diff --git a/controllers/clusterlogging/clusterlogging_controller.go b/controllers/clusterlogging/clusterlogging_controller.go
index 4a513aa29..6e6ced8c3 100644
--- a/controllers/clusterlogging/clusterlogging_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/clusterlogging/clusterlogging_controller.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 
 	log "github.com/ViaQ/logerr/v2/log/static"
-	consolev1alpha1 "github.com/openshift/api/console/v1alpha1"
 	loggingv1 "github.com/openshift/cluster-logging-operator/apis/logging/v1"
 	"github.com/openshift/cluster-logging-operator/internal/constants"
 	"github.com/openshift/cluster-logging-operator/internal/k8shandler"
@@ -189,10 +188,6 @@ func (r *ReconcileClusterLogging) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 			IsController: true,
 			OwnerType:    &loggingv1.ClusterLogging{},
 		}).
-		Watches(&source.Kind{Type: &consolev1alpha1.ConsolePlugin{}}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForOwner{
-			IsController: true,
-			OwnerType:    &loggingv1.ClusterLogging{},
-		}).
 		Watches(&source.Kind{Type: &corev1.Secret{}},
 			handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(toElasticsearchRelatedObjRequestMapper),
 			builder.WithPredicates(onAllExceptGenericEventsPredicate),
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f2d410711..511e6bd96 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"time"
 
 	loggingv1 "github.com/openshift/cluster-logging-operator/apis/logging/v1"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ func main() {
 		"go_arch", runtime.GOARCH,
 	)
 
+	// https://issues.redhat.com/browse/LOG-3321
+	syncPeriod := time.Minute * 3
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:                 scheme,
 		Namespace:              constants.WatchNamespace,
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ func main() {
 		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddr,
 		LeaderElection:         enableLeaderElection,
 		LeaderElectionID:       "b430cc2e.openshift.io",
+		SyncPeriod:             &syncPeriod,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to start manager")