diff --git a/internal/controller/cordonnode_controller.go b/internal/controller/cordonnode_controller.go
index d7630b0..dbd75c3 100644
--- a/internal/controller/cordonnode_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/cordonnode_controller.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ func (r *CordonNodeReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 	}
 
 	// Process the CordonNode and cordon nodes
-	nodesCordoned, err := r.cordonNodes(cordonNode)
-	if err != nil {
-		return reconcile.Result{}, err
+	nodesCordoned := r.cordonNodes(cordonNode)
+	if nodesCordoned == 0 {
+		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	}
 
 	// Update the status
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (r *CordonNodeReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 	return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 }
 
-func (r *CordonNodeReconciler) cordonNodes(cordonNode *khaosv1alpha1.CordonNode) (int, error) {
+func (r *CordonNodeReconciler) cordonNodes(cordonNode *khaosv1alpha1.CordonNode) int {
 	nodesCordoned := 0
 
 	for _, nodeName := range cordonNode.Spec.NodesToCordon {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (r *CordonNodeReconciler) cordonNodes(cordonNode *khaosv1alpha1.CordonNode)
 		nodesCordoned++
 	}
 
-	return nodesCordoned, nil
+	return nodesCordoned
 }
 
 func (r *CordonNodeReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
diff --git a/internal/controller/eventsentropy_controller.go b/internal/controller/eventsentropy_controller.go
index b2f60b7..81ff2f9 100644
--- a/internal/controller/eventsentropy_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/eventsentropy_controller.go
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ func (r *EventsEntropyReconciler) createRandomEvents(eventsEntropy *khaosv1alpha
 		}
 
 		// Set the reference to the EventsEntropy
-		controllerutil.SetControllerReference(eventsEntropy, event, r.Scheme)
+		if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(eventsEntropy, event, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+			r.Log.Error(err, "Failed to set controller reference for event")
+			return
+		}
 
 		// Create the event
 		if err := r.Create(context.Background(), event); err != nil {