diff --git a/pkg/controllers/uiplugin/components.go b/pkg/controllers/uiplugin/components.go
index 0d6625df..e46aac4d 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/uiplugin/components.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/uiplugin/components.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func pluginComponentReconcilers(plugin *uiv1alpha1.UIPlugin, pluginInfo UIPlugin
 			reconciler.NewOptionalUpdater(newClusterRoleBinding(namespace, persesServiceAccountName, "system:auth-delegator", persesServiceAccountName+"-system-auth-delegator"), plugin, persesEnabled),
 			reconciler.NewOptionalUpdater(newPersesClusterRole(), plugin, persesEnabled),
 			reconciler.NewOptionalUpdater(newClusterRoleBinding(namespace, persesServiceAccountName, "perses-cr", persesServiceAccountName+"-perses-cr"), plugin, persesEnabled),
-			reconciler.NewOptionalUnmanagedUpdater(newPerses(namespace, pluginInfo.PersesImage), plugin, persesEnabled),
+			reconciler.NewOptionalUpdater(newPerses(namespace, pluginInfo.PersesImage), plugin, persesEnabled),
 			reconciler.NewOptionalUpdater(newAcceleratorsDatasource(namespace), plugin, persesEnabled),
 			reconciler.NewOptionalUpdater(newAcceleratorsDashboard(namespace), plugin, persesEnabled),
 		)
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/uiplugin/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/uiplugin/controller.go
index 04c0eb07..e7ade322 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/uiplugin/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/uiplugin/controller.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ func RegisterWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager, opts Options) error {
 		Owns(&v1.ServiceAccount{}, generationChanged).
 		Owns(&rbacv1.Role{}, generationChanged).
 		Owns(&rbacv1.RoleBinding{}, generationChanged).
+		Owns(&persesv1alpha1.Perses{}, generationChanged).
 		Owns(&persesv1alpha1.PersesDashboard{}, generationChanged).
 		Owns(&persesv1alpha1.PersesDatasource{}, generationChanged)