diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c8ca451..e691891 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ endif
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
 OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.37.0
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
-TAG ?= latest
+TAG ?= 1.1.1
 IMG ?= ${IMAGE_TAG_BASE}:${TAG}
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.31.0
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.17
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.64.7
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.64.8
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
diff --git a/charts/network-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/network-operator/Chart.yaml
index 6a7f7f1..701b4f6 100644
--- a/charts/network-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/network-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: intel-network-operator
 description: A Helm chart for Intel Network Operator for Kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 1.1.0
-appVersion: "1.1.0"
+version: 1.1.1
+appVersion: "1.1.1"
 
 dependencies:
   - name: node-feature-discovery
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ dependencies:
 annotations:
   org.opencontainers.image.url: "https://github.com/intel/network-operator"
   org.opencontainers.image.source: "https://github.com/intel/network-operator"
-  org.opencontainers.image.version: "1.1.0"
+  org.opencontainers.image.version: "1.1.1"
   org.opencontainers.image.title: "Intel Network Operator"
   org.opencontainers.image.description: "This chart installs the Intel Network Operator for Kubernetes."
diff --git a/charts/network-operator/values.yaml b/charts/network-operator/values.yaml
index eab4225..b32c369 100644
--- a/charts/network-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/network-operator/values.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ logLevel: 2
 operator:
   image:
     repository: intel/intel-network-operator
-    tag: 1.1.0
+    tag: 1.1.1
     imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   resources:
     limits:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ config:
     networkMetrics: false
     image:
       repository: intel/intel-network-linkdiscovery
-      tag: 1.1.0
+      tag: 1.1.1
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     nodeSelector:
       intel.feature.node.kubernetes.io/gaudi-ready: "true"
diff --git a/cmd/discover/main.go b/cmd/discover/main.go
index c33e4a8..996aabe 100644
--- a/cmd/discover/main.go
+++ b/cmd/discover/main.go
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ func detectLLDP(config *cmdConfig, networkConfigs map[string]*networkConfigurati
 	lldpResultChan := make(chan lldp.DiscoveryResult, len(networkConfigs))
 	timeoutctx, cancelctx := context.WithTimeout(config.ctx, config.timeout)
 
+	filterFunc := func(portDescription string) bool {
+		// Check if the port description field has the correct data in it
+		_, _, err := parseIPFromString(portDescription)
+
+		return err == nil
+	}
+
 	defer cancelctx()
 
 	for _, networkconfig := range networkConfigs {
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ func detectLLDP(config *cmdConfig, networkConfigs map[string]*networkConfigurati
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			lldpClient := lldp.NewClient(timeoutctx, networkconfig.link.Attrs().Name, *networkconfig.localHwAddr)
-			if err := lldpClient.Start(lldpResultChan); err != nil {
+			if err := lldpClient.Start(lldpResultChan, filterFunc); err != nil {
 				klog.Infof("Cannot start LLDP client: %v\n", err)
 			}
 			wg.Done()
diff --git a/cmd/discover/network.go b/cmd/discover/network.go
index b8a79b0..d254d7f 100644
--- a/cmd/discover/network.go
+++ b/cmd/discover/network.go
@@ -213,6 +213,15 @@ func getNetworkConfigs(interfaces []string) ([]string, map[string]*networkConfig
 	return allinterfaces, links, nil
 }
 
+func parseIPFromString(portDescription string) (net.IP, *net.IPNet, error) {
+	substrings := strings.Split(portDescription, " ")
+	if len(substrings) < 2 {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("port description field doesn't follow expected format (no-alert CIDR)")
+	}
+
+	return net.ParseCIDR(substrings[1])
+}
+
 func selectMask30L3Address(nwconfig *networkConfiguration) (*net.IP, *net.IP, error) {
 	var (
 		peerNetwork *net.IPNet
@@ -221,15 +230,9 @@ func selectMask30L3Address(nwconfig *networkConfiguration) (*net.IP, *net.IP, er
 		err         error
 	)
 
-	substrings := strings.Split(nwconfig.portDescription, " ")
-	if len(substrings) < 2 {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("interface '%s' could not split string '%s'",
-			nwconfig.link.Attrs().Name, nwconfig.portDescription)
-	}
-
-	peeraddr, peerNetwork, err = net.ParseCIDR(substrings[1])
+	peeraddr, peerNetwork, err = parseIPFromString(nwconfig.portDescription)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("interface '%s' could not parse '%s': %v",
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("interface '%s' could not parse CIDR from port description '%s': %v",
 			nwconfig.link.Attrs().Name, nwconfig.portDescription, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/config/operator/manager/manager.yaml b/config/operator/manager/manager.yaml
index 2644eb3..5701728 100644
--- a/config/operator/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/operator/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
         args:
           - --leader-elect
           - --health-probe-bind-address=:8081
-        image: intel/intel-network-operator:1.1.0
+        image: intel/intel-network-operator:1.1.1
         name: manager
         env:
           - name: OPERATOR_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l2.yaml b/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l2.yaml
index c97f677..26484d3 100644
--- a/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l2.yaml
+++ b/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l2.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ spec:
   configurationType: gaudi-so
   gaudiScaleOut:
     layer: L2
-    image: intel/intel-network-linkdiscovery:1.1.0
+    image: intel/intel-network-linkdiscovery:1.1.1
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   logLevel: 1
   nodeSelector:
diff --git a/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3-metrics.yaml b/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3-metrics.yaml
index 11ee3a7..52aec4f 100644
--- a/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3-metrics.yaml
+++ b/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3-metrics.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ spec:
   gaudiScaleOut:
     layer: L3
     networkMetrics: true
-    image: intel/intel-network-linkdiscovery:1.1.0
+    image: intel/intel-network-linkdiscovery:1.1.1
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   logLevel: 1
   nodeSelector:
diff --git a/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3-pfc-lldpad-enabled.yaml b/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3-pfc-lldpad-enabled.yaml
index 008836d..4701e33 100644
--- a/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3-pfc-lldpad-enabled.yaml
+++ b/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3-pfc-lldpad-enabled.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
     layer: L3
     pfcPriorities: "11110000"
     enableLLDPAD: true
-    image: intel/intel-network-linkdiscovery:1.1.0
+    image: intel/intel-network-linkdiscovery:1.1.1
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   logLevel: 1
   nodeSelector:
diff --git a/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3.yaml b/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3.yaml
index 627c7b9..16cf6a0 100644
--- a/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3.yaml
+++ b/config/operator/samples/gaudi-l3.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ spec:
   configurationType: gaudi-so
   gaudiScaleOut:
     layer: L3
-    image: intel/intel-network-linkdiscovery:1.1.0
+    image: intel/intel-network-linkdiscovery:1.1.1
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   logLevel: 1
   nodeSelector:
diff --git a/internal/controller/networkconfiguration_controller.go b/internal/controller/networkconfiguration_controller.go
index d306933..c0fec44 100644
--- a/internal/controller/networkconfiguration_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/networkconfiguration_controller.go
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ func updateGaudiScaleOutDaemonSet(ds *apps.DaemonSet, netconf *networkv1alpha1.N
 	ds.Name = netconf.Name
 	ds.ObjectMeta.Namespace = namespace
 
+	ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].ImagePullPolicy = v1.PullPolicy(netconf.Spec.GaudiScaleOut.PullPolicy)
+
 	if len(netconf.Spec.NodeSelector) > 0 {
 		ds.Spec.Template.Spec.NodeSelector = netconf.Spec.NodeSelector
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/lldp/client.go b/pkg/lldp/client.go
index e37c1c6..c4b799e 100644
--- a/pkg/lldp/client.go
+++ b/pkg/lldp/client.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func NewClient(ctx context.Context, ifacename string, hwAddr []byte) *Client {
 // Start searches on the configured interface for lldp packages and
 // pushes the optional TLV SysName and SysDescription fields of each
 // found lldp package into the given channel.
-func (l *Client) Start(resultChan chan<- DiscoveryResult) error {
+func (l *Client) Start(resultChan chan<- DiscoveryResult, portDescriptionFilter func(string) bool) error {
 	defer l.Close()
 
 	var packetSource *gopacket.PacketSource
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ func (l *Client) Start(resultChan chan<- DiscoveryResult) error {
 				continue
 			}
 
+			infoFound := false
+
 			dr := DiscoveryResult{InterfaceName: l.InterfaceName}
 			for _, layer := range packet.Layers() {
 				if layer.LayerType() == layers.LayerTypeLinkLayerDiscovery {
@@ -134,12 +136,26 @@ func (l *Client) Start(resultChan chan<- DiscoveryResult) error {
 					if !ok {
 						continue
 					}
+
+					if portDescriptionFilter != nil && !portDescriptionFilter(info.PortDescription) {
+						// Filter function did not match, ignore this packet
+						continue
+					}
+
 					dr.SysName = info.SysName
 					dr.SysDescription = info.SysDescription
 					dr.PortDescription = info.PortDescription
+
+					infoFound = true
 				}
 
 			}
+
+			if !infoFound {
+				// We did not find the info layer, ignore this packet
+				continue
+			}
+
 			resultChan <- dr
 			return nil