diff --git a/src/main/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/reconciler/glue/GlueReconciler.java b/src/main/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/reconciler/glue/GlueReconciler.java
index c37d56c..2cbf30e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/reconciler/glue/GlueReconciler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/reconciler/glue/GlueReconciler.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import io.csviri.operator.glue.dependent.GenericDependentResource;
 import io.csviri.operator.glue.dependent.GenericResourceDiscriminator;
 import io.csviri.operator.glue.reconciler.ValidationAndErrorHandler;
+import io.csviri.operator.glue.reconciler.operator.GlueOperatorReconciler;
 import io.csviri.operator.glue.templating.GenericTemplateHandler;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.GenericKubernetesResource;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.workflow.WorkflowBuilder;
 
 import static io.csviri.operator.glue.Utils.getResourceForSSAFrom;
+import static io.csviri.operator.glue.reconciler.operator.GlueOperatorReconciler.FOR_GLUE_OPERATOR_LABEL_VALUE;
 import static io.csviri.operator.glue.reconciler.operator.GlueOperatorReconciler.PARENT_RELATED_RESOURCE_NAME;
 
 @ControllerConfiguration(name = GlueReconciler.GLUE_RECONCILER_NAME)
@@ -222,6 +224,9 @@ private Condition toCondition(ConditionSpec condition) {
   }
 
   private void addFinalizersToParentResource(Glue primary, Context<Glue> context) {
+    if (!isGlueOfAGlueOperator(primary)) {
+      return;
+    }
     var parent = getParentRelatedResource(primary, context);
 
     parent.ifPresent(p -> {
@@ -237,6 +242,9 @@ private void addFinalizersToParentResource(Glue primary, Context<Glue> context)
   }
 
   private void removeFinalizerForParent(Glue primary, Context<Glue> context) {
+    if (!isGlueOfAGlueOperator(primary)) {
+      return;
+    }
     var parent = getParentRelatedResource(primary, context);
     parent.ifPresentOrElse(p -> {
       log.debug("Removing finalizer from parent. Glue name: {} namespace: {}",
@@ -295,4 +303,12 @@ public ErrorStatusUpdateControl<Glue> updateErrorStatus(Glue resource, Context<G
     }
     return validationAndErrorHandler.updateStatusErrorMessage(e, resource);
   }
+
+  public static boolean isGlueOfAGlueOperator(Glue glue) {
+    var labelValue =
+        glue.getMetadata().getLabels().get(GlueOperatorReconciler.FOR_GLUE_OPERATOR_LABEL_KEY);
+    return FOR_GLUE_OPERATOR_LABEL_VALUE.equals(labelValue);
+
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/reconciler/operator/GlueOperatorReconciler.java b/src/main/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/reconciler/operator/GlueOperatorReconciler.java
index 40ffa37..5fb51ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/reconciler/operator/GlueOperatorReconciler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/reconciler/operator/GlueOperatorReconciler.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public class GlueOperatorReconciler
 
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GlueOperatorReconciler.class);
 
-  public static final String GLUE_LABEL_KEY = "foroperator";
-  public static final String GLUE_LABEL_VALUE = "true";
+  public static final String FOR_GLUE_OPERATOR_LABEL_KEY = "for-glue-operator";
+  public static final String FOR_GLUE_OPERATOR_LABEL_VALUE = "true";
   public static final String PARENT_RELATED_RESOURCE_NAME = "parent";
   public static final String GLUE_OPERATOR_RECONCILER_NAME = "glue-operator";
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ private Glue createGlue(GenericKubernetesResource targetParentResource,
         .withName(
             glueName(targetParentResource.getMetadata().getName(), targetParentResource.getKind()))
         .withNamespace(targetParentResource.getMetadata().getNamespace())
-        .withLabels(Map.of(GLUE_LABEL_KEY, GLUE_LABEL_VALUE))
+        .withLabels(Map.of(FOR_GLUE_OPERATOR_LABEL_KEY, FOR_GLUE_OPERATOR_LABEL_VALUE))
         .build());
     glue.setSpec(toWorkflowSpec(glueOperator.getSpec()));
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public Map<String, EventSource> prepareEventSources(
       EventSourceContext<GlueOperator> eventSourceContext) {
     glueEventSource = new InformerEventSource<>(
         InformerConfiguration.from(Glue.class, eventSourceContext)
-            .withLabelSelector(GLUE_LABEL_KEY + "=" + GLUE_LABEL_VALUE)
+            .withLabelSelector(FOR_GLUE_OPERATOR_LABEL_KEY + "=" + FOR_GLUE_OPERATOR_LABEL_VALUE)
             .build(),
         eventSourceContext);
     return EventSourceInitializer.nameEventSources(glueEventSource);
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueLabelSelectorTest.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueLabelSelectorTest.java
index 27728f1..2545111 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueLabelSelectorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueLabelSelectorTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class GlueLabelSelectorTest extends TestBase {
   @Test
   void testLabelSelectorHandling() {
     Glue glue =
-        TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/SimpleGlue.yaml");
+        TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/SimpleGlue.yaml");
     glue = create(glue);
 
     await().pollDelay(INITIAL_RECONCILE_WAIT_TIMEOUT).untilAsserted(() -> {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorComplexLabelSelectorTest.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorComplexLabelSelectorTest.java
index ce9c8cc..267377a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorComplexLabelSelectorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorComplexLabelSelectorTest.java
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ void applyCRD() {
 
   @Test
   void testGlueOperatorLabelSelector() {
-    var go = create(TestUtils
-        .loadResourceFlowOperator("/glueoperator/SimpleGlueOperator.yaml"));
+    create(TestUtils
+        .loadGlueOperator("/glueoperator/SimpleGlueOperator.yaml"));
 
     var testCR = create(TestData.testCustomResource());
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void testGlueOperatorLabelSelector() {
     });
 
     delete(testCR);
-    await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+    await().timeout(TestUtils.GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT).untilAsserted(() -> {
       var glue = get(Glue.class, GlueOperatorReconciler.glueName(testCR.getMetadata().getName(),
           testCR.getKind()));
       assertThat(glue).isNull();
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorLabelSelectorTest.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorLabelSelectorTest.java
index 64e6216..7b5ee22 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorLabelSelectorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorLabelSelectorTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void applyCRD() {
   @Test
   void testGlueOperatorLabelSelector() {
     var go = create(TestUtils
-        .loadResourceFlowOperator("/glueoperator/SimpleGlueOperator.yaml"));
+        .loadGlueOperator("/glueoperator/SimpleGlueOperator.yaml"));
 
     var testCR = create(TestData.testCustomResource());
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorTest.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorTest.java
index 40b8216..a8ac01e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueOperatorTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.test.junit.QuarkusTest;
 
 import static io.csviri.operator.glue.TestData.*;
-import static io.csviri.operator.glue.TestUtils.GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
+import static io.csviri.operator.glue.TestUtils.GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT;
 import static io.csviri.operator.glue.customresource.TestCustomResource.CR_GROUP;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void smokeTest() {
   @Test
   void templating() {
     create(TestUtils
-        .loadResourceFlowOperator("/glueoperator/SimpleGlueOperator.yaml"));
+        .loadGlueOperator("/glueoperator/SimpleGlueOperator.yaml"));
 
     var cr = create(testCustomResource());
     String initialValue = cr.getSpec().getValue();
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void templating() {
 
     delete(cr);
 
-    await().timeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5)).untilAsserted(() -> {
+    await().timeout(GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT).untilAsserted(() -> {
       var cm1 = get(ConfigMap.class, name);
       var actualCR = get(TestCustomResource.class, name);
       assertThat(cm1).isNull();
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void templating() {
   void simpleConcurrencyTest() {
     int num = 10;
     create(TestUtils
-        .loadResourceFlowOperator("/glueoperator/Concurrency.yaml"));
+        .loadGlueOperator("/glueoperator/Concurrency.yaml"));
 
     var resources =
         IntStream.range(0, num).mapToObj(n -> create(testCustomResource(n))).toList();
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ void simpleConcurrencyTest() {
   void simpleConcurrencyForMultipleOperatorTest() {
     int num = 10;
     create(TestUtils
-        .loadResourceFlowOperator("/glueoperator/Concurrency.yaml"));
+        .loadGlueOperator("/glueoperator/Concurrency.yaml"));
     create(TestUtils
-        .loadResourceFlowOperator("/glueoperator/Concurrency2.yaml"));
+        .loadGlueOperator("/glueoperator/Concurrency2.yaml"));
 
     var crs =
         IntStream.range(0, num).mapToObj(n -> create(testCustomResource(n))).toList();
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void simpleConcurrencyForMultipleOperatorTest() {
     crs.forEach(this::delete);
     cr2s.forEach(this::delete);
 
-    await().timeout(GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECOND)
+    await().timeout(GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT)
         .untilAsserted(() -> IntStream.range(0, num).forEach(n -> {
           var cm = get(ConfigMap.class, TEST_RESOURCE_PREFIX + n);
           assertThat(cm).isNull();
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void simpleConcurrencyForMultipleOperatorTest() {
   @Test
   void nonUniqueNameTest() {
     var go = create(TestUtils
-        .loadResourceFlowOperator("/glueoperator/NonUniqueName.yaml"));
+        .loadGlueOperator("/glueoperator/NonUniqueName.yaml"));
 
     await().untilAsserted(() -> {
       var actual = get(GlueOperator.class, go.getMetadata().getName());
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void nonUniqueNameTest() {
   @Test
   void parentWithLabelSelector() {
     create(TestUtils
-        .loadResourceFlowOperator("/glueoperator/ParentLabelSelector.yaml"));
+        .loadGlueOperator("/glueoperator/ParentLabelSelector.yaml"));
 
     var cr = create(testCustomResource());
     String name = cr.getMetadata().getName();
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueRelatedResourcesTest.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueRelatedResourcesTest.java
index 7ffa7e5..f7ee7de 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueRelatedResourcesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueRelatedResourcesTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void applyCRD() {
   void simpleRelatedResourceUsage() {
     create(secret());
     Glue glue =
-        TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/RelatedResourceSimpleWithCondition.yaml");
+        TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/RelatedResourceSimpleWithCondition.yaml");
 
     create(glue);
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void multipleResourceNamesInRelated() {
     create(secret("test-secret2", BASE64_VALUE_2));
 
     Glue glue =
-        create(TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/MultiNameRelatedResource.yaml"));
+        create(TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/MultiNameRelatedResource.yaml"));
 
     await().untilAsserted(() -> {
       var cm1 = get(ConfigMap.class, "cm1");
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void multipleResourceNamesInRelated() {
   void managedAndRelatedResourceOfSameTypeAndTriggering() {
     var relatedConfigMap = create(configMap());
     Glue glue =
-        create(TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/RelatesResourceSameType.yaml"));
+        create(TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/RelatesResourceSameType.yaml"));
 
     await().untilAsserted(() -> {
       var cm1 = get(ConfigMap.class, "cm1");
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueResourceLabelSelectorTest.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueResourceLabelSelectorTest.java
index e1527c3..2fb79a8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueResourceLabelSelectorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueResourceLabelSelectorTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class GlueResourceLabelSelectorTest extends TestBase {
 
   @Test
   void showCreatingResourceWithLabelSelectorAndLabel() {
-    var glue = create(TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/SimpleGlueWithLabeledResource.yaml"));
+    var glue = create(TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/SimpleGlueWithLabeledResource.yaml"));
 
     // this serves more like a sample, hard to test here if the label selector is on informer
     await().untilAsserted(() -> {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueTest.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueTest.java
index e94a2a6..44b1b0b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/GlueTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class GlueTest extends TestBase {
   @Test
   void simpleTemplating() {
     Glue glue =
-        TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/Templating.yaml");
+        TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/Templating.yaml");
     glue = create(glue);
 
     await().untilAsserted(() -> {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void simpleTemplating() {
   @Test
   void crossReferenceResource() {
     Glue glue =
-        TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/CrossReferenceResource.yaml");
+        TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/CrossReferenceResource.yaml");
     glue = create(glue);
 
     await().untilAsserted(() -> {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void crossReferenceResource() {
   @Test
   void javaScriptCondition() {
     Glue glue =
-        TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/TwoResourcesAndCondition.yaml");
+        TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/TwoResourcesAndCondition.yaml");
     create(glue);
 
     await().pollDelay(Duration.ofMillis(150)).untilAsserted(() -> {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void javaScriptCondition() {
 
   @Test
   void stringTemplate() {
-    Glue glue = create(TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/ResourceTemplate.yaml"));
+    Glue glue = create(TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/ResourceTemplate.yaml"));
 
     await().timeout(Duration.ofSeconds(120)).untilAsserted(() -> {
       var cm1 = get(ConfigMap.class, "templconfigmap1");
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void simpleConcurrencyTest() {
 
   @Test
   void changingWorkflow() {
-    Glue glue = create(TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/ChanginResources.yaml"));
+    Glue glue = create(TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/ChanginResources.yaml"));
 
     await().untilAsserted(() -> {
       var cm1 = get(ConfigMap.class, "configmap1");
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void changingWorkflow() {
 
   @Test
   void nonUniqueNameResultsInErrorMessageOnStatus() {
-    Glue glue = create(TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/NonUniqueName.yaml"));
+    Glue glue = create(TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/NonUniqueName.yaml"));
 
     await().untilAsserted(() -> {
       var actualGlue = get(Glue.class, glue.getMetadata().getName());
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ private List<Glue> testWorkflowList(int num) {
     List<Glue> res = new ArrayList<>();
     IntStream.range(0, num).forEach(index -> {
       Glue w =
-          TestUtils.loadResoureFlow("/glue/TemplateForConcurrency.yaml");
+          TestUtils.loadGlue("/glue/TemplateForConcurrency.yaml");
       w.getMetadata().setName(w.getMetadata().getName() + index);
       res.add(w);
     });
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/TestUtils.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/TestUtils.java
index 3c2d9ed..f5efe86 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/TestUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/TestUtils.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 public class TestUtils {
 
-  public static final Duration GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECOND = Duration.ofSeconds(45);
+  public static final Duration GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT = Duration.ofSeconds(90);
   public static final Duration INITIAL_RECONCILE_WAIT_TIMEOUT = Duration.ofMillis(150);
 
   public static final int CRD_READY_WAIT = 1000;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class TestUtils {
 
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestUtils.class);
 
-  public static Glue loadResoureFlow(String path) {
+  public static Glue loadGlue(String path) {
     try (InputStream is = TestUtils.class.getResourceAsStream(path)) {
       return Serialization.unmarshal(is, Glue.class);
     } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public static Glue loadResoureFlow(String path) {
     }
   }
 
-  public static GlueOperator loadResourceFlowOperator(String path) {
+  public static GlueOperator loadGlueOperator(String path) {
     try (InputStream is = TestUtils.class.getResourceAsStream(path)) {
       return Serialization.unmarshal(is, GlueOperator.class);
     } catch (IOException e) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/mutation/MutationWebhookDeploymentE2E.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/mutation/MutationWebhookDeploymentE2E.java
index ba0dc38..d104509 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/mutation/MutationWebhookDeploymentE2E.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/mutation/MutationWebhookDeploymentE2E.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientBuilder;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.dsl.NonDeletingOperation;
 
-import static io.csviri.operator.glue.TestUtils.GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
+import static io.csviri.operator.glue.TestUtils.GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void testMutationHookDeployment() {
 
     client.resource(glue).delete();
 
-    await().timeout(GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECOND).untilAsserted(() -> {
+    await().timeout(GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT).untilAsserted(() -> {
       var deployment = client.apps().deployments().withName("pod-mutating-hook").get();
       assertThat(deployment).isNull();
     });
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/webpage/WebPageE2E.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/webpage/WebPageE2E.java
index 804e8b5..c042d26 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/webpage/WebPageE2E.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/webpage/WebPageE2E.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientBuilder;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.dsl.NonDeletingOperation;
 
-import static io.csviri.operator.glue.TestUtils.GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
+import static io.csviri.operator.glue.TestUtils.GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void testWebPageCRUDOperations() {
 
     client.resource(createdWebPage).delete();
 
-    await().timeout(GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECOND).untilAsserted(() -> {
+    await().timeout(GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT).untilAsserted(() -> {
       var deployment =
           client.resources(Deployment.class).withName(webPage.getMetadata().getName()).get();
       var configMap =
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/webpage/WebPageSampleTest.java b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/webpage/WebPageSampleTest.java
index 4f5a81e..50f0365 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/webpage/WebPageSampleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/csviri/operator/glue/sample/webpage/WebPageSampleTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void webPageCRUD() {
 
     delete(webPage);
 
-    await().timeout(TestUtils.GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECOND).untilAsserted(() -> {
+    await().timeout(TestUtils.GC_WAIT_TIMEOUT).untilAsserted(() -> {
       var deployment = get(Deployment.class, webPage.getMetadata().getName());
       assertThat(deployment).isNull();
     });