diff --git a/controllers/crds/cninode_controller.go b/controllers/crds/cninode_controller.go
index a1bb1332..6d1803cd 100644
--- a/controllers/crds/cninode_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/crds/cninode_controller.go
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ func (r *CNINodeReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 func (r *CNINodeReconciler) waitTillCNINodeDeleted(ctx context.Context, nameSpacedCNINode types.NamespacedName) error {
 	oldCNINode := &v1alpha1.CNINode{}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), time.Second*10)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), time.Second*3)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	return wait.PollUntilContextCancel(ctx, time.Second, true, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	return wait.PollUntilContextCancel(ctx, 500*time.Millisecond, true, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, nameSpacedCNINode, oldCNINode); err != nil {
 			if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 				return true, nil
diff --git a/pkg/config/type.go b/pkg/config/type.go
index 6b08515b..5bf58a57 100644
--- a/pkg/config/type.go
+++ b/pkg/config/type.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const (
 	// OSLinux is the the linux Operating System
 	OSLinux = "linux"
 	// Node termination finalizer on CNINode CRD
-	NodeTerminationFinalizer = "node.k8s.aws.com/termination"
+	NodeTerminationFinalizer = "networking.k8s.aws/node-termination"
 )
 
 // EC2 Tags