diff --git a/controllers/restic.go b/controllers/restic.go
index 00e512c20d..973dce1884 100644
--- a/controllers/restic.go
+++ b/controllers/restic.go
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ func (r *DPAReconciler) ReconcileResticDaemonset(log logr.Logger) (bool, error)
 		if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(&dpa, ds, r.Scheme); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
 		if _, err := r.buildResticDaemonset(&dpa, ds); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -144,17 +143,16 @@ func (r *DPAReconciler) buildResticDaemonset(dpa *oadpv1alpha1.DataProtectionApp
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ds cannot be nil")
 	}
 
-	resticDaemonSetName := ds.Name
-	ownerRefs := ds.OwnerReferences
-
-	*ds = *install.DaemonSet(ds.Namespace,
+	installDs := install.DaemonSet(ds.Namespace,
 		install.WithResources(r.getResticResourceReqs(dpa)),
 		install.WithImage(getVeleroImage(dpa)),
 		install.WithAnnotations(dpa.Spec.PodAnnotations),
 		install.WithSecret(false))
+	// Update Items in ObjectMeta
+	ds.TypeMeta = installDs.TypeMeta
+	// Update Spec
+	ds.Spec = installDs.Spec
 
-	ds.Name = resticDaemonSetName
-	ds.OwnerReferences = ownerRefs
 	return r.customizeResticDaemonset(dpa, ds)
 }
 
@@ -234,6 +232,7 @@ func (r *DPAReconciler) customizeResticDaemonset(dpa *oadpv1alpha1.DataProtectio
 	if err := credentials.AppendCloudProviderVolumes(dpa, ds, providerNeedsDefaultCreds, hasCloudStorage); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	return ds, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/controllers/velero.go b/controllers/velero.go
index 990d6dccd9..d576081014 100644
--- a/controllers/velero.go
+++ b/controllers/velero.go
@@ -379,9 +379,7 @@ func (r *DPAReconciler) buildVeleroDeployment(veleroDeployment *appsv1.Deploymen
 	// TODO! Reuse removeDuplicateValues with interface type
 	dpa.Spec.Configuration.Velero.DefaultPlugins = removeDuplicatePluginValues(dpa.Spec.Configuration.Velero.DefaultPlugins)
 	dpa.Spec.Configuration.Velero.FeatureFlags = removeDuplicateValues(dpa.Spec.Configuration.Velero.FeatureFlags)
-	deploymentName := veleroDeployment.Name       //saves desired deployment name before install.Deployment overwrites them.
-	ownerRefs := veleroDeployment.OwnerReferences // saves desired owner refs
-	*veleroDeployment = *install.Deployment(veleroDeployment.Namespace,
+	installDeployment := install.Deployment(veleroDeployment.Namespace,
 		install.WithResources(r.getVeleroResourceReqs(dpa)),
 		install.WithImage(getVeleroImage(dpa)),
 		install.WithFeatures(dpa.Spec.Configuration.Velero.FeatureFlags),
@@ -391,9 +389,8 @@ func (r *DPAReconciler) buildVeleroDeployment(veleroDeployment *appsv1.Deploymen
 		// our secrets are appended to containers/volumeMounts in credentials.AppendPluginSpecificSpecs function
 		install.WithSecret(false),
 	)
-	// adjust veleroDeployment from install
-	veleroDeployment.Name = deploymentName //reapply saved deploymentName and owner refs
-	veleroDeployment.OwnerReferences = ownerRefs
+	veleroDeployment.TypeMeta = installDeployment.TypeMeta
+	veleroDeployment.Spec = installDeployment.Spec
 	return r.customizeVeleroDeployment(dpa, veleroDeployment)
 }