diff --git a/internal/policy/clusterpolicy_controller.go b/internal/policy/clusterpolicy_controller.go
index 4f2e757..1e7521d 100644
--- a/internal/policy/clusterpolicy_controller.go
+++ b/internal/policy/clusterpolicy_controller.go
@@ -146,17 +146,18 @@ func (c *ClusterPolicyController) handleDeleteVarmorClusterPolicy(name string) e
 	ap, err := c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles(varmorconfig.Namespace).Get(context.Background(), apName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		if k8errors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			return nil
+			logger.Info("ArmorProfile object not found", "namespace", varmorconfig.Namespace, "name", apName)
+		} else {
+			logger.Error(err, "c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles().Get()")
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		logger.Info("delete ArmorProfile")
+		err = c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles(varmorconfig.Namespace).Delete(context.Background(), apName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(err, "ArmorProfile().Delete()")
+			return err
 		}
-		logger.Error(err, "c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles().Get()")
-		return err
-	}
-
-	logger.Info("delete ArmorProfile")
-	err = c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles(varmorconfig.Namespace).Delete(context.Background(), apName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error(err, "ArmorProfile().Delete()")
-		return err
 	}
 
 	if c.restartExistWorkloads && ap.Spec.UpdateExistingWorkloads {
diff --git a/internal/policy/policy_controller.go b/internal/policy/policy_controller.go
index 316182f..57e6a42 100644
--- a/internal/policy/policy_controller.go
+++ b/internal/policy/policy_controller.go
@@ -151,17 +151,18 @@ func (c *PolicyController) handleDeleteVarmorPolicy(namespace, name string) erro
 	ap, err := c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles(namespace).Get(context.Background(), apName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		if k8errors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			return nil
+			logger.Info("ArmorProfile object not found", "namespace", namespace, "name", apName)
+		} else {
+			logger.Error(err, "c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles().Get()")
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		logger.Info("delete ArmorProfile")
+		err = c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles(namespace).Delete(context.Background(), apName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(err, "ArmorProfile().Delete()")
+			return err
 		}
-		logger.Error(err, "c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles().Get()")
-		return err
-	}
-
-	logger.Info("delete ArmorProfile")
-	err = c.varmorInterface.ArmorProfiles(namespace).Delete(context.Background(), apName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error(err, "ArmorProfile().Delete()")
-		return err
 	}
 
 	if c.restartExistWorkloads && ap.Spec.UpdateExistingWorkloads {
diff --git a/internal/profile/profile.go b/internal/profile/profile.go
index 271f7c1..04a75b1 100644
--- a/internal/profile/profile.go
+++ b/internal/profile/profile.go
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ func GenerateProfile(policy varmor.Policy, name string, namespace string, varmor
 
 func NewArmorProfile(obj interface{}, varmorInterface varmorinterface.CrdV1beta1Interface, clusterScope bool) (*varmor.ArmorProfile, error) {
 	ap := varmor.ArmorProfile{}
+	controller := true
 
 	if clusterScope {
 		vcp := obj.(*varmor.VarmorClusterPolicy)
@@ -199,6 +200,15 @@ func NewArmorProfile(obj interface{}, varmorInterface varmorinterface.CrdV1beta1
 		ap.Name = profileName
 		ap.Namespace = varmorconfig.Namespace
 		ap.Labels = vcp.ObjectMeta.DeepCopy().Labels
+		ap.OwnerReferences = []metav1.OwnerReference{
+			{
+				APIVersion: "crd.varmor.org/v1beta1",
+				Kind:       "VarmorClusterPolicy",
+				Name:       vcp.Name,
+				UID:        vcp.UID,
+				Controller: &controller,
+			},
+		}
 
 		profile, err := GenerateProfile(vcp.Spec.Policy, ap.Name, ap.Namespace, varmorInterface, false)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -223,6 +233,15 @@ func NewArmorProfile(obj interface{}, varmorInterface varmorinterface.CrdV1beta1
 		ap.Name = profileName
 		ap.Namespace = vp.Namespace
 		ap.Labels = vp.ObjectMeta.DeepCopy().Labels
+		ap.OwnerReferences = []metav1.OwnerReference{
+			{
+				APIVersion: "crd.varmor.org/v1beta1",
+				Kind:       "VarmorPolicy",
+				Name:       vp.Name,
+				UID:        vp.UID,
+				Controller: &controller,
+			},
+		}
 
 		profile, err := GenerateProfile(vp.Spec.Policy, ap.Name, ap.Namespace, varmorInterface, false)
 		if err != nil {