diff --git a/cmd/run/run.go b/cmd/run/run.go
index f1edb34..709b795 100644
--- a/cmd/run/run.go
+++ b/cmd/run/run.go
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 package run
 
 import (
+	"github.com/dapr-sandbox/dapr-kubernetes-operator/pkg/resources"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	admregv1 "k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
+	rtcache "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+	rtclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
 
 	"github.com/dapr-sandbox/dapr-kubernetes-operator/pkg/controller"
@@ -38,13 +46,34 @@ func NewRunCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "run",
 		Short: "run",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			selector, err := daprCtl.ReleaseSelector()
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to compute cache's watch selector")
+			}
+
+			controllerOpts.WatchSelectors = map[rtclient.Object]rtcache.ByObject{
+				// k8s
+				&rbacv1.ClusterRole{}:                    {Label: selector},
+				&rbacv1.ClusterRoleBinding{}:             {Label: selector},
+				&rbacv1.Role{}:                           {Label: selector},
+				&rbacv1.RoleBinding{}:                    {Label: selector},
+				&admregv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration{}: {Label: selector},
+				&corev1.Secret{}:                         {Label: selector},
+				&corev1.Service{}:                        {Label: selector},
+				&corev1.ServiceAccount{}:                 {Label: selector},
+				&appsv1.StatefulSet{}:                    {Label: selector},
+				&appsv1.Deployment{}:                     {Label: selector},
+				// dapr
+				resources.UnstructuredFor("dapr.io", "v1alpha1", "Configuration"): {Label: selector},
+			}
+
 			return controller.Start(controllerOpts, func(manager manager.Manager, opts controller.Options) error {
 				_, err := daprCtl.NewReconciler(cmd.Context(), manager, helmOpts)
 				if err != nil {
-					return err
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to set-up DaprControlPlane reconciler")
 				}
 
-				return err
+				return nil
 			})
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/operator.dapr.io_daprcontrolplanes.yaml b/config/crd/bases/operator.dapr.io_daprcontrolplanes.yaml
index e9eb2da..6dc8655 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/operator.dapr.io_daprcontrolplanes.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/operator.dapr.io_daprcontrolplanes.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.12.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.12.1
   name: daprcontrolplanes.operator.dapr.io
 spec:
   group: operator.dapr.io
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f2962ae..9e6de49 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.15.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0
 )
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.44.0 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.10.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.11.1 // indirect
 	github.com/rubenv/sql-migrate v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.1 // indirect
@@ -127,22 +127,23 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.14.0 // indirect
 	go.starlark.net v0.0.0-20230814145427-12f4cb8177e4 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.25.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230817173708-d852ddb80c63 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 // indirect
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20230525234030-28d5490b6b19 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.54.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.31.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.27.3 // indirect
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.28.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.28.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.28.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.28.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a782a73..822b1a0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20230301143203-a9d515a09cc2 h1:DklsrG3d
 github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20230301143203-a9d515a09cc2/go.mod h1:WaHUgvxTVq04UNunO+XhnAqY/wQc+bxr74GqbsZ/Jqw=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLju8=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
+github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0 h1:ip6w0uFQkncKQ979AypyG0ER7mqUSBdKLOgAle/AT8A=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ github.com/bugsnag/osext v0.0.0-20130617224835-0dd3f918b21b/go.mod h1:obH5gd0Bsq
 github.com/bugsnag/panicwrap v0.0.0-20151223152923-e2c28503fcd0 h1:nvj0OLI3YqYXer/kZD8Ri1aaunCxIEsOst1BVJswV0o=
 github.com/bugsnag/panicwrap v0.0.0-20151223152923-e2c28503fcd0/go.mod h1:D/8v3kj0zr8ZAKg1AQ6crr+5VwKN5eIywRkfhyM/+dE=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
+github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0 h1:a6HrQnmkObjyL+Gs60czilIUGqrzKutQD6XZog3p+ko=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:XrSqR1VqqWfGrhpAt58auRo0WTKS1nRRg3ghfAqPWnc=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 h1:DC2CZ1Ep5Y4k3ZQ899DldepgrayRUGE6BBZ/cd9Cj44=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
@@ -620,6 +622,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.2/go.mod h1:TjEm7ze935MbeOT/UhFTIMYKhuLP4wbCsT
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.3/go.mod h1:4A/X28fw3Fc593LaREMrKMqOKvUAntwMDaekg4FpcdQ=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.10.1 h1:kYK1Va/YMlutzCGazswoHKo//tZVlFpKYh+PymziUAg=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.10.1/go.mod h1:nwNm2aOCAYw8uTR/9bWRREkZFxAUcWzPHWJq+XBB/FM=
+github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.11.1 h1:xRC8Iq1yyca5ypa9n1EZnWZkt7dwcoRPQwX/5gwaUuI=
+github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.11.1/go.mod h1:eesXgaPo1q7lBpVMoMy0ZOFTth9hBn4W/y0/p/ScXhY=
 github.com/prometheus/tsdb v0.7.1/go.mod h1:qhTCs0VvXwvX/y3TZrWD7rabWM+ijKTux40TwIPHuXU=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v0.0.0-20150106093220-6724a57986af/go.mod h1:XWv6SoW27p1b0cqNHllgS5HIMJraePCO15w5zCzIWYg=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jVj6XXZzXRy/MSR5jhDC/2q6DgLz+nrA6LYCDYWNEvQ=
@@ -757,6 +761,8 @@ go.uber.org/zap v1.10.0/go.mod h1:vwi/ZaCAaUcBkycHslxD9B2zi4UTXhF60s6SWpuDF0Q=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.17.0/go.mod h1:MXVU+bhUf/A7Xi2HNOnopQOrmycQ5Ih87HtOu4q5SSo=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0 h1:FiJd5l1UOLj0wCgbSE0rwwXHzEdAZS6hiiSnxJN/D60=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0/go.mod h1:2kMP+WWQ8aoFoedH3T2sq6iJ2yDWpHbP0f6MQbS9Gkg=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.25.0 h1:4Hvk6GtkucQ790dqmj7l1eEnRdKm3k3ZUrUMS2d5+5c=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.25.0/go.mod h1:JIAUzQIH94IC4fOJQm7gMmBJP5k7wQfdcnYdPoEXJYk=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181029021203-45a5f77698d3/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
@@ -785,6 +791,8 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20191227195350-da58074b4299/go.mod h1:2RIsYlXP63K8oxa1u0
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200119233911-0405dc783f0a/go.mod h1:2RIsYlXP63K8oxa1u096TMicItID8zy7Y6sNkU49FU4=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200207192155-f17229e696bd/go.mod h1:J/WKrq2StrnmMY6+EHIKF9dgMWnmCNThgcyBT1FY9mM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200224162631-6cc2880d07d6/go.mod h1:3jZMyOhIsHpP37uCMkUooju7aAi5cS1Q23tOzKc+0MU=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230817173708-d852ddb80c63 h1:m64FZMko/V45gv0bNmrNYoDEq8U5YUhetc9cBWKS1TQ=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230817173708-d852ddb80c63/go.mod h1:0v4NqG35kSWCMzLaMeX+IQrlSnVE/bqGSyC2cz/9Le8=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190227222117-0694c2d4d067/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190802002840-cff245a6509b/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181026193005-c67002cb31c3/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
@@ -1047,12 +1055,15 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.1.7/go.mod h1:LGqMHiF4EqQNHR1JncWGqT5BVaXmza+X+BDGol+dOxo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.9.3 h1:Gn1I8+64MsuTb/HpH+LmQtNas23LhUVr3rYZ0eKuaMM=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.9.3/go.mod h1:owI94Op576fPu3cIGQeHs3joujW/2Oc6MtlxbF5dfNc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.12.1-0.20230815132531-74c255bcf846 h1:Vve/L0v7CXXuxUmaMGIEK/dEeq7uiqb5qBgQrZzIE7E=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.3.0 h1:8NFhfS6gzxNqjLIYnZxg319wZ5Qjnx4m/CcX+Klzazc=
 gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:AH3dM2RI6uoBZxn3LVrfvJ3E0/9dG4cSrbuBJT4moAY=
+gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 h1:Ci3iUJyx9UeRx7CeFN8ARgGbkESwJK+KB9lLcWxY/Zw=
+gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:AH3dM2RI6uoBZxn3LVrfvJ3E0/9dG4cSrbuBJT4moAY=
 google.golang.org/api v0.4.0/go.mod h1:8k5glujaEP+g9n7WNsDg8QP6cUVNI86fCNMcbazEtwE=
 google.golang.org/api v0.7.0/go.mod h1:WtwebWUNSVBH/HAw79HIFXZNqEvBhG+Ra+ax0hx3E3M=
 google.golang.org/api v0.8.0/go.mod h1:o4eAsZoiT+ibD93RtjEohWalFOjRDx6CVaqeizhEnKg=
@@ -1210,6 +1221,8 @@ k8s.io/api v0.28.0 h1:3j3VPWmN9tTDI68NETBWlDiA9qOiGJ7sdKeufehBYsM=
 k8s.io/api v0.28.0/go.mod h1:0l8NZJzB0i/etuWnIXcwfIv+xnDOhL3lLW919AWYDuY=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.27.3 h1:xAwC1iYabi+TDfpRhxh4Eapl14Hs2OftM2DN5MpgKX4=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.27.3/go.mod h1:BH3wJ5NsB9XE1w+R6SSVpKmYNyIiyIz9xAmBl8Mb+84=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.28.0 h1:CszgmBL8CizEnj4sj7/PtLGey6Na3YgWyGCPONv7E9E=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.28.0/go.mod h1:uRdYiwIuu0SyqJKriKmqEN2jThIJPhVmOWETm8ud1VE=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.23.5/go.mod h1:BEuFMMBaIbcOqVIJqNZJXGFTP4W6AycEpb5+m/97hrM=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.0 h1:ScHS2AG16UlYWk63r46oU3D5y54T53cVI5mMJwwqFNA=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.0/go.mod h1:X0xh/chESs2hP9koe+SdIAcXWcQ+RM5hy0ZynB+yEvw=
@@ -1225,6 +1238,7 @@ k8s.io/component-base v0.28.0 h1:HQKy1enJrOeJlTlN4a6dU09wtmXaUvThC0irImfqyxI=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.28.0/go.mod h1:Yyf3+ZypLfMydVzuLBqJ5V7Kx6WwDr/5cN+dFjw1FNk=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200413195148-3a45101e95ac/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20210813121822-485abfe95c7c/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=
+k8s.io/klog v1.0.0 h1:Pt+yjF5aB1xDSVbau4VsWe+dQNzA0qv1LlXdC2dF6Q8=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:PBfzABfn139FHAV07az/IF9Wp1bkk3vpT2XSJ76fSDE=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:Od+F08eJP+W3HUb4pSrPpgp9DGU4GzlpG/TmITuYh/Y=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.30.0/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
@@ -1247,6 +1261,8 @@ rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.15.1 h1:9UvgKD4ZJGcj24vefUFgZFP3xej/3igL9BsOUTb/+4c=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.15.1/go.mod h1:7ngYvp1MLT+9GeZ+6lH3LOlcHkp/+tzA/fmHa4iq9kk=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.0 h1:5koYaaRVBHDr0LZAJjO5dWzUjMsh6cwa7q1Mmusrdvk=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.0/go.mod h1:77DnuwA8+J7AO0njzv3wbNlMOnGuLrwFr8JPNwx3J7g=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20211020170558-c049b76a60c6/go.mod h1:p4QtZmO4uMYipTQNzagwnNoseA6OxSUutVw05NhYDRs=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
diff --git a/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_action_apply.go b/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_action_apply.go
index 814328f..b2fc0b4 100644
--- a/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_action_apply.go
+++ b/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_action_apply.go
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ func (a *ApplyAction) Run(ctx context.Context, rc *ReconciliationRequest) error
 			r := gvk.GroupVersion().String() + ":" + gvk.Kind
 
 			if _, ok := a.subscriptions[r]; !ok {
+
+				a.l.Info("watch", "ref", r)
+
 				err = rc.Reconciler.Watch(
 					&obj,
 					rc.Reconciler.EnqueueRequestForOwner(&daprApi.DaprControlPlane{}, handler.OnlyControllerOwner()),
@@ -135,6 +138,9 @@ func (a *ApplyAction) Run(ctx context.Context, rc *ReconciliationRequest) error
 			r := gvk.GroupVersion().String() + ":" + gvk.Kind
 
 			if _, ok := a.subscriptions[r]; !ok {
+
+				a.l.Info("watch", "ref", r)
+
 				err = rc.Reconciler.Watch(
 					&obj,
 					rc.Reconciler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(labelsToRequest),
@@ -196,6 +202,7 @@ func (a *ApplyAction) Run(ctx context.Context, rc *ReconciliationRequest) error
 
 		a.l.Info("run",
 			"apply", "true",
+			"gen", rc.Resource.Generation,
 			"ref", resources.Ref(&obj))
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_support.go b/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_support.go
index 83d681a..4cab357 100644
--- a/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_support.go
+++ b/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_support.go
@@ -88,3 +88,21 @@ func dependantWithLabels(watchUpdate bool, watchDelete bool) predicate.Predicate
 		},
 	)
 }
+
+func ReleaseSelector() (labels.Selector, error) {
+	hasReleaseNameLabel, err := labels.NewRequirement(DaprReleaseName, selection.Exists, []string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	hasReleaseNamespaceLabel, err := labels.NewRequirement(DaprReleaseNamespace, selection.Exists, []string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	selector := labels.NewSelector().
+		Add(*hasReleaseNameLabel).
+		Add(*hasReleaseNamespaceLabel)
+
+	return selector, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index 022a1a5..cb55a05 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http/pprof"
 	"time"
 
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/dapr-sandbox/dapr-kubernetes-operator/pkg/logger"
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
+	metricsserver "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics/server"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -38,12 +41,18 @@ func Start(options Options, setup func(manager.Manager, Options) error) error {
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:                        Scheme,
-		MetricsBindAddress:            options.MetricsAddr,
 		HealthProbeBindAddress:        options.ProbeAddr,
 		LeaderElection:                options.EnableLeaderElection,
 		LeaderElectionID:              options.LeaderElectionID,
 		LeaderElectionReleaseOnCancel: options.ReleaseLeaderElectionOnCancel,
 		LeaderElectionNamespace:       options.LeaderElectionNamespace,
+
+		Metrics: metricsserver.Options{
+			BindAddress: options.MetricsAddr,
+		},
+		Cache: cache.Options{
+			ByObject: options.WatchSelectors,
+		},
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/predicates/dependant.go b/pkg/controller/predicates/dependant.go
index 0d668a0..dc8fa8f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/predicates/dependant.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/predicates/dependant.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package predicates
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/wI2L/jsondiff"
@@ -93,18 +92,13 @@ func (p DependentPredicate) Update(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
 		log.Error(err, "failed to generate diff")
 		return true
 	}
-	d, err := json.Marshal(patch)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err, "failed to generate diff")
-		return true
-	}
 
 	log.Info("Reconciling due to dependent resource update",
 		"name", newObj.GetName(),
 		"namespace", newObj.GetNamespace(),
 		"apiVersion", newObj.GroupVersionKind().GroupVersion(),
 		"kind", newObj.GroupVersionKind().Kind,
-		"diff", string(d))
+		"diff", patch.String())
 
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/types.go b/pkg/controller/types.go
index 1944f6f..7371fbe 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/types.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package controller
 
+import (
+	rtcache "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+	rtclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
 type ClusterType string
 
 const (
@@ -15,4 +20,5 @@ type Options struct {
 	LeaderElectionNamespace       string
 	EnableLeaderElection          bool
 	ReleaseLeaderElectionOnCancel bool
+	WatchSelectors                map[rtclient.Object]rtcache.ByObject
 }
diff --git a/pkg/resources/resources.go b/pkg/resources/resources.go
index 0b4126c..cf8b22a 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/resources.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package resources
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+
 	"github.com/dapr-sandbox/dapr-kubernetes-operator/pkg/pointer"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
@@ -67,3 +69,14 @@ func Ref(obj *unstructured.Unstructured) string {
 		name,
 	)
 }
+
+func UnstructuredFor(group string, version string, kind string) *unstructured.Unstructured {
+	u := unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	u.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Kind:    kind,
+		Group:   group,
+		Version: version,
+	})
+
+	return &u
+}