diff --git a/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go b/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go
index 2eaf67a026..5b2ee5f0b9 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 // functionality is only available if one of the valid modes is set.
 // Valid modes are: deployment, daemonset and statefulset.
 type Ingress struct {
-	// Type default value is: none
+	// Type default value is: ""
 	// Supported types are: ingress
 	Type IngressType `json:"type,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_webhook.go b/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_webhook.go
index c52145d3c4..6c8c22ccdc 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_webhook.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_webhook.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (r *OpenTelemetryCollector) validateCRDSpec() error {
 
 	}
 
-	if r.Spec.Ingress.Type == IngressTypeNginx && (r.Spec.Mode != ModeDeployment || r.Spec.Mode == ModeDaemonSet || r.Spec.Mode == ModeStatefulSet) {
+	if r.Spec.Ingress.Type == IngressTypeNginx && r.Spec.Mode == ModeSidecar {
 		return fmt.Errorf("the OptenTelemetry Spec Ingress configuiration is incorrect. Ingress can only be used in combination with the modes: %s, %s, %s",
 			ModeDeployment, ModeDaemonSet, ModeStatefulSet,
 		)
diff --git a/pkg/collector/reconcile/ingress.go b/pkg/collector/reconcile/ingress.go
index df1ee04ee9..79576ebf74 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/reconcile/ingress.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/reconcile/ingress.go
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ func desiredIngresses(_ context.Context, params Params) *networkingv1.Ingress {
 	if params.Instance.Spec.Ingress.Type != v1alpha1.IngressTypeNginx {
 		return nil
 	}
-	svcTarget := naming.Service(params.Instance)
-	hostname := params.Instance.Spec.Ingress.Hostname
-	tls := params.Instance.Spec.Ingress.TLS
-	ns := params.Instance.Namespace
 
 	config, err := adapters.ConfigFromString(params.Instance.Spec.Config)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -89,7 +85,7 @@ func desiredIngresses(_ context.Context, params Params) *networkingv1.Ingress {
 			PathType: &pathType,
 			Backend: networkingv1.IngressBackend{
 				Service: &networkingv1.IngressServiceBackend{
-					Name: svcTarget,
+					Name: naming.Service(params.Instance),
 					Port: networkingv1.ServiceBackendPort{
 						// Valid names must be non-empty and no more than 15 characters long.
 						Name: naming.Truncate(p.Name, 15),
@@ -102,7 +98,7 @@ func desiredIngresses(_ context.Context, params Params) *networkingv1.Ingress {
 	return &networkingv1.Ingress{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:        naming.Ingress(params.Instance),
-			Namespace:   ns,
+			Namespace:   params.Instance.Namespace,
 			Annotations: params.Instance.Spec.Ingress.Annotations,
 			Labels: map[string]string{
 				"app.kubernetes.io/name":       naming.Ingress(params.Instance),
@@ -111,10 +107,10 @@ func desiredIngresses(_ context.Context, params Params) *networkingv1.Ingress {
 			},
 		},
 		Spec: networkingv1.IngressSpec{
-			TLS: tls,
+			TLS: params.Instance.Spec.Ingress.TLS,
 			Rules: []networkingv1.IngressRule{
 				{
-					Host: hostname,
+					Host: params.Instance.Spec.Ingress.Hostname,
 					IngressRuleValue: networkingv1.IngressRuleValue{
 						HTTP: &networkingv1.HTTPIngressRuleValue{
 							Paths: paths,