diff --git a/pkg/generated/controllers/k3s.cattle.io/factory.go b/pkg/generated/controllers/k3s.cattle.io/factory.go
index 2a6cd58db3..9191cb0d80 100644
--- a/pkg/generated/controllers/k3s.cattle.io/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/generated/controllers/k3s.cattle.io/factory.go
@@ -52,18 +52,23 @@ func NewFactoryFromConfigOrDie(config *rest.Config) *Factory {
 }
 
 func NewFactoryFromConfig(config *rest.Config) (*Factory, error) {
-	cs, err := clientset.NewForConfig(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	informerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(cs, 2*time.Hour)
-	return NewFactory(cs, informerFactory), nil
+	return NewFactoryFromConfigWithOptions(config, nil)
 }
 
 func NewFactoryFromConfigWithNamespace(config *rest.Config, namespace string) (*Factory, error) {
-	if namespace == "" {
-		return NewFactoryFromConfig(config)
+	return NewFactoryFromConfigWithOptions(config, &FactoryOptions{
+		Namespace: namespace,
+	})
+}
+
+type FactoryOptions struct {
+	Namespace string
+	Resync    time.Duration
+}
+
+func NewFactoryFromConfigWithOptions(config *rest.Config, opts *FactoryOptions) (*Factory, error) {
+	if opts == nil {
+		opts = &FactoryOptions{}
 	}
 
 	cs, err := clientset.NewForConfig(config)
@@ -71,7 +76,17 @@ func NewFactoryFromConfigWithNamespace(config *rest.Config, namespace string) (*
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	informerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(cs, 2*time.Hour, informers.WithNamespace(namespace))
+	resync := opts.Resync
+	if resync == 0 {
+		resync = 2 * time.Hour
+	}
+
+	if opts.Namespace == "" {
+		informerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(cs, resync)
+		return NewFactory(cs, informerFactory), nil
+	}
+
+	informerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(cs, resync, informers.WithNamespace(opts.Namespace))
 	return NewFactory(cs, informerFactory), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/generated/controllers/k3s.cattle.io/v1/addon.go b/pkg/generated/controllers/k3s.cattle.io/v1/addon.go
index fb693832c0..70821f25b4 100644
--- a/pkg/generated/controllers/k3s.cattle.io/v1/addon.go
+++ b/pkg/generated/controllers/k3s.cattle.io/v1/addon.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/pkg/apply"
 	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/pkg/condition"
 	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/pkg/generic"
+	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/pkg/kv"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ func RegisterAddonGeneratingHandler(ctx context.Context, controller AddonControl
 	if opts != nil {
 		statusHandler.opts = *opts
 	}
+	controller.OnChange(ctx, name, statusHandler.Remove)
 	RegisterAddonStatusHandler(ctx, controller, condition, name, statusHandler.Handle)
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ func (a *addonStatusHandler) sync(key string, obj *v1.Addon) (*v1.Addon, error)
 		return obj, nil
 	}
 
-	origStatus := obj.Status
+	origStatus := obj.Status.DeepCopy()
 	obj = obj.DeepCopy()
 	newStatus, err := a.handler(obj, obj.Status)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -289,16 +291,16 @@ func (a *addonStatusHandler) sync(key string, obj *v1.Addon) (*v1.Addon, error)
 		newStatus = *origStatus.DeepCopy()
 	}
 
-	obj.Status = newStatus
 	if a.condition != "" {
 		if errors.IsConflict(err) {
-			a.condition.SetError(obj, "", nil)
+			a.condition.SetError(&newStatus, "", nil)
 		} else {
-			a.condition.SetError(obj, "", err)
+			a.condition.SetError(&newStatus, "", err)
 		}
 	}
-	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(origStatus, obj.Status) {
+	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(origStatus, &newStatus) {
 		var newErr error
+		obj.Status = newStatus
 		obj, newErr = a.client.UpdateStatus(obj)
 		if err == nil {
 			err = newErr
@@ -315,29 +317,28 @@ type addonGeneratingHandler struct {
 	name  string
 }
 
+func (a *addonGeneratingHandler) Remove(key string, obj *v1.Addon) (*v1.Addon, error) {
+	if obj != nil {
+		return obj, nil
+	}
+
+	obj = &v1.Addon{}
+	obj.Namespace, obj.Name = kv.RSplit(key, "/")
+	obj.SetGroupVersionKind(a.gvk)
+
+	return nil, generic.ConfigureApplyForObject(a.apply, obj, &a.opts).
+		WithOwner(obj).
+		WithSetID(a.name).
+		ApplyObjects()
+}
+
 func (a *addonGeneratingHandler) Handle(obj *v1.Addon, status v1.AddonStatus) (v1.AddonStatus, error) {
 	objs, newStatus, err := a.AddonGeneratingHandler(obj, status)
 	if err != nil {
 		return newStatus, err
 	}
 
-	apply := a.apply
-
-	if !a.opts.DynamicLookup {
-		apply = apply.WithStrictCaching()
-	}
-
-	if !a.opts.AllowCrossNamespace && !a.opts.AllowClusterScoped {
-		apply = apply.WithSetOwnerReference(true, false).
-			WithDefaultNamespace(obj.GetNamespace()).
-			WithListerNamespace(obj.GetNamespace())
-	}
-
-	if !a.opts.AllowClusterScoped {
-		apply = apply.WithRestrictClusterScoped()
-	}
-
-	return newStatus, apply.
+	return newStatus, generic.ConfigureApplyForObject(a.apply, obj, &a.opts).
 		WithOwner(obj).
 		WithSetID(a.name).
 		ApplyObjects(objs...)