diff --git a/plugins/metal/plugin.go b/plugins/metal/plugin.go
index caa8b52..f19e0ef 100644
--- a/plugins/metal/plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/metal/plugin.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
+
 	"github.com/coredhcp/coredhcp/handler"
 	"github.com/coredhcp/coredhcp/logger"
 	"github.com/coredhcp/coredhcp/plugins"
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mdlayher/netx/eui64"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	controllerruntime "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 )
 
 var log = logger.GetLogger("plugins/metal")
@@ -56,13 +57,12 @@ func setup6(args ...string) (handler.Handler6, error) {
 }
 
 func loadConfig(args ...string) (map[string]string, error) {
-	log.Info("Loading metal config")
 	path, err := parseArgs(args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Info("Reading metal config file", "ConfigFile", path)
+	log.Infof("Reading metal config file %s", path)
 	configData, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read config file: %v", err)
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ func loadConfig(args ...string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	inventories := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, i := range config {
 		if i.MacAddress != "" && i.Name != "" {
-			inventories[i.MacAddress] = i.Name
+			inventories[strings.ToLower(i.MacAddress)] = i.Name
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Info("Loaded metal config", "Inventories", len(inventories))
+	log.Infof("Loaded metal config with %d inventories", len(inventories))
 	return inventories, nil
 }
 
@@ -133,10 +133,11 @@ func handler4(req, resp *dhcpv4.DHCPv4) (*dhcpv4.DHCPv4, bool) {
 }
 
 func applyEndpointForMACAddress(mac net.HardwareAddr, subnetFamily ipamv1alpha1.SubnetAddressType) error {
-	inventoryName, ok := inventoryMap[mac.String()]
+	inventoryName, ok := inventoryMap[strings.ToLower(mac.String())]
 	if !ok {
-		// done here, next plugin
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown inventory MAC address: %s", mac.String())
+		// done here, return no error, next plugin
+		log.Printf("Unknown inventory MAC address: %s", mac.String())
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	ip, err := GetIPForMACAddress(mac, subnetFamily)
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ func applyEndpointForMACAddress(mac net.HardwareAddr, subnetFamily ipamv1alpha1.
 	if ip != nil {
 		if err := ApplyEndpointForInventory(inventoryName, mac, ip); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not apply endpoint for inventory: %s", err)
+		} else {
+			log.Infof("Successfully applied endpoint for inventory %s[%s]", inventoryName, mac.String())
 		}
 	} else {
 		log.Infof("Could not find IP for MAC address %s", mac.String())
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ func ApplyEndpointForInventory(name string, mac net.HardwareAddr, ip *netip.Addr
 		return fmt.Errorf("kubernetes client not initialized")
 	}
 
-	if _, err := controllerruntime.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, cl, endpoint, func() error { return nil }); err != nil {
+	if _, err := controllerutil.CreateOrPatch(ctx, cl, endpoint, nil); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to apply endpoint: %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ func GetIPForMACAddress(mac net.HardwareAddr, subnetFamily ipamv1alpha1.SubnetAd
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list IPs: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	sanitizedMAC := strings.Replace(mac.String(), ":", "", -1)
+	sanitizedMAC := strings.Replace(strings.ToLower(mac.String()), ":", "", -1)
 	for _, ip := range ips.Items {
 		if ip.Labels["mac"] == sanitizedMAC && ipFamilyMatches(ip, subnetFamily) {
 			return &ip.Status.Reserved.Net, nil