diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a1377a..b45e7c4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ _output
 
 .idea
 
-/hack/tools/bin/
\ No newline at end of file
+/hack/tools/bin/
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/charts/carbon-intensity-exporter/values.yaml b/charts/carbon-intensity-exporter/values.yaml
index abe0b04..52e21d0 100644
--- a/charts/carbon-intensity-exporter/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/carbon-intensity-exporter/values.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ apiServer:
   password: password
   image:
     repository: ghcr.io/azure/kubernetes-carbon-intensity-exporter/server
-    pullPolicy: Always
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     tag: "0.1.0"
 carbonDataExporter:
   name: carbon-data-exporter
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ rbac:
   serviceAccountName: carbon-aware-sa
   roleRef: cluster-admin
 
-imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""
 fullnameOverride: ""
 podAnnotations: {}
-podSecurityContext: {}
 nodeSelector: {}
 tolerations: []
 affinity: {}
diff --git a/cmd/exporter/app/server.go b/cmd/exporter/app/server.go
index ec61622..52a3030 100644
--- a/cmd/exporter/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/exporter/app/server.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	//exporter command args
-	configmapName  = flag.String("configmap-name", "carbon-intensity", "Configmap name - Default 'carbonIntensity'")
+	configMapName  = flag.String("configmap-name", "carbon-intensity", "Configmap name - Default 'carbonIntensity'")
 	patrolInterval = flag.String("patrol-interval", "12h", "Patrol interval in hours - Default every 12 hours")
 	region         = flag.String("region", "", "Region to get carbon intensity for - Required")
 )
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewExporterCommand(stopChan <-chan struct{}) *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				klog.Fatalf("unable to initialize command configs: %s", err.Error())
 			}
-			if err := Run(c.Complete(), *region, *patrolInterval, stopChan); err != nil {
+			if err := Run(c.Complete(), stopChan); err != nil {
 				klog.Fatalf("unable to execute command : %s", err.Error())
 			}
 		},
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func NewExporterCommand(stopChan <-chan struct{}) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func Run(cc *exporterconfig.CompletedConfig, region string, patrolInterval string, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
+func Run(cc *exporterconfig.CompletedConfig, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 	// Init client SDK and exporter
 	apiClient := client.NewAPIClient(client.NewConfiguration())
 	e, err := exporter.New(cc.ClusterClient, apiClient, cc.Recorder)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func startExporter(p *exporter.Exporter, stopCh <-chan struct{}) func(context.Co
 	}
 
 	return func(ctx context.Context) {
-		p.Run(ctx, *configmapName, *region, ptDuration, stopCh)
+		p.Run(ctx, *configMapName, *region, ptDuration, stopCh)
 		<-ctx.Done()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0ce52ad..bc88074 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.19
 require (
 	github.com/antihax/optional v1.0.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	golang.org/x/net v0.7.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20220223155221-ee480838109b
 	k8s.io/api v0.26.2
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.37.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/stoewer/go-strcase v1.2.0 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.5 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.5 // indirect
diff --git a/hack/e2e/manual-e2e-test.sh b/hack/e2e/manual-e2e-test.sh
index c9e1596..62c896a 100755
--- a/hack/e2e/manual-e2e-test.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e/manual-e2e-test.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ error() {
 TMPDIR=""
 
 cleanup() {
- helm uninstall carbon-e2e
- kind delete clusters -n carbon-e2e
+ kind delete cluster -n carbon-e2e
  if [ -n "$TMPDIR" ]; then
      rm -rf "$TMPDIR"
  fi
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ sleep 10
 
 kubectl delete configmap carbon-intensity -n kube-system
 
-sleep 10
+sleep 15
 
 kubectl get configmap carbon-intensity -n kube-system
 kubectl describe configmap carbon-intensity -n kube-system
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/configmap.go b/pkg/exporter/configmap.go
index acff8a2..c4a26f6 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/configmap.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/configmap.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ var (
 	isImmutable = true
 )
 
-func (e *Exporter) CreateOrUpdateConfigMap(ctx context.Context, configmapName string, emissionForecast []client.EmissionsForecastDto) error {
+func (e *Exporter) CreateOrUpdateConfigMap(ctx context.Context, configMapName string, emissionForecast []client.EmissionsForecastDto) error {
 	if emissionForecast == nil {
 		return errors.New("emission forecast cannot be nil")
 	}
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func (e *Exporter) CreateOrUpdateConfigMap(ctx context.Context, configmapName st
 
 	configMap := &corev1.ConfigMap{
 		ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      configmapName,
+			Name:      configMapName,
 			Namespace: client.Namespace,
 		},
 		Immutable: &isImmutable,
@@ -59,31 +60,47 @@ func (e *Exporter) CreateOrUpdateConfigMap(ctx context.Context, configmapName st
 		},
 	}
 
-	currentConfig, err := e.clusterClient.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(client.Namespace).Get(ctx, configmapName, v1.GetOptions{})
+	_, err = e.clusterClient.CoreV1().
+		ConfigMaps(client.Namespace).
+		Create(ctx, configMap, v1.CreateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
-		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			klog.Infof("configmap %s is not found", configmapName)
-		} else {
-			return err
-		}
+		return err
 	}
+	klog.Infof("configMap %s has been created", configMapName)
+
+	return nil
+}
 
-	// Delete the old configmap if any.
-	if currentConfig != nil && currentConfig.Name != "" || !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		// Delete it first (as it is immutable)
-		klog.Info("deleting current the configmap")
-		err = e.clusterClient.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(client.Namespace).Delete(ctx, configmapName, v1.DeleteOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+func (e *Exporter) GetGonfigMapWatch(ctx context.Context, configMapName string) watch.Interface {
+	watch, err := e.clusterClient.CoreV1().
+		ConfigMaps(client.Namespace).
+		Watch(ctx, v1.ListOptions{
+			FieldSelector: "metadata.name=" + configMapName,
+		})
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("unable to watch configMap %s, err: %v", configMapName, err)
+	}
+	return watch
+}
+
+func (e *Exporter) DeleteConfigmap(ctx context.Context, configMapName string) error {
+	_, err := e.clusterClient.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(client.Namespace).Get(ctx, configMapName, v1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) { // if configMap is not found, no errors will be returned.
+			return nil
 		}
+		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = e.clusterClient.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(client.Namespace).Create(ctx, configMap, v1.CreateOptions{})
+	err = e.clusterClient.CoreV1().
+		ConfigMaps(client.Namespace).
+		Delete(ctx, configMapName, v1.DeleteOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("unable to delete configMap %s", configMapName)
 		return err
 	}
-	klog.Infof("configmap %s has been Created", configmapName)
 
+	klog.Infof("configMap %s has been deleted", configMapName)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/exporter.go b/pkg/exporter/exporter.go
index 9311287..539ff84 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/exporter.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/exporter.go
@@ -11,12 +11,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/antihax/optional"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
+var (
+	constantBackoff = wait.Backoff{
+		Duration: 3 * time.Second,
+		Steps:    10,
+	}
+)
+
 type Exporter struct {
 	clusterClient clientset.Interface
 	apiClient     *client.APIClient
@@ -32,36 +42,101 @@ func New(clusterClient clientset.Interface, apiClient *client.APIClient, recorde
 	return b, nil
 }
 
-func (e *Exporter) Run(ctx context.Context, configmapName, region string, patrolInterval time.Duration, stopChan <-chan struct{}) {
-	go wait.Until(func() {
-		e.Patrol(ctx, configmapName, region)
-	}, patrolInterval, stopChan)
-}
-
-func (e *Exporter) Patrol(ctx context.Context, configmapName, region string) {
-	forecast, err := e.getCurrentForecastData(ctx, region)
+func (e *Exporter) Run(ctx context.Context, configMapName, region string, patrolInterval time.Duration, stopChan <-chan struct{}) {
+	// create configMap first time
+	err := e.RefreshData(ctx, configMapName, region, stopChan)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	err = e.CreateOrUpdateConfigMap(ctx, configmapName, forecast)
+	configMapWatch := e.GetGonfigMapWatch(ctx, configMapName)
+
+	// configMapWatch is reassigned when the config map is deleted,
+	// so we want to make sure to stop the last instance.
+	defer func() {
+		configMapWatch.Stop()
+	}()
+
+	refreshPatrol := time.NewTicker(patrolInterval)
+	defer refreshPatrol.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		// if the configMap got deleted by user
+		case event := <-configMapWatch.ResultChan():
+			if event.Type == watch.Deleted {
+				err := e.RefreshData(ctx, configMapName, region, stopChan)
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+				// refresh watch after deletion
+				configMapWatch.Stop()
+				configMapWatch = e.GetGonfigMapWatch(ctx, configMapName)
+
+				e.recorder.Eventf(&corev1.ObjectReference{
+					Kind:      "Pod",
+					Namespace: client.Namespace,
+					Name:      client.PodName,
+				}, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "Configmap Deleted", "Configmap got deleted")
+			}
+
+		// if refresh time elapsed
+		case <-refreshPatrol.C:
+			err := e.RefreshData(ctx, configMapName, region, stopChan)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+
+			// refresh watch after deletion
+			configMapWatch.Stop()
+			configMapWatch = e.GetGonfigMapWatch(ctx, configMapName)
+
+			e.recorder.Eventf(&corev1.ObjectReference{
+				Kind:      "Pod",
+				Namespace: client.Namespace,
+				Name:      client.PodName,
+			}, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "Configmap updated", "Configmap gets updated")
+
+			// context got canceled or done
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+		case <-stopChan:
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (e *Exporter) RefreshData(ctx context.Context, configMapName string, region string, stopChan <-chan struct{}) error {
+	err := e.DeleteConfigmap(ctx, configMapName)
+	if err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) { // if configMap is not found,
+		return err
+	}
+
+	retry.OnError(constantBackoff, func(err error) bool {
+		return true
+	}, func() error {
+		forecast, err := e.getCurrentForecastData(ctx, region, stopChan)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return e.CreateOrUpdateConfigMap(ctx, configMapName, forecast)
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		e.recorder.Eventf(&corev1.ObjectReference{
 			Kind:      "Pod",
 			Namespace: client.Namespace,
 			Name:      client.PodName,
-		}, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "Configmap Create", "Error while creating configmap")
-		klog.Errorf("an error has occurred while creating %s configmap, %s", configmapName, err.Error())
-		return
+		}, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "Configmap Create", "Error while creating configMap")
+		klog.Errorf("an error has occurred while creating %s configMap, err: %s", configMapName, err.Error())
+		return err
 	}
 	e.recorder.Eventf(&corev1.ObjectReference{
 		Kind:      "Pod",
 		Namespace: client.Namespace,
 		Name:      client.PodName,
 	}, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "Exporter results", "Done retrieve data")
-
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (e *Exporter) getCurrentForecastData(ctx context.Context, region string) ([]client.EmissionsForecastDto, error) {
+func (e *Exporter) getCurrentForecastData(ctx context.Context, region string, stopChan <-chan struct{}) ([]client.EmissionsForecastDto, error) {
 	opt := &client.CarbonAwareApiGetCurrentForecastDataOpts{
 		DataStartAt: optional.EmptyTime(),
 		DataEndAt:   optional.EmptyTime(),