diff --git a/internal/controller/nbgroup_controller.go b/internal/controller/nbgroup_controller.go
index a7d2b3a..415e593 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nbgroup_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nbgroup_controller.go
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ func (r *NBGroupReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (re
 
 	originalGroup := nbGroup.DeepCopy()
 	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			// double check result is nil, otherwise error is not printed
+			// and exponential backoff doesn't work properly
+			res = ctrl.Result{}
+			return
+		}
 		if !originalGroup.Status.Equal(nbGroup.Status) {
 			updateErr := r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, &nbGroup)
 			if updateErr != nil {
diff --git a/internal/controller/nbpolicy_controller.go b/internal/controller/nbpolicy_controller.go
index 423e75e..c825fe1 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nbpolicy_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nbpolicy_controller.go
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ func (r *NBPolicyReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (r
 	originalPolicy := nbPolicy.DeepCopy()
 
 	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			// double check result is nil, otherwise error is not printed
+			// and exponential backoff doesn't work properly
+			res = ctrl.Result{}
+			return
+		}
 		if originalPolicy.DeletionTimestamp != nil && len(nbPolicy.Finalizers) == 0 {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/internal/controller/nbresource_controller.go b/internal/controller/nbresource_controller.go
index e4e46da..21e4bbe 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nbresource_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nbresource_controller.go
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ func (r *NBResourceReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 	originalResource := nbResource.DeepCopy()
 
 	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			// double check result is nil, otherwise error is not printed
+			// and exponential backoff doesn't work properly
+			res = ctrl.Result{}
+			return
+		}
 		if originalResource.DeletionTimestamp != nil && len(nbResource.Finalizers) == 0 {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/internal/controller/nbroutingpeer_controller.go b/internal/controller/nbroutingpeer_controller.go
index 55e96c5..58f2c08 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nbroutingpeer_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nbroutingpeer_controller.go
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ func (r *NBRoutingPeerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 
 	originalNBRP := nbrp.DeepCopy()
 	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			// double check result is nil, otherwise error is not printed
+			// and exponential backoff doesn't work properly
+			res = ctrl.Result{}
+			return
+		}
 		if originalNBRP.DeletionTimestamp != nil && len(nbrp.Finalizers) == 0 {
 			return
 		}