("Firewall group is in use. Invoking workaround...!")
 						firewall_group.GroupMembers = []string{"::1"}
 						firewall_group.Name = firewall_group.Name + "-deleted"
@@ -453,11 +453,11 @@ func (r *FirewallGroupReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.R
 		if firewall_group.Name == tcpports_name {
 			if len(tcpports) == 0 {
 				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Delete %s", tcpports_name))
-				err := r.UnifiClient.Client.DeleteFirewallGroup(context.Background(), r.UnifiClient.SiteID, firewall_group.ID)
+				err := r.UnifiClient.Client.DeleteFirewallGroup(context.Background(), r.UnifiClient.SiteID, firewallGroup.Status.ResourcesManaged.TCPPortsObject.ID)
 				if err != nil {
 					msg := strings.ToLower(err.Error())
 					log.Info(msg)
-					if strings.Contains(msg, "api.err.objectreferredby") {
+					if strings.Contains(msg, "api.err.objectreferredby") || strings.Contains(msg,"invalid character") {
 						log.Info("Firewall group is in use. Invoking workaround...!")
 						firewall_group.GroupMembers = []string{"0"}
 						firewall_group.Name = firewall_group.Name + "-deleted"
@@ -493,11 +493,11 @@ func (r *FirewallGroupReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.R
 		if firewall_group.Name == udpports_name {
 			if len(udpports) == 0 {
 				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Delete %s", udpports_name))
-				err := r.UnifiClient.Client.DeleteFirewallGroup(context.Background(), r.UnifiClient.SiteID, firewall_group.ID)
+				err := r.UnifiClient.Client.DeleteFirewallGroup(context.Background(), r.UnifiClient.SiteID, firewallGroup.Status.ResourcesManaged.UDPPortsObject.ID)
 				if err != nil {
 					msg := strings.ToLower(err.Error())
 					log.Info(msg)
-					if strings.Contains(msg, "api.err.objectreferredby") {
+					if strings.Contains(msg, "api.err.objectreferredby") || strings.Contains(msg,"invalid character") {
 						log.Info("Firewall group is in use. Invoking workaround...!")
 						firewall_group.GroupMembers = []string{"127.0.0.1"}
 						firewall_group.Name = firewall_group.Name + "-deleted"
diff --git a/internal/controller/networkconfiguration_controller.go b/internal/controller/networkconfiguration_controller.go
index 14d91c3..8bf9c9c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/networkconfiguration_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/networkconfiguration_controller.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package controller
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -111,10 +112,12 @@ func (r *NetworkconfigurationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl
 					Vlan:                      int64(unifinetwork.VLAN),
 					VlanEnabled:               unifinetwork.VLANEnabled,
 				}
-				networkObj.Spec = networkSpec
-				err := r.Update(ctx, &networkObj)
-				if err != nil {
-					return ctrl.Result{}, err
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(networkObj.Spec, networkSpec) {
+					networkObj.Spec = networkSpec
+					err := r.Update(ctx, &networkObj)
+					if err != nil {
+						return ctrl.Result{}, err
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -210,14 +213,19 @@ func (r *NetworkconfigurationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl
 			} else {
 				for _, networkCRD := range networkCRDs.Items {
 					if networkCRD.Spec.Name == unifinetwork.Name {
-						networkCRD.Spec = networkSpec
-					}
-					err := r.Update(ctx, &networkCRD)
-					if err != nil {
-						return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 10 * time.Minute}, err
-					}
-					if err = r.Status().Update(ctx, &networkCRD); err != nil {
-						return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 10 * time.Minute}, err
+						if !reflect.DeepEqual(networkCRD.Spec, networkSpec) {
+							networkCRD.Spec = networkSpec
+							err := r.Update(ctx, &networkCRD)
+							if err != nil {
+								return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 10 * time.Minute}, err
+							}
+						}
+						if !reflect.DeepEqual(networkCRD.Status, networkStatus) {
+							networkCRD.Status = networkStatus
+							if err = r.Status().Update(ctx, &networkCRD); err != nil {
+								return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 10 * time.Minute}, err
+							}
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}