diff --git a/cmd/run/run.go b/cmd/run/run.go
index f1edb34..709b795 100644
--- a/cmd/run/run.go
+++ b/cmd/run/run.go
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 package run
 
 import (
+	"github.com/dapr-sandbox/dapr-kubernetes-operator/pkg/resources"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	admregv1 "k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
+	rtcache "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+	rtclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
 
 	"github.com/dapr-sandbox/dapr-kubernetes-operator/pkg/controller"
@@ -38,13 +46,34 @@ func NewRunCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "run",
 		Short: "run",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			selector, err := daprCtl.ReleaseSelector()
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to compute cache's watch selector")
+			}
+
+			controllerOpts.WatchSelectors = map[rtclient.Object]rtcache.ByObject{
+				// k8s
+				&rbacv1.ClusterRole{}:                    {Label: selector},
+				&rbacv1.ClusterRoleBinding{}:             {Label: selector},
+				&rbacv1.Role{}:                           {Label: selector},
+				&rbacv1.RoleBinding{}:                    {Label: selector},
+				&admregv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration{}: {Label: selector},
+				&corev1.Secret{}:                         {Label: selector},
+				&corev1.Service{}:                        {Label: selector},
+				&corev1.ServiceAccount{}:                 {Label: selector},
+				&appsv1.StatefulSet{}:                    {Label: selector},
+				&appsv1.Deployment{}:                     {Label: selector},
+				// dapr
+				resources.UnstructuredFor("dapr.io", "v1alpha1", "Configuration"): {Label: selector},
+			}
+
 			return controller.Start(controllerOpts, func(manager manager.Manager, opts controller.Options) error {
 				_, err := daprCtl.NewReconciler(cmd.Context(), manager, helmOpts)
 				if err != nil {
-					return err
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to set-up DaprControlPlane reconciler")
 				}
 
-				return err
+				return nil
 			})
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_action_apply.go b/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_action_apply.go
index 814328f..b2fc0b4 100644
--- a/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_action_apply.go
+++ b/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_action_apply.go
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ func (a *ApplyAction) Run(ctx context.Context, rc *ReconciliationRequest) error
 			r := gvk.GroupVersion().String() + ":" + gvk.Kind
 
 			if _, ok := a.subscriptions[r]; !ok {
+
+				a.l.Info("watch", "ref", r)
+
 				err = rc.Reconciler.Watch(
 					&obj,
 					rc.Reconciler.EnqueueRequestForOwner(&daprApi.DaprControlPlane{}, handler.OnlyControllerOwner()),
@@ -135,6 +138,9 @@ func (a *ApplyAction) Run(ctx context.Context, rc *ReconciliationRequest) error
 			r := gvk.GroupVersion().String() + ":" + gvk.Kind
 
 			if _, ok := a.subscriptions[r]; !ok {
+
+				a.l.Info("watch", "ref", r)
+
 				err = rc.Reconciler.Watch(
 					&obj,
 					rc.Reconciler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(labelsToRequest),
@@ -196,6 +202,7 @@ func (a *ApplyAction) Run(ctx context.Context, rc *ReconciliationRequest) error
 
 		a.l.Info("run",
 			"apply", "true",
+			"gen", rc.Resource.Generation,
 			"ref", resources.Ref(&obj))
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_support.go b/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_support.go
index 83d681a..4cab357 100644
--- a/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_support.go
+++ b/internal/controller/operator/dapr_controller_support.go
@@ -88,3 +88,21 @@ func dependantWithLabels(watchUpdate bool, watchDelete bool) predicate.Predicate
 		},
 	)
 }
+
+func ReleaseSelector() (labels.Selector, error) {
+	hasReleaseNameLabel, err := labels.NewRequirement(DaprReleaseName, selection.Exists, []string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	hasReleaseNamespaceLabel, err := labels.NewRequirement(DaprReleaseNamespace, selection.Exists, []string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	selector := labels.NewSelector().
+		Add(*hasReleaseNameLabel).
+		Add(*hasReleaseNamespaceLabel)
+
+	return selector, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index f4b5d0f..cb55a05 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http/pprof"
 	"time"
 
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/dapr-sandbox/dapr-kubernetes-operator/pkg/logger"
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ func Start(options Options, setup func(manager.Manager, Options) error) error {
 		Metrics: metricsserver.Options{
 			BindAddress: options.MetricsAddr,
 		},
+		Cache: cache.Options{
+			ByObject: options.WatchSelectors,
+		},
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/predicates/dependant.go b/pkg/controller/predicates/dependant.go
index 0d668a0..dc8fa8f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/predicates/dependant.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/predicates/dependant.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package predicates
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/wI2L/jsondiff"
@@ -93,18 +92,13 @@ func (p DependentPredicate) Update(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
 		log.Error(err, "failed to generate diff")
 		return true
 	}
-	d, err := json.Marshal(patch)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err, "failed to generate diff")
-		return true
-	}
 
 	log.Info("Reconciling due to dependent resource update",
 		"name", newObj.GetName(),
 		"namespace", newObj.GetNamespace(),
 		"apiVersion", newObj.GroupVersionKind().GroupVersion(),
 		"kind", newObj.GroupVersionKind().Kind,
-		"diff", string(d))
+		"diff", patch.String())
 
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/types.go b/pkg/controller/types.go
index 1944f6f..7371fbe 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/types.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package controller
 
+import (
+	rtcache "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+	rtclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
 type ClusterType string
 
 const (
@@ -15,4 +20,5 @@ type Options struct {
 	LeaderElectionNamespace       string
 	EnableLeaderElection          bool
 	ReleaseLeaderElectionOnCancel bool
+	WatchSelectors                map[rtclient.Object]rtcache.ByObject
 }
diff --git a/pkg/resources/resources.go b/pkg/resources/resources.go
index 0b4126c..cf8b22a 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/resources.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package resources
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+
 	"github.com/dapr-sandbox/dapr-kubernetes-operator/pkg/pointer"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
@@ -67,3 +69,14 @@ func Ref(obj *unstructured.Unstructured) string {
 		name,
 	)
 }
+
+func UnstructuredFor(group string, version string, kind string) *unstructured.Unstructured {
+	u := unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	u.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Kind:    kind,
+		Group:   group,
+		Version: version,
+	})
+
+	return &u
+}