diff --git a/hooks/down.sh b/hooks/down.sh
index 7e542d0..370ad97 100755
--- a/hooks/down.sh
+++ b/hooks/down.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ kubernetes:
 - name: Watch bootstrap configmaps getting removed
   apiVersion: v1
   kind: ConfigMap
+  executeHookOnSynchronization: false
   executeHookOnEvent: ["Modified"]
   jqFilter: ".metadata.deletionTimestamp"
   labelSelector:
@@ -18,13 +19,20 @@ EOF
 else
   PROVIDER=$(jq -r .[0].objects.[0].object.data.provider $BINDING_CONTEXT_PATH)
   KUBERNETES=$(jq -r .[0].objects.[0].object.data.kubernetes $BINDING_CONTEXT_PATH)
+  echo "running the ${PROVIDER}-cleanup hook"
+  
   if ! [ -f /tpls/${PROVIDER}-cleanup.yaml ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: template not found for ${PROVIDER}-cleanup"
+    echo "template not found for ${PROVIDER}-cleanup"
     exit 1
   fi
+  
   export SP_CUSTOMER_ID=$(jq -r .[0].objects.[0].object.metadata.namespace $BINDING_CONTEXT_PATH)
   export SP_ENVIRONMENT=$(jq -r .[0].objects.[0].object.metadata.name $BINDING_CONTEXT_PATH)
+  echo "removing the ${SP_ENVIRONMENT} owned by ${SP_CUSTOMER_ID}"
+  
   envsubst < /tpls/${PROVIDER}-cleanup.yaml | kubectl create -f -
+  
+  # -- Removing the finalizer
   kubectl patch configmap -n ${SP_CUSTOMER_ID} ${SP_ENVIRONMENT} \
     -p '{"metadata":{"finalizers":null}}' --type=merge 
 fi
diff --git a/hooks/up.sh b/hooks/up.sh
index 2587c66..ee63685 100755
--- a/hooks/up.sh
+++ b/hooks/up.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ kubernetes:
 - name: Watch bootstrap configmaps getting created
   apiVersion: v1
   kind: ConfigMap
+  executeHookOnSynchronization: false
   executeHookOnEvent: ["Added", "Modified"]
   jqFilter: ".data"
   labelSelector: