diff --git a/bundle/manifests/fence-agents-remediation.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/fence-agents-remediation.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 5a16a707..08e267a5 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/fence-agents-remediation.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/fence-agents-remediation.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ spec:
           - delete
           - get
           - list
-          - patch
+          - update
           - watch
         - apiGroups:
           - ""
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 1bd5dd4c..ad5a082e 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rules:
   - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
+  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
diff --git a/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go b/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go
index 67158f77..79c11212 100644
--- a/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (r *FenceAgentsRemediationReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) er
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=pods/exec,verbs=create
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=pods,verbs=get;list;watch;update;delete;deletecollection
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=nodes,verbs=get;list;watch;patch;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=nodes,verbs=get;list;watch;update;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=fence-agents-remediation.medik8s.io,resources=fenceagentsremediations,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=fence-agents-remediation.medik8s.io,resources=fenceagentsremediations/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=fence-agents-remediation.medik8s.io,resources=fenceagentsremediations/finalizers,verbs=update
@@ -78,23 +78,22 @@ func (r *FenceAgentsRemediationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ct
 	far := &v1alpha1.FenceAgentsRemediation{}
 	if err := r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, far); err != nil {
 		if apiErrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			// FAR is deleted, stop reconciling
+			// FAR's CR is deleted, stop reconciling
 			r.Log.Info("FAR CR is deleted - nothing to do", "CR Name", req.Name, "CR Namespace", req.Namespace)
 			return emptyResult, nil
 		}
 		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to get FAR CR")
 		return emptyResult, err
 	}
-	// Add finalizer when object is created
-	if far.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
+	// Add finalizer when the CR is created
+	if !controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(far, v1alpha1.FARFinalizer) && far.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
 		controllerutil.AddFinalizer(far, v1alpha1.FARFinalizer)
 		if err := r.Client.Update(context.Background(), far); err != nil {
 			return emptyResult, fmt.Errorf("failed to add finalizer to the CR - %w", err)
 		}
-	} else if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(far, v1alpha1.FARFinalizer) {
+	} else if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(far, v1alpha1.FARFinalizer) && !far.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
+		// Delete CR only when a finalizer and DeletionTimestamp are set
 		r.Log.Info("CR's deletion timestamp is not zero, and FAR finalizer exists", "CR Name", req.Name)
-		// The object is being deleted
-
 		// remove node's taints
 		if err := utils.RemoveTaint(r.Client, far.Name); err != nil && !apiErrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return emptyResult, err
diff --git a/pkg/utils/taints.go b/pkg/utils/taints.go
index 1882f88f..ef8fe3ef 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/taints.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/taints.go
@@ -65,13 +65,12 @@ func AppendTaint(r client.Client, nodeName string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// add the taint to the taint list
-	patch := client.MergeFrom(node.DeepCopy())
 	now := metav1.Now()
 	taint.TimeAdded = &now
 	node.Spec.Taints = append(node.Spec.Taints, taint)
 
 	// update with new taint list
-	if err := r.Patch(context.Background(), node, patch); err != nil {
+	if err := r.Update(context.Background(), node); err != nil {
 		loggerTaint.Error(err, "Failed to append taint on node", "node name", node.Name, "taint key", taint.Key, "taint effect", taint.Effect)
 		return err
 	}
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ func RemoveTaint(r client.Client, nodeName string) error {
 	}
 
 	// delete the taint from the taint list
-	patch := client.MergeFrom(node.DeepCopy())
 	if taints, deleted := deleteTaint(node.Spec.Taints, &taint); !deleted {
 		loggerTaint.Info("Failed to remove taint from node - taint was not found", "node name", node.Name, "taint key", taint.Key, "taint effect", taint.Effect)
 		return nil
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ func RemoveTaint(r client.Client, nodeName string) error {
 	}
 
 	// update with new taint list
-	if err := r.Patch(context.Background(), node, patch); err != nil {
+	if err := r.Update(context.Background(), node); err != nil {
 		loggerTaint.Error(err, "Failed to remove taint from node,", "node name", node.Name, "taint key", taint.Key, "taint effect", taint.Effect)
 		return err
 	}