diff --git a/controllers/redis_controller.go b/controllers/redis_controller.go
index 991c18d48..2ac11f27e 100644
--- a/controllers/redis_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/redis_controller.go
@@ -52,14 +52,16 @@ func (r *RedisReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
+	if instance.ObjectMeta.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil {
+		if err = k8sutils.HandleRedisFinalizer(r.Client, r.K8sClient, r.Log, instance); err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+	}
 	if _, found := instance.ObjectMeta.GetAnnotations()["redis.opstreelabs.in/skip-reconcile"]; found {
 		reqLogger.Info("Found annotations redis.opstreelabs.in/skip-reconcile, so skipping reconcile")
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Second * 10}, nil
 	}
-	if err = k8sutils.HandleRedisFinalizer(r.Client, r.K8sClient, r.Log, instance); err != nil {
-		return ctrl.Result{}, err
-	}
-
 	if err = k8sutils.AddFinalizer(instance, k8sutils.RedisFinalizer, r.Client); err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/rediscluster_controller.go b/controllers/rediscluster_controller.go
index d3f6e0df6..fc280c916 100644
--- a/controllers/rediscluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/rediscluster_controller.go
@@ -54,21 +54,22 @@ func (r *RedisClusterReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
-	instance.SetDefault()
-
+	if instance.ObjectMeta.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil {
+		if err = k8sutils.HandleRedisClusterFinalizer(r.Client, r.K8sClient, r.Log, instance); err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+	}
 	if _, found := instance.ObjectMeta.GetAnnotations()["rediscluster.opstreelabs.in/skip-reconcile"]; found {
 		reqLogger.Info("Found annotations rediscluster.opstreelabs.in/skip-reconcile, so skipping reconcile")
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Second * 10}, nil
 	}
+	instance.SetDefault()
 
 	leaderReplicas := instance.Spec.GetReplicaCounts("leader")
 	followerReplicas := instance.Spec.GetReplicaCounts("follower")
 	totalReplicas := leaderReplicas + followerReplicas
 
-	if err = k8sutils.HandleRedisClusterFinalizer(r.Client, r.K8sClient, r.Log, instance); err != nil {
-		return ctrl.Result{}, err
-	}
-
 	if err = k8sutils.AddFinalizer(instance, k8sutils.RedisClusterFinalizer, r.Client); err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/redisreplication_controller.go b/controllers/redisreplication_controller.go
index 9459785db..0473d412a 100644
--- a/controllers/redisreplication_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/redisreplication_controller.go
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ func (r *RedisReplicationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Req
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
-
+	if instance.ObjectMeta.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil {
+		if err = k8sutils.HandleRedisReplicationFinalizer(r.Client, r.K8sClient, r.Log, instance); err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+	}
 	if _, found := instance.ObjectMeta.GetAnnotations()["redisreplication.opstreelabs.in/skip-reconcile"]; found {
 		reqLogger.Info("Found annotations redisreplication.opstreelabs.in/skip-reconcile, so skipping reconcile")
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Second * 10}, nil
@@ -49,10 +54,6 @@ func (r *RedisReplicationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Req
 	followerReplicas := instance.Spec.GetReplicationCounts("replication") - leaderReplicas
 	totalReplicas := leaderReplicas + followerReplicas
 
-	if err = k8sutils.HandleRedisReplicationFinalizer(r.Client, r.K8sClient, r.Log, instance); err != nil {
-		return ctrl.Result{}, err
-	}
-
 	if err = k8sutils.AddFinalizer(instance, k8sutils.RedisReplicationFinalizer, r.Client); err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/redissentinel_controller.go b/controllers/redissentinel_controller.go
index f817abccb..d660e1c12 100644
--- a/controllers/redissentinel_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/redissentinel_controller.go
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ func (r *RedisSentinelReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
+	if instance.ObjectMeta.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil {
+		if err = k8sutils.HandleRedisSentinelFinalizer(r.Client, r.Log, instance); err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Second * 60}, err
+		}
+		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+	}
 
 	if _, found := instance.ObjectMeta.GetAnnotations()["redissentinel.opstreelabs.in/skip-reconcile"]; found {
 		reqLogger.Info("Found annotations redissentinel.opstreelabs.in/skip-reconcile, so skipping reconcile")
@@ -48,10 +54,6 @@ func (r *RedisSentinelReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 	// Get total Sentinel Replicas
 	// sentinelReplicas := instance.Spec.GetSentinelCounts("sentinel")
 
-	if err = k8sutils.HandleRedisSentinelFinalizer(r.Client, r.Log, instance); err != nil {
-		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Second * 60}, err
-	}
-
 	if err = k8sutils.AddFinalizer(instance, k8sutils.RedisSentinelFinalizer, r.Client); err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Second * 60}, err
 	}