diff --git a/internal/controller/controller.go b/internal/controller/controller.go
index 8882679380..706afc7859 100644
--- a/internal/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/controller.go
@@ -277,44 +277,55 @@ func (lbc *LoadBalancerController) syncEndpoint(task queue.Task) {
 	if endpExists {
 		ings := lbc.getIngressForEndpoints(obj)
 
-		for _, ing := range ings {
-			if !lbc.IsNginxIngress(&ing) {
+		var ingExes []*nginx.IngressEx
+		var mergableIngressesSlice []*nginx.MergeableIngresses
+
+		for i := range ings {
+			if !lbc.IsNginxIngress(&ings[i]) {
 				continue
 			}
-			if utils.IsMinion(&ing) {
-				master, err := lbc.FindMasterForMinion(&ing)
+			if utils.IsMinion(&ings[i]) {
+				master, err := lbc.FindMasterForMinion(&ings[i])
 				if err != nil {
-					glog.Errorf("Ignoring Ingress %v(Minion): %v", ing.Name, err)
+					glog.Errorf("Ignoring Ingress %v(Minion): %v", ings[i].Name, err)
 					continue
 				}
-				if !lbc.configurator.HasIngress(master) {
+				if !lbc.configurator.HasMinion(master, &ings[i]) {
 					continue
 				}
 				mergeableIngresses, err := lbc.createMergableIngresses(master)
 				if err != nil {
-					glog.Errorf("Ignoring Ingress %v(Minion): %v", ing.Name, err)
+					glog.Errorf("Ignoring Ingress %v(Minion): %v", ings[i].Name, err)
 					continue
 				}
 
-				glog.V(3).Infof("Updating Endpoints for %v/%v", ing.Namespace, ing.Name)
-				err = lbc.configurator.UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergeableIngresses)
-				if err != nil {
-					glog.Errorf("Error updating endpoints for %v/%v: %v", ing.Namespace, ing.Name, err)
-				}
+				mergableIngressesSlice = append(mergableIngressesSlice, mergeableIngresses)
 				continue
 			}
-			if !lbc.configurator.HasIngress(&ing) {
+			if !lbc.configurator.HasIngress(&ings[i]) {
 				continue
 			}
-			ingEx, err := lbc.createIngress(&ing)
+			ingEx, err := lbc.createIngress(&ings[i])
 			if err != nil {
-				glog.Errorf("Error updating endpoints for %v/%v: %v, skipping", ing.Namespace, ing.Name, err)
+				glog.Errorf("Error updating endpoints for %v/%v: %v, skipping", &ings[i].Namespace, &ings[i].Name, err)
 				continue
 			}
-			glog.V(3).Infof("Updating Endpoints for %v/%v", ing.Namespace, ing.Name)
-			err = lbc.configurator.UpdateEndpoints(ingEx)
+			ingExes = append(ingExes, ingEx)
+		}
+
+		if len(ingExes) > 0 {
+			glog.V(3).Infof("Updating Endpoints for %v", ingExes)
+			err = lbc.configurator.UpdateEndpoints(ingExes)
 			if err != nil {
-				glog.Errorf("Error updating endpoints for %v/%v: %v", ing.Namespace, ing.Name, err)
+				glog.Errorf("Error updating endpoints for %v: %v", ingExes, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(mergableIngressesSlice) > 0 {
+			glog.V(3).Infof("Updating Endpoints for %v", mergableIngressesSlice)
+			err = lbc.configurator.UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergableIngressesSlice)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Error updating endpoints for %v: %v", mergableIngressesSlice, err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1130,7 +1141,6 @@ func (lbc *LoadBalancerController) IsNginxIngress(ing *extensions.Ingress) bool
 		return class == lbc.ingressClass || class == ""
 	}
 	return !lbc.useIngressClassOnly
-
 }
 
 // isHealthCheckEnabled checks if health checks are enabled so we can only query pods if enabled.
diff --git a/internal/nginx/configurator.go b/internal/nginx/configurator.go
index c53fe18002..8e2ab6f472 100644
--- a/internal/nginx/configurator.go
+++ b/internal/nginx/configurator.go
@@ -962,51 +962,64 @@ func (cnf *Configurator) DeleteIngress(key string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// UpdateEndpoints updates endpoints in NGINX configuration for the Ingress resource
-func (cnf *Configurator) UpdateEndpoints(ingEx *IngressEx) error {
-	err := cnf.addOrUpdateIngress(ingEx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error adding or updating ingress %v/%v: %v", ingEx.Ingress.Namespace, ingEx.Ingress.Name, err)
-	}
+// UpdateEndpoints updates endpoints in NGINX configuration for the Ingress resources
+func (cnf *Configurator) UpdateEndpoints(ingExes []*IngressEx) error {
+	reloadPlus := false
 
-	if cnf.isPlus() {
-		err = cnf.updatePlusEndpoints(ingEx)
-		if err == nil {
-			return nil
+	for _, ingEx := range ingExes {
+		err := cnf.addOrUpdateIngress(ingEx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error adding or updating ingress %v/%v: %v", ingEx.Ingress.Namespace, ingEx.Ingress.Name, err)
 		}
-		glog.Warningf("Couldn't update the endpoints via the API: %v; reloading configuration instead", err)
+
+		if cnf.isPlus() {
+			err := cnf.updatePlusEndpoints(ingEx)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Warningf("Couldn't update the endpoints via the API: %v; reloading configuration instead", err)
+				reloadPlus = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if cnf.isPlus() && !reloadPlus {
+		glog.V(3).Info("No need to reload nginx")
+		return nil
 	}
+
 	if err := cnf.nginx.Reload(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error reloading NGINX when updating endpoints for %v/%v: %v", ingEx.Ingress.Namespace, ingEx.Ingress.Name, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error reloading NGINX when updating endpoints: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress updates endpoints in NGINX configuration for a mergeable Ingress resource
-func (cnf *Configurator) UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergeableIngs *MergeableIngresses) error {
-	err := cnf.addOrUpdateMergeableIngress(mergeableIngs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error adding or updating ingress %v/%v: %v", mergeableIngs.Master.Ingress.Namespace, mergeableIngs.Master.Ingress.Name, err)
-	}
+func (cnf *Configurator) UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergableIngressesSlice []*MergeableIngresses) error {
+	reloadPlus := false
+	for i := range mergableIngressesSlice {
+		err := cnf.addOrUpdateMergeableIngress(mergableIngressesSlice[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error adding or updating mergeableIngress %v/%v: %v", mergableIngressesSlice[i].Master.Ingress.Namespace, mergableIngressesSlice[i].Master.Ingress.Name, err)
+		}
 
-	if cnf.isPlus() {
-		for _, ing := range mergeableIngs.Minions {
-			err = cnf.updatePlusEndpoints(ing)
-			if err != nil {
-				glog.Warningf("Couldn't update the endpoints via the API: %v; reloading configuration instead", err)
-				break
+		if cnf.isPlus() {
+			for _, ing := range mergableIngressesSlice[i].Minions {
+				err = cnf.updatePlusEndpoints(ing)
+				if err != nil {
+					glog.Warningf("Couldn't update the endpoints via the API: %v; reloading configuration instead", err)
+					reloadPlus = true
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		if err == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
+	}
+	if cnf.isPlus() && !reloadPlus {
+		glog.V(3).Info("No need to reload nginx")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if err := cnf.nginx.Reload(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error reloading NGINX when updating endpoints for %v/%v: %v", mergeableIngs.Master.Ingress.Namespace, mergeableIngs.Master.Ingress.Name, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error reloading NGINX when updating endpoints for %v: %v", mergableIngressesSlice, err)
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/nginx/configurator_test.go b/internal/nginx/configurator_test.go
index f0ae5a66cb..28aa0eadf2 100644
--- a/internal/nginx/configurator_test.go
+++ b/internal/nginx/configurator_test.go
@@ -718,14 +718,15 @@ func TestUpdateEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ingress := createCafeIngressEx()
-	err = cnf.UpdateEndpoints(&ingress)
+	ingresses := []*IngressEx{&ingress}
+	err = cnf.UpdateEndpoints(ingresses)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("UpdateEndpoints returned\n%v, but expected \n%v", err, nil)
 	}
 
 	// test with OSS Configurator
 	cnf.nginxAPI = nil
-	err = cnf.UpdateEndpoints(&ingress)
+	err = cnf.UpdateEndpoints(ingresses)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("UpdateEndpoints returned\n%v, but expected \n%v", err, nil)
 	}
@@ -738,14 +739,15 @@ func TestUpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	mergeableIngress := createMergeableCafeIngress()
-	err = cnf.UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergeableIngress)
+	mergeableIngresses := []*MergeableIngresses{mergeableIngress}
+	err = cnf.UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergeableIngresses)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress returned \n%v, but expected \n%v", err, nil)
 	}
 
 	// test with OSS Configurator
 	cnf.nginxAPI = nil
-	err = cnf.UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergeableIngress)
+	err = cnf.UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergeableIngresses)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress returned \n%v, but expected \n%v", err, nil)
 	}
@@ -758,7 +760,8 @@ func TestUpdateEndpointsFailsWithInvalidTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ingress := createCafeIngressEx()
-	err = cnf.UpdateEndpoints(&ingress)
+	ingresses := []*IngressEx{&ingress}
+	err = cnf.UpdateEndpoints(ingresses)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("UpdateEndpoints returned\n%v, but expected \n%v", nil, "template execution error")
 	}
@@ -771,7 +774,8 @@ func TestUpdateEndpointsMergeableIngressFailsWithInvalidTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	mergeableIngress := createMergeableCafeIngress()
-	err = cnf.UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergeableIngress)
+	mergeableIngresses := []*MergeableIngresses{mergeableIngress}
+	err = cnf.UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress(mergeableIngresses)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("UpdateEndpointsMergeableIngress returned \n%v, but expected \n%v", nil, "template execution error")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/nginx/ingress.go b/internal/nginx/ingress.go
index 12c4bb2c8e..ea188b3759 100644
--- a/internal/nginx/ingress.go
+++ b/internal/nginx/ingress.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package nginx
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	api_v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 )
@@ -60,3 +62,11 @@ var minionInheritanceList = map[string]bool{
 	"nginx.org/max-fails":                true,
 	"nginx.org/fail-timeout":             true,
 }
+
+func (ingEx *IngressEx) String() string {
+	if ingEx.Ingress == nil {
+		return "IngressEx has no Ingress"
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", ingEx.Ingress.Namespace, ingEx.Ingress.Name)
+}