diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index cd3a751d1..8e1dcb22e 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -1006,9 +1006,9 @@ func (c *Cluster) initSystemUsers() {
 	// Connection pooler user is an exception, if requested it's going to be
 	// created by operator as a normal pgUser
 	if needConnectionPooler(&c.Spec) {
-		// initialize empty connection pooler if not done yet
-		if c.Spec.ConnectionPooler == nil {
-			c.Spec.ConnectionPooler = &acidv1.ConnectionPooler{}
+		connectionPoolerSpec := c.Spec.ConnectionPooler
+		if connectionPoolerSpec == nil {
+			connectionPoolerSpec = &acidv1.ConnectionPooler{}
 		}
 
 		// Using superuser as pooler user is not a good idea. First of all it's
@@ -1016,13 +1016,13 @@ func (c *Cluster) initSystemUsers() {
 		// and second it's a bad practice.
 		username := c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.User
 
-		isSuperUser := c.Spec.ConnectionPooler.User == c.OpConfig.SuperUsername
+		isSuperUser := connectionPoolerSpec.User == c.OpConfig.SuperUsername
 		isProtectedUser := c.shouldAvoidProtectedOrSystemRole(
-			c.Spec.ConnectionPooler.User, "connection pool role")
+			connectionPoolerSpec.User, "connection pool role")
 
 		if !isSuperUser && !isProtectedUser {
 			username = util.Coalesce(
-				c.Spec.ConnectionPooler.User,
+				connectionPoolerSpec.User,
 				c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.User)
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
index 40bdd0e61..5bde71458 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/r3labs/diff"
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func needMasterConnectionPooler(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) bool {
 }
 
 func needMasterConnectionPoolerWorker(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) bool {
-	return (nil != spec.EnableConnectionPooler && *spec.EnableConnectionPooler) ||
+	return (spec.EnableConnectionPooler != nil && *spec.EnableConnectionPooler) ||
 		(spec.ConnectionPooler != nil && spec.EnableConnectionPooler == nil)
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) createConnectionPooler(LookupFunction InstallFunction) (SyncRe
 	c.setProcessName("creating connection pooler")
 
 	//this is essentially sync with nil as oldSpec
-	if reason, err := c.syncConnectionPooler(nil, &c.Postgresql, LookupFunction); err != nil {
+	if reason, err := c.syncConnectionPooler(&acidv1.Postgresql{}, &c.Postgresql, LookupFunction); err != nil {
 		return reason, err
 	}
 	return reason, nil
@@ -140,11 +141,15 @@ func (c *Cluster) createConnectionPooler(LookupFunction InstallFunction) (SyncRe
 // RESERVE_SIZE is how many additional connections to allow for a pooler.
 func (c *Cluster) getConnectionPoolerEnvVars() []v1.EnvVar {
 	spec := &c.Spec
+	connectionPoolerSpec := spec.ConnectionPooler
+	if connectionPoolerSpec == nil {
+		connectionPoolerSpec = &acidv1.ConnectionPooler{}
+	}
 	effectiveMode := util.Coalesce(
-		spec.ConnectionPooler.Mode,
+		connectionPoolerSpec.Mode,
 		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.Mode)
 
-	numberOfInstances := spec.ConnectionPooler.NumberOfInstances
+	numberOfInstances := connectionPoolerSpec.NumberOfInstances
 	if numberOfInstances == nil {
 		numberOfInstances = util.CoalesceInt32(
 			c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.NumberOfInstances,
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) getConnectionPoolerEnvVars() []v1.EnvVar {
 	}
 
 	effectiveMaxDBConn := util.CoalesceInt32(
-		spec.ConnectionPooler.MaxDBConnections,
+		connectionPoolerSpec.MaxDBConnections,
 		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.MaxDBConnections)
 
 	if effectiveMaxDBConn == nil {
@@ -201,17 +206,21 @@ func (c *Cluster) getConnectionPoolerEnvVars() []v1.EnvVar {
 func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerPodTemplate(role PostgresRole) (
 	*v1.PodTemplateSpec, error) {
 	spec := &c.Spec
+	connectionPoolerSpec := spec.ConnectionPooler
+	if connectionPoolerSpec == nil {
+		connectionPoolerSpec = &acidv1.ConnectionPooler{}
+	}
 	gracePeriod := int64(c.OpConfig.PodTerminateGracePeriod.Seconds())
 	resources, err := generateResourceRequirements(
-		spec.ConnectionPooler.Resources,
+		connectionPoolerSpec.Resources,
 		makeDefaultConnectionPoolerResources(&c.OpConfig))
 
 	effectiveDockerImage := util.Coalesce(
-		spec.ConnectionPooler.DockerImage,
+		connectionPoolerSpec.DockerImage,
 		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.Image)
 
 	effectiveSchema := util.Coalesce(
-		spec.ConnectionPooler.Schema,
+		connectionPoolerSpec.Schema,
 		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.Schema)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -220,7 +229,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerPodTemplate(role PostgresRole) (
 
 	secretSelector := func(key string) *v1.SecretKeySelector {
 		effectiveUser := util.Coalesce(
-			spec.ConnectionPooler.User,
+			connectionPoolerSpec.User,
 			c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.User)
 
 		return &v1.SecretKeySelector{
@@ -321,12 +330,13 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerDeployment(connectionPooler *Connectio
 	// default values, initialize it to an empty structure. It could be done
 	// anywhere, but here is the earliest common entry point between sync and
 	// create code, so init here.
-	if spec.ConnectionPooler == nil {
-		spec.ConnectionPooler = &acidv1.ConnectionPooler{}
+	connectionPoolerSpec := spec.ConnectionPooler
+	if connectionPoolerSpec == nil {
+		connectionPoolerSpec = &acidv1.ConnectionPooler{}
 	}
 	podTemplate, err := c.generateConnectionPoolerPodTemplate(connectionPooler.Role)
 
-	numberOfInstances := spec.ConnectionPooler.NumberOfInstances
+	numberOfInstances := connectionPoolerSpec.NumberOfInstances
 	if numberOfInstances == nil {
 		numberOfInstances = util.CoalesceInt32(
 			c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.NumberOfInstances,
@@ -371,16 +381,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerDeployment(connectionPooler *Connectio
 func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerService(connectionPooler *ConnectionPoolerObjects) *v1.Service {
 
 	spec := &c.Spec
-	// there are two ways to enable connection pooler, either to specify a
-	// connectionPooler section or enableConnectionPooler. In the second case
-	// spec.connectionPooler will be nil, so to make it easier to calculate
-	// default values, initialize it to an empty structure. It could be done
-	// anywhere, but here is the earliest common entry point between sync and
-	// create code, so init here.
-	if spec.ConnectionPooler == nil {
-		spec.ConnectionPooler = &acidv1.ConnectionPooler{}
-	}
-
 	serviceSpec := v1.ServiceSpec{
 		Ports: []v1.ServicePort{
 			{
@@ -668,12 +668,14 @@ func makeDefaultConnectionPoolerResources(config *config.Config) acidv1.Resource
 
 func logPoolerEssentials(log *logrus.Entry, oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql) {
 	var v []string
-
 	var input []*bool
+
+	newMasterConnectionPoolerEnabled := needMasterConnectionPoolerWorker(&newSpec.Spec)
 	if oldSpec == nil {
-		input = []*bool{nil, nil, newSpec.Spec.EnableConnectionPooler, newSpec.Spec.EnableReplicaConnectionPooler}
+		input = []*bool{nil, nil, &newMasterConnectionPoolerEnabled, newSpec.Spec.EnableReplicaConnectionPooler}
 	} else {
-		input = []*bool{oldSpec.Spec.EnableConnectionPooler, oldSpec.Spec.EnableReplicaConnectionPooler, newSpec.Spec.EnableConnectionPooler, newSpec.Spec.EnableReplicaConnectionPooler}
+		oldMasterConnectionPoolerEnabled := needMasterConnectionPoolerWorker(&oldSpec.Spec)
+		input = []*bool{&oldMasterConnectionPoolerEnabled, oldSpec.Spec.EnableReplicaConnectionPooler, &newMasterConnectionPoolerEnabled, newSpec.Spec.EnableReplicaConnectionPooler}
 	}
 
 	for _, b := range input {
@@ -684,25 +686,16 @@ func logPoolerEssentials(log *logrus.Entry, oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql)
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("syncing connection pooler from (%v, %v) to (%v, %v)", v[0], v[1], v[2], v[3])
+	log.Debugf("syncing connection pooler (master, replica) from (%v, %v) to (%v, %v)", v[0], v[1], v[2], v[3])
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPooler(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql, LookupFunction InstallFunction) (SyncReason, error) {
 
 	var reason SyncReason
 	var err error
-	var newNeedConnectionPooler, oldNeedConnectionPooler bool
-	oldNeedConnectionPooler = false
-
-	if oldSpec == nil {
-		oldSpec = &acidv1.Postgresql{
-			Spec: acidv1.PostgresSpec{
-				ConnectionPooler: &acidv1.ConnectionPooler{},
-			},
-		}
-	}
+	var connectionPoolerNeeded bool
 
-	needSync, _ := needSyncConnectionPoolerSpecs(oldSpec.Spec.ConnectionPooler, newSpec.Spec.ConnectionPooler, c.logger)
+	needSync := !reflect.DeepEqual(oldSpec.Spec.ConnectionPooler, newSpec.Spec.ConnectionPooler)
 	masterChanges, err := diff.Diff(oldSpec.Spec.EnableConnectionPooler, newSpec.Spec.EnableConnectionPooler)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.Error("Error in getting diff of master connection pooler changes")
@@ -712,15 +705,14 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPooler(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql, Look
 		c.logger.Error("Error in getting diff of replica connection pooler changes")
 	}
 
-	// skip pooler sync only
-	// 1. if there is no diff in spec, AND
-	// 2. if connection pooler is already there and is also required as per newSpec
-	//
-	// Handling the case when connectionPooler is not there but it is required
+	// skip pooler sync when theres no diff or it's deactivated
+	// but, handling the case when connectionPooler is not there but it is required
 	// as per spec, hence do not skip syncing in that case, even though there
 	// is no diff in specs
 	if (!needSync && len(masterChanges) <= 0 && len(replicaChanges) <= 0) &&
-		(c.ConnectionPooler != nil && (needConnectionPooler(&newSpec.Spec))) {
+		((!needConnectionPooler(&newSpec.Spec) && (c.ConnectionPooler == nil || !needConnectionPooler(&oldSpec.Spec))) ||
+			(c.ConnectionPooler != nil && needConnectionPooler(&newSpec.Spec) &&
+				(c.ConnectionPooler[Master].LookupFunction || c.ConnectionPooler[Replica].LookupFunction))) {
 		c.logger.Debugln("syncing pooler is not required")
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -731,15 +723,9 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPooler(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql, Look
 	for _, role := range [2]PostgresRole{Master, Replica} {
 
 		if role == Master {
-			newNeedConnectionPooler = needMasterConnectionPoolerWorker(&newSpec.Spec)
-			if oldSpec != nil {
-				oldNeedConnectionPooler = needMasterConnectionPoolerWorker(&oldSpec.Spec)
-			}
+			connectionPoolerNeeded = needMasterConnectionPoolerWorker(&newSpec.Spec)
 		} else {
-			newNeedConnectionPooler = needReplicaConnectionPoolerWorker(&newSpec.Spec)
-			if oldSpec != nil {
-				oldNeedConnectionPooler = needReplicaConnectionPoolerWorker(&oldSpec.Spec)
-			}
+			connectionPoolerNeeded = needReplicaConnectionPoolerWorker(&newSpec.Spec)
 		}
 
 		// if the call is via createConnectionPooler, then it is required to initialize
@@ -759,24 +745,22 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPooler(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql, Look
 			}
 		}
 
-		if newNeedConnectionPooler {
+		if connectionPoolerNeeded {
 			// Try to sync in any case. If we didn't needed connection pooler before,
 			// it means we want to create it. If it was already present, still sync
 			// since it could happen that there is no difference in specs, and all
 			// the resources are remembered, but the deployment was manually deleted
 			// in between
 
-			// in this case also do not forget to install lookup function as for
-			// creating cluster
-			if !oldNeedConnectionPooler || !c.ConnectionPooler[role].LookupFunction {
-				newConnectionPooler := newSpec.Spec.ConnectionPooler
-
+			// in this case also do not forget to install lookup function
+			if !c.ConnectionPooler[role].LookupFunction {
+				connectionPooler := c.Spec.ConnectionPooler
 				specSchema := ""
 				specUser := ""
 
-				if newConnectionPooler != nil {
-					specSchema = newConnectionPooler.Schema
-					specUser = newConnectionPooler.User
+				if connectionPooler != nil {
+					specSchema = connectionPooler.Schema
+					specUser = connectionPooler.User
 				}
 
 				schema := util.Coalesce(
@@ -787,9 +771,10 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPooler(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql, Look
 					specUser,
 					c.OpConfig.ConnectionPooler.User)
 
-				if err = LookupFunction(schema, user, role); err != nil {
+				if err = LookupFunction(schema, user); err != nil {
 					return NoSync, err
 				}
+				c.ConnectionPooler[role].LookupFunction = true
 			}
 
 			if reason, err = c.syncConnectionPoolerWorker(oldSpec, newSpec, role); err != nil {
@@ -808,8 +793,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPooler(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql, Look
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if !needMasterConnectionPoolerWorker(&newSpec.Spec) &&
-		!needReplicaConnectionPoolerWorker(&newSpec.Spec) {
+	if (needMasterConnectionPoolerWorker(&oldSpec.Spec) || needReplicaConnectionPoolerWorker(&oldSpec.Spec)) &&
+		!needMasterConnectionPoolerWorker(&newSpec.Spec) && !needReplicaConnectionPoolerWorker(&newSpec.Spec) {
 		if err = c.deleteConnectionPoolerSecret(); err != nil {
 			c.logger.Warningf("could not remove connection pooler secret: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -874,8 +859,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPoolerWorker(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql
 			newConnectionPooler = &acidv1.ConnectionPooler{}
 		}
 
-		c.logger.Infof("old: %+v, new %+v", oldConnectionPooler, newConnectionPooler)
-
 		var specSync bool
 		var specReason []string
 
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler_test.go b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler_test.go
index 280adb101..9b983c7b0 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 )
 
-func mockInstallLookupFunction(schema string, user string, role PostgresRole) error {
+func mockInstallLookupFunction(schema string, user string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/database.go b/pkg/cluster/database.go
index ba4cf223a..aa3a5e3be 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/database.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/database.go
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) execCreateOrAlterExtension(extName, schemaName, statement, doi
 
 // Creates a connection pool credentials lookup function in every database to
 // perform remote authentication.
-func (c *Cluster) installLookupFunction(poolerSchema, poolerUser string, role PostgresRole) error {
+func (c *Cluster) installLookupFunction(poolerSchema, poolerUser string) error {
 	var stmtBytes bytes.Buffer
 
 	c.logger.Info("Installing lookup function")
@@ -604,8 +604,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) installLookupFunction(poolerSchema, poolerUser string, role Po
 		c.logger.Infof("pooler lookup function installed into %s", dbname)
 	}
 
-	if len(failedDatabases) == 0 {
-		c.ConnectionPooler[role].LookupFunction = true
+	if len(failedDatabases) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not install pooler lookup function in every specified databases")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index 4937a2034..5fa93bdd2 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -758,6 +758,15 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncDatabases() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(createDatabases) > 0 {
+		// trigger creation of pooler objects in new database in syncConnectionPooler
+		if c.ConnectionPooler != nil {
+			for _, role := range [2]PostgresRole{Master, Replica} {
+				c.ConnectionPooler[role].LookupFunction = false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// set default privileges for prepared database
 	for _, preparedDatabase := range preparedDatabases {
 		if err := c.initDbConnWithName(preparedDatabase); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/types.go b/pkg/cluster/types.go
index 8aa519817..199914ccc 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/types.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/types.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type ClusterStatus struct {
 
 type TemplateParams map[string]interface{}
 
-type InstallFunction func(schema string, user string, role PostgresRole) error
+type InstallFunction func(schema string, user string) error
 
 type SyncReason []string