diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f045650..c0d8f95 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
-IMG ?= gcr.io/aamoyel/kubipam:v0.1.2
+IMG ?= gcr.io/aamoyel/kubipam:v0.1.3
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.29.0
 
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/ipclaim_webhook.go b/api/v1alpha1/ipclaim_webhook.go
index b7a493d..1820a5a 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/ipclaim_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/ipclaim_webhook.go
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ func (r *IPClaim) validateClaim() error {
 func (r *IPClaim) validateSpec() *field.Error {
 	// The field helpers from the kubernetes API machinery help us return nicely
 	// structured validation errors.
+
+	if r.Spec.IPCidrRef != nil {
+		if r.Spec.IPCidrRef.Name == "" {
+			return field.Forbidden(field.NewPath("spec").Child("ipCidrRef").Child("name"), "'ipCidrRef.name' must be set when using 'ipCidrRef'")
+		}
+	}
+
 	if r.Spec.Type == "IP" {
 		noRefmsg := field.Forbidden(
 			field.NewPath("spec").Child("ipCidrRef").Child("name"),
@@ -96,9 +103,6 @@ func (r *IPClaim) validateSpec() *field.Error {
 		if r.Spec.IPCidrRef == nil {
 			return noRefmsg
 		}
-		if r.Spec.IPCidrRef.Name == "" {
-			return noRefmsg
-		}
 	}
 
 	if r.Spec.Type == "CIDR" {
@@ -110,9 +114,6 @@ func (r *IPClaim) validateSpec() *field.Error {
 			if r.Spec.IPCidrRef == nil {
 				return noRefmsg
 			}
-			if r.Spec.IPCidrRef.Name == "" {
-				return noRefmsg
-			}
 		}
 
 		if r.Spec.SpecificChildCidr == "" && r.Spec.CidrPrefixLength == 0 {
diff --git a/config/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
index ad23702..53283b7 100644
--- a/config/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -141,4 +141,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: aamoyel/kubipam
   newName: gcr.io/aamoyel/kubipam
-  newTag: v0.1.2
+  newTag: v0.1.3
diff --git a/deploy/bundle.yaml b/deploy/bundle.yaml
index 8dd4565..1b79bb3 100644
--- a/deploy/bundle.yaml
+++ b/deploy/bundle.yaml
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ spec:
         - --metrics-bind-address=0.0.0.0:8080
         command:
         - /manager
-        image: gcr.io/aamoyel/kubipam:v0.1.2
+        image: gcr.io/aamoyel/kubipam:v0.1.3
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz
diff --git a/examples/claim/ipclaim7.yaml b/examples/claim/ipclaim7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c98bbd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/claim/ipclaim7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+apiVersion: ipam.didactiklabs.io/v1alpha1
+kind: IPClaim
+metadata:
+  name: test7
+spec:
+  type: CIDR
+  cidrPrefixLength: 108
diff --git a/examples/claim/ipclaim8.yaml b/examples/claim/ipclaim8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35ae62e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/claim/ipclaim8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+apiVersion: ipam.didactiklabs.io/v1alpha1
+kind: IPClaim
+metadata:
+  name: test8
+spec:
+  type: CIDR
+  ipCidrRef:
+    name: test-v6
+  cidrPrefixLength: 108
diff --git a/internal/controllers/ipcidr_controller.go b/internal/controllers/ipcidr_controller.go
index 17e4413..73db370 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/ipcidr_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/ipcidr_controller.go
@@ -221,10 +221,7 @@ func IPCidrProgressing(o *ipamv1alpha1.IPCidr) {
 	})
 }
 
-func (r *IPCidrReconciler) patchIPCidrStatus(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	ipCidr *ipamv1alpha1.IPCidr,
-) error {
+func (r *IPCidrReconciler) patchIPCidrStatus(ctx context.Context, ipCidr *ipamv1alpha1.IPCidr) error {
 	key := client.ObjectKeyFromObject(ipCidr)
 	latest := &ipamv1alpha1.IPCidr{}
 	if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, key, latest); err != nil {
@@ -337,10 +334,7 @@ func (r *IPCidrReconciler) isCidrOverlapping(ctx context.Context, cr *ipamv1alph
 }
 
 // ipCidrReconcileRequests returns a list of reconcile.Request based on the ipcidr resource.
-func ipCidrReconcileRequests(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	mgr manager.Manager,
-) ([]reconcile.Request, error) {
+func ipCidrReconcileRequests(ctx context.Context, mgr manager.Manager) ([]reconcile.Request, error) {
 	IPCidrList := &ipamv1alpha1.IPCidrList{}
 	err := mgr.GetClient().List(ctx, IPCidrList)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/controllers/ipclaim_controller.go b/internal/controllers/ipclaim_controller.go
index 30d3ece..26d56e5 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/ipclaim_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/ipclaim_controller.go
@@ -215,10 +215,7 @@ func IPClaimProgressing(o *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim) {
 	})
 }
 
-func (r *IPClaimReconciler) patchIPClaimStatus(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	ipClaim *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim,
-) error {
+func (r *IPClaimReconciler) patchIPClaimStatus(ctx context.Context, ipClaim *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim) error {
 	key := client.ObjectKeyFromObject(ipClaim)
 	latest := &ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim{}
 	if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, key, latest); err != nil {
@@ -279,11 +276,7 @@ func (r *IPClaimReconciler) reconcileIPClaim(ctx context.Context, cr *ipamv1alph
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *IPClaimReconciler) getIpAddr(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	cr *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim,
-	parentCidr string,
-) error {
+func (r *IPClaimReconciler) getIpAddr(ctx context.Context, cr *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim, parentCidr string) error {
 	claim, err := r.Ipamer.AcquireSpecificIP(ctx, parentCidr, cr.Spec.SpecificIPAddress)
 	if claim == nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("%w", err)
@@ -307,10 +300,7 @@ func (r *IPClaimReconciler) getIpAddr(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *IPClaimReconciler) getChildCidr(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	cr *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim,
-) (err error) {
+func (r *IPClaimReconciler) getChildCidr(ctx context.Context, cr *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim) (err error) {
 	var (
 		claim  *goipam.Prefix
 		cidrCr *ipamv1alpha1.IPCidr
@@ -348,15 +338,15 @@ func (r *IPClaimReconciler) getChildCidr(
 			}
 			return err
 		}
-	} else if cr.Spec.SpecificChildCidr == "" {
+	} else {
 		// Check if we need to use a specific parent CIDR
-		if cr.Spec.IPCidrRef.Name != "" {
+		if cr.Spec.IPCidrRef != nil {
 			// Get parent cidr
-			cidrCR, err := r.getParentCidr(ctx, cr)
+			cidrCr, err = r.getParentCidr(ctx, cr)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if !cidrCR.Status.Registered {
+			if !cidrCr.Status.Registered {
 				err := fmt.Errorf("the cidr resource in the IPCidrRefSpec for the %s claim is not in a ready state", cr.Name)
 				setIPClaimErrorStatus(cr, err)
 				if patchStatusErr := r.patchIPClaimStatus(ctx, cr); patchStatusErr != nil {
@@ -366,6 +356,17 @@ func (r *IPClaimReconciler) getChildCidr(
 				}
 				return nil
 			}
+			claim, err = r.Ipamer.AcquireChildPrefix(ctx, cidrCr.Spec.Cidr, cr.Spec.CidrPrefixLength)
+			if err != nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("Unable to get a child cidr for your prefix lengh in the '"+cr.Spec.IPCidrRef.Name+"' , err: %w", err)
+				setIPClaimErrorStatus(cr, err)
+				if patchStatusErr := r.patchIPClaimStatus(ctx, cr); patchStatusErr != nil {
+					err = kerror.NewAggregate([]error{err, patchStatusErr})
+					err = fmt.Errorf("unable to patch status after reconciliation failed: %w", err)
+					return err
+				}
+				return err
+			}
 		} else {
 			// find available parent cidr for this prefix length
 			cidrList := &ipamv1alpha1.IPCidrList{}
@@ -425,10 +426,7 @@ func setIPClaimErrorStatus(cr *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim, err error) {
 }
 
 // ipClaimReconcileRequests returns a list of reconcile.Request based on the ipclaim resource.
-func ipClaimReconcileRequests(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	mgr manager.Manager,
-) ([]reconcile.Request, error) {
+func ipClaimReconcileRequests(ctx context.Context, mgr manager.Manager) ([]reconcile.Request, error) {
 	IPClaimList := &ipamv1alpha1.IPClaimList{}
 	err := mgr.GetClient().List(ctx, IPClaimList)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -446,10 +444,7 @@ func ipClaimReconcileRequests(
 	return requests, nil
 }
 
-func (r *IPClaimReconciler) getParentCidr(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	cr *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim,
-) (*ipamv1alpha1.IPCidr, error) {
+func (r *IPClaimReconciler) getParentCidr(ctx context.Context, cr *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim) (*ipamv1alpha1.IPCidr, error) {
 	cidrCR := &ipamv1alpha1.IPCidr{}
 	cidrNamepacedName := types.NamespacedName{
 		Name: cr.Spec.IPCidrRef.Name,
@@ -514,11 +509,7 @@ func (r *IPClaimReconciler) initRegisteredClaims(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // checkParentCidr return an error when the parent cidr is not registered in the ipam.
-func (r *IPClaimReconciler) checkParentCidr(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	claimCr *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim,
-	parentCidr string,
-) error {
+func (r *IPClaimReconciler) checkParentCidr(ctx context.Context, claimCr *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim, parentCidr string) error {
 	_, err := r.Ipamer.PrefixFrom(ctx, parentCidr)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("unable to find parent cidr in the ipam, err: %w", err)