diff --git a/examples/gateway-api-public/gateway.yaml b/examples/gateway-api-public/gateway.yaml
index b77d775..d56aae3 100644
--- a/examples/gateway-api-public/gateway.yaml
+++ b/examples/gateway-api-public/gateway.yaml
@@ -13,14 +13,9 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   gatewayClassName: public
   listeners:
-  - protocol: HTTP
+  - protocol: gateway.netbird.io/NBRoutingPeer
+    name: netbird
     port: 80
-    name: dummy
-  infrastructure:
-    parametersRef:
-      group: netbird.io
-      kind: NBRoutingPeer
-      name: netbird
 ---
 apiVersion: netbird.io/v1
 kind: NBRoutingPeer
diff --git a/internal/controller/gateway_controller.go b/internal/controller/gateway_controller.go
index 3a7ad98..2a99e41 100644
--- a/internal/controller/gateway_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/gateway_controller.go
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ package controller
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	netbird "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client/rest"
@@ -72,36 +74,19 @@ func (r *GatewayReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 	}
 
 	// Verify Gateway configuration.
-	if gw.Spec.Infrastructure == nil || gw.Spec.Infrastructure.ParametersRef == nil {
+	routingPeerName, err := getRoutingPeerName(gw.Spec.Listeners)
+	if err != nil {
 		cond := metav1.Condition{
 			Type:    string(gatewayv1.GatewayConditionAccepted),
 			Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
 			Reason:  string(gatewayv1.GatewayReasonInvalidParameters),
-			Message: "Gateway expected to reference a NBRoutingPeer",
+			Message: err.Error(),
 		}
 		if meta.SetStatusCondition(&gw.Status.Conditions, cond) {
 			err = r.Status().Update(ctx, &gw)
 			if err != nil {
 				return ctrl.Result{}, err
 			}
-			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
-		}
-		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
-	}
-	parametersRef := gw.Spec.Infrastructure.ParametersRef
-	if parametersRef.Group != "netbird.io" && parametersRef.Kind != "NBRoutingPeer" {
-		cond := metav1.Condition{
-			Type:    string(gatewayv1.GatewayConditionAccepted),
-			Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
-			Reason:  string(gatewayv1.GatewayReasonInvalidParameters),
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("unsupported parameter group and kind %s.%s", parametersRef.Group, parametersRef.Kind),
-		}
-		if meta.SetStatusCondition(&gw.Status.Conditions, cond) {
-			err = r.Status().Update(ctx, &gw)
-			if err != nil {
-				return ctrl.Result{}, err
-			}
-			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
@@ -127,7 +112,7 @@ func (r *GatewayReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 
 	// Ensure routing peer is ready.
 	nbrp := &netbirdiov1.NBRoutingPeer{}
-	err = r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: req.Namespace, Name: parametersRef.Name}, nbrp)
+	err = r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: req.Namespace, Name: routingPeerName}, nbrp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
@@ -139,7 +124,7 @@ func (r *GatewayReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 			Type:    string(gatewayv1.GatewayConditionProgrammed),
 			Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
 			Reason:  string(gatewayv1.GatewayReasonProgrammed),
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("NBRoutingPeer %s is not ready", parametersRef.Name),
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("NBRoutingPeer %s is not ready", routingPeerName),
 		}
 		if meta.SetStatusCondition(&gw.Status.Conditions, cond) {
 			err = r.Status().Update(ctx, &gw)
@@ -210,3 +195,17 @@ func (r *GatewayReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 		For(&gatewayv1.Gateway{}).
 		Complete(r)
 }
+
+func getRoutingPeerName(listeners []gatewayv1.Listener) (string, error) {
+	if len(listeners) > 1 {
+		return "", errors.New("netbird Gateway only supports a single listener")
+	}
+	group, kind, ok := strings.Cut(string(listeners[0].Protocol), "/")
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid protocol %s, expected gateway.netbird.io/NBRoutingPeer", listeners[0].Protocol)
+	}
+	if group != "gateway.netbird.io" || kind != "NBRoutingPeer" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid group %s and kind %s, expected gateway.netbird.io/NBRoutingPeer", group, kind)
+	}
+	return string(listeners[0].Name), nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/controller/httproute_controller.go b/internal/controller/httproute_controller.go
index 34f832e..54b2008 100644
--- a/internal/controller/httproute_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/httproute_controller.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	netbird "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client/rest"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -69,8 +70,13 @@ func (r *HTTPRouteReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (
 			logger.Info("gateway is not ready", "name", gw.ObjectMeta.Name)
 			return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 1 * time.Second}, nil
 		}
+
+		routingPeerName, err := getRoutingPeerName(gw.Spec.Listeners)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
 		nbrp := &netbirdiov1.NBRoutingPeer{}
-		err = r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: gw.Namespace, Name: gw.Spec.Infrastructure.ParametersRef.Name}, nbrp)
+		err = r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: gw.Namespace, Name: routingPeerName}, nbrp)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}
@@ -234,6 +240,9 @@ func (r *HTTPRouteReconciler) reconcileDelete(ctx context.Context, hr gatewayv1.
 				key := client.ObjectKey{Namespace: hr.Namespace, Name: string(ref.Name)}
 				var svc corev1.Service
 				err := r.Client.Get(ctx, key, &svc)
+				if kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+					continue
+				}
 				if err != nil {
 					return ctrl.Result{}, err
 				}