diff --git a/controllers/controller_filer.go b/controllers/controller_filer.go
index 2d42f1a..4f1489a 100644
--- a/controllers/controller_filer.go
+++ b/controllers/controller_filer.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
 	seaweedv1 "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs-operator/api/v1"
 )
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ func (r *SeaweedReconciler) ensureFilerStatefulSet(seaweedCR *seaweedv1.Seaweed)
 	log := r.Log.WithValues("sw-filer-statefulset", seaweedCR.Name)
 
 	filerStatefulSet := r.createFilerStatefulSet(seaweedCR)
+	if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(seaweedCR, filerStatefulSet, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+		return ReconcileResult(err)
+	}
 	_, err := r.CreateOrUpdate(filerStatefulSet, func(existing, desired runtime.Object) error {
 		existingStatefulSet := existing.(*appsv1.StatefulSet)
 		desiredStatefulSet := desired.(*appsv1.StatefulSet)
@@ -51,6 +55,10 @@ func (r *SeaweedReconciler) ensureFilerHeadlessService(seaweedCR *seaweedv1.Seaw
 	log := r.Log.WithValues("sw-filer-headless-service", seaweedCR.Name)
 
 	filerHeadlessService := r.createFilerHeadlessService(seaweedCR)
+	if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(seaweedCR, filerHeadlessService, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+		return ReconcileResult(err)
+	}
+
 	_, err := r.CreateOrUpdateService(filerHeadlessService)
 
 	log.Info("ensure filer headless service " + filerHeadlessService.Name)
@@ -63,6 +71,9 @@ func (r *SeaweedReconciler) ensureFilerService(seaweedCR *seaweedv1.Seaweed) (bo
 	log := r.Log.WithValues("sw-filer-service", seaweedCR.Name)
 
 	filerService := r.createFilerService(seaweedCR)
+	if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(seaweedCR, filerService, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+		return ReconcileResult(err)
+	}
 	_, err := r.CreateOrUpdateService(filerService)
 
 	log.Info("ensure filer service " + filerService.Name)
diff --git a/controllers/controller_master.go b/controllers/controller_master.go
index 4b4f7a5..192f2ee 100644
--- a/controllers/controller_master.go
+++ b/controllers/controller_master.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
 	seaweedv1 "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs-operator/api/v1"
 )
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ func (r *SeaweedReconciler) ensureMasterStatefulSet(seaweedCR *seaweedv1.Seaweed
 	if err != nil && errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		// Define a new deployment
 		dep := r.createMasterStatefulSet(seaweedCR)
+		if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(seaweedCR, dep, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+			return ReconcileResult(err)
+		}
 		log.Info("Creating a new master statefulset", "Namespace", dep.Namespace, "Name", dep.Name)
 		err = r.Create(ctx, dep)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -70,6 +74,9 @@ func (r *SeaweedReconciler) ensureMasterService(seaweedCR *seaweedv1.Seaweed) (b
 	log := r.Log.WithValues("sw-master-service", seaweedCR.Name)
 
 	masterService := r.createMasterService(seaweedCR)
+	if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(seaweedCR, masterService, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+		return ReconcileResult(err)
+	}
 	_, err := r.CreateOrUpdateService(masterService)
 
 	log.Info("Get master service " + masterService.Name)
diff --git a/controllers/controller_volume.go b/controllers/controller_volume.go
index cd77c6e..07d4537 100644
--- a/controllers/controller_volume.go
+++ b/controllers/controller_volume.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package controllers
 
 import (
 	"context"
+
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
 	seaweedv1 "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs-operator/api/v1"
 )
@@ -14,11 +16,11 @@ func (r *SeaweedReconciler) ensureVolumeServers(seaweedCR *seaweedv1.Seaweed) (d
 	_ = context.Background()
 	_ = r.Log.WithValues("seaweed", seaweedCR.Name)
 
-	if done, result, err = r.ensureVolumeServerStatefulSet(seaweedCR); done {
+	if done, result, err = r.ensureVolumeServerService(seaweedCR); done {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if done, result, err = r.ensureVolumeServerService(seaweedCR); done {
+	if done, result, err = r.ensureVolumeServerStatefulSet(seaweedCR); done {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ func (r *SeaweedReconciler) ensureVolumeServerStatefulSet(seaweedCR *seaweedv1.S
 	log := r.Log.WithValues("sw-volume-statefulset", seaweedCR.Name)
 
 	volumeServerStatefulSet := r.createVolumeServerStatefulSet(seaweedCR)
+	if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(seaweedCR, volumeServerStatefulSet, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+		return ReconcileResult(err)
+	}
 	_, err := r.CreateOrUpdate(volumeServerStatefulSet, func(existing, desired runtime.Object) error {
 		existingStatefulSet := existing.(*appsv1.StatefulSet)
 		desiredStatefulSet := desired.(*appsv1.StatefulSet)
@@ -47,6 +52,9 @@ func (r *SeaweedReconciler) ensureVolumeServerService(seaweedCR *seaweedv1.Seawe
 	log := r.Log.WithValues("sw-volume-service", seaweedCR.Name)
 
 	volumeServerService := r.createVolumeServerService(seaweedCR)
+	if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(seaweedCR, volumeServerService, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+		return ReconcileResult(err)
+	}
 	_, err := r.CreateOrUpdateService(volumeServerService)
 
 	log.Info("ensure volume service " + volumeServerService.Name)