diff --git a/controllers/upf/reconciler.go b/controllers/upf/reconciler.go
index 09d0881..8b5e940 100644
--- a/controllers/upf/reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/upf/reconciler.go
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ func (r *UPFDeploymentReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 	}
 
 	if deployment, err := createDeployment(log, configMapVersion, upfDeployment); err == nil {
+		// Set the controller reference, specifying that UPFDeployment controls the underlying Deployment
+		if err := ctrl.SetControllerReference(upfDeployment, deployment, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Got error while setting Owner reference on Deployment", "Deployment.namespace", deployment.Name, "Deployment.name", deployment.Name)
+		}
 		if !deploymentFound {
 			// Only create Deployment in case all required NADs are present. Otherwise Requeue in 10 sec.
 			if ok := controllers.ValidateNetworkAttachmentDefinitions(ctx, r.Client, log, upfDeployment.Kind, deployment); ok {
-				// Set the controller reference, specifying that UPFDeployment controls the underlying Deployment
-				if err := ctrl.SetControllerReference(upfDeployment, deployment, r.Scheme); err != nil {
-					log.Error(err, "Got error while setting Owner reference on Deployment", "Deployment.namespace", deployment.Name, "Deployment.name", deployment.Name)
-				}
 
 				log.Info("Creating Deployment", "Deployment.namespace", deployment.Namespace, "Deployment.name", deployment.Name)
 				if err := r.Client.Create(ctx, deployment); err != nil {
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ func (r *UPFDeploymentReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 				log.Info("Not all NetworkAttachDefinitions available in current namespace, requeuing")
 				return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Duration(10) * time.Second}, nil
 			}
+		} else {
+			if err = r.Client.Update(ctx, deployment); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to update Deployment", "Deployment.namespace", deployment.Namespace, "Deployment.name", deployment.Name)
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		log.Error(err, "Failed to create Deployment")