diff --git a/cloud/scope/load_balancer_reconciler.go b/cloud/scope/load_balancer_reconciler.go
index b26f850e..f8eab6ae 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/load_balancer_reconciler.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/load_balancer_reconciler.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) CreateLB(ctx context.Context, lb infrastructurev1beta2.Lo
 	var controlPlaneEndpointSubnets []string
 	for _, subnet := range ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.OCIClusterAccessor.GetNetworkSpec().Vcn.Subnets) {
 		if subnet.ID != nil && subnet.Role == infrastructurev1beta2.ControlPlaneEndpointRole {
-			controlPlaneEndpointSubnets = append(controlPlaneEndpointSubnets, *subnet.ID)
+			controlPlaneEndpointSubnets = append(controlPlaneEndpointSubnets, ptr.ToString(subnet.ID))
 		}
 	}
 	if len(controlPlaneEndpointSubnets) < 1 {
diff --git a/cloud/scope/machine_pool.go b/cloud/scope/machine_pool.go
index 15b1a466..475e3955 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/machine_pool.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/machine_pool.go
@@ -861,8 +861,8 @@ func (m *MachinePoolScope) getWorkerMachineNSGs() []string {
 		nsgs := make([]string, 0)
 		for _, nsgName := range instanceVnicConfiguration.NsgNames {
 			for _, nsg := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(m.OCIClusterAccesor.GetNetworkSpec().Vcn.NetworkSecurityGroup.List) {
-				if nsg.ID != nil && nsg.Name == nsgName {
-					nsgs = append(nsgs, *nsg.ID)
+				if nsg.Name == nsgName {
+					nsgs = append(nsgs, ptr.ToString(nsg.ID))
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -870,8 +870,8 @@ func (m *MachinePoolScope) getWorkerMachineNSGs() []string {
 	} else {
 		nsgs := make([]string, 0)
 		for _, nsg := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(m.OCIClusterAccesor.GetNetworkSpec().Vcn.NetworkSecurityGroup.List) {
-			if nsg.ID != nil && nsg.Role == infrastructurev1beta2.WorkerRole {
-				nsgs = append(nsgs, *nsg.ID)
+			if nsg.Role == infrastructurev1beta2.WorkerRole {
+				nsgs = append(nsgs, ptr.ToString(nsg.ID))
 			}
 		}
 		return nsgs
diff --git a/cloud/scope/managed_control_plane.go b/cloud/scope/managed_control_plane.go
index c51e9482..79a2ea92 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/managed_control_plane.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/managed_control_plane.go
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func (s *ManagedControlPlaneScope) getServiceLbSubnets() []string {
 	subnets := make([]string, 0)
 	for _, subnet := range ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.OCIClusterAccessor.GetNetworkSpec().Vcn.Subnets) {
 		if subnet.Role == infrastructurev1beta2.ServiceLoadBalancerRole {
-			subnets = append(subnets, *subnet.ID)
+			subnets = append(subnets, ptr.ToString(subnet.ID))
 		}
 	}
 	return subnets
diff --git a/cloud/scope/managed_machine_pool.go b/cloud/scope/managed_machine_pool.go
index fec1c557..83893bf2 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/managed_machine_pool.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/managed_machine_pool.go
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ func (m *ManagedMachinePoolScope) getPodSubnets(subnets []string) []string {
 	if len(subnets) > 0 {
 		for _, subnetName := range subnets {
 			for _, subnet := range ptr.ToSubnetSlice(m.OCIManagedCluster.Spec.NetworkSpec.Vcn.Subnets) {
-				if subnet.ID != nil && subnet.Name == subnetName {
-					subnetList = append(subnetList, *subnet.ID)
+				if subnet.Name == subnetName {
+					subnetList = append(subnetList, ptr.ToString(subnet.ID))
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/cloud/scope/nsg_reconciler.go b/cloud/scope/nsg_reconciler.go
index 40ef326f..a69c56e8 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/nsg_reconciler.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/nsg_reconciler.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) ReconcileNSG(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	desiredNSGs := s.OCIClusterAccessor.GetNetworkSpec().Vcn.NetworkSecurityGroup
-	for _, desiredNSG := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(desiredNSGs.List) {
-		nsg, err := s.GetNSG(ctx, desiredNSG)
+	for _, desiredNSG := range desiredNSGs.List {
+		nsg, err := s.GetNSG(ctx, *desiredNSG)
 		if err != nil {
 			s.Logger.Error(err, "error to get nsg")
 			return err
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) ReconcileNSG(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if nsg != nil {
 			nsgOCID := nsg.Id
 			desiredNSG.ID = nsgOCID
-			if !s.IsNSGEqual(nsg, desiredNSG) {
-				err = s.UpdateNSG(ctx, desiredNSG)
+			if !s.IsNSGEqual(nsg, *desiredNSG) {
+				err = s.UpdateNSG(ctx, *desiredNSG)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) ReconcileNSG(ctx context.Context) error {
 			continue
 		}
 		s.Logger.Info("Creating the network security list")
-		nsgID, err := s.CreateNSG(ctx, desiredNSG)
+		nsgID, err := s.CreateNSG(ctx, *desiredNSG)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) DeleteNSGs(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	desiredNSGs := s.OCIClusterAccessor.GetNetworkSpec().Vcn.NetworkSecurityGroup
-	for _, desiredNSG := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(desiredNSGs.List) {
-		nsg, err := s.GetNSG(ctx, desiredNSG)
+	for _, desiredNSG := range desiredNSGs.List {
+		nsg, err := s.GetNSG(ctx, *desiredNSG)
 		if err != nil && !ociutil.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -484,9 +484,10 @@ func getProtocolOptionsForSpec(icmp *core.IcmpOptions, tcp *core.TcpOptions, udp
 }
 
 func getNsgIdFromName(nsgName *string, list []*infrastructurev1beta2.NSG) *string {
-	for _, nsg := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(list) {
-		if nsg.Name == *nsgName {
-			return nsg.ID
+	nsgSlice := ptr.ToNSGSlice(list)
+	for i := range nsgSlice {
+		if nsgSlice[i].Name == *nsgName {
+			return nsgSlice[i].ID
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -496,7 +497,10 @@ func getNsgNameFromId(nsgId *string, list []*infrastructurev1beta2.NSG) *string
 	if nsgId == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	for _, nsg := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(list) {
+
+	nsgSlice := ptr.ToNSGSlice(list)
+	for i := range nsgSlice {
+		nsg := &nsgSlice[i]
 		if nsg.ID != nil && reflect.DeepEqual(nsg.ID, nsgId) {
 			return &nsg.Name
 		}
diff --git a/cloud/scope/subnet_reconciler.go b/cloud/scope/subnet_reconciler.go
index 5e340629..857e9164 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/subnet_reconciler.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/subnet_reconciler.go
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *ClusterScope) ReconcileSubnet(ctx context.Context) error {
-	desiredSubnets := ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.OCIClusterAccessor.GetNetworkSpec().Vcn.Subnets)
+	desiredSubnets := s.OCIClusterAccessor.GetNetworkSpec().Vcn.Subnets
 	for _, desiredSubnet := range desiredSubnets {
 		if desiredSubnet.Skip {
 			s.Logger.Info("Skipping Subnet reconciliation as per spec")
 			continue
 		}
-		subnet, err := s.GetSubnet(ctx, desiredSubnet)
+		subnet, err := s.GetSubnet(ctx, *desiredSubnet)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) ReconcileSubnet(ctx context.Context) error {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			if s.IsSubnetsEqual(subnet, desiredSubnet) {
+			if s.IsSubnetsEqual(subnet, *desiredSubnet) {
 				s.Logger.Info("No Reconciliation Required for Subnet", "subnet", subnetOCID)
 			} else {
-				err = s.UpdateSubnet(ctx, desiredSubnet)
+				err = s.UpdateSubnet(ctx, *desiredSubnet)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) ReconcileSubnet(ctx context.Context) error {
 			s.Logger.Info("Created the security list", "ocid", seclistId)
 			desiredSubnet.SecurityList.ID = seclistId
 		}
-		subnetId, err := s.CreateSubnet(ctx, desiredSubnet)
+		subnetId, err := s.CreateSubnet(ctx, *desiredSubnet)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) UpdateSubnet(ctx context.Context, spec infrastructurev1be
 }
 
 func (s *ClusterScope) DeleteSubnets(ctx context.Context) error {
-	desiredSubnets := ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.GetSubnetsSpec())
+	desiredSubnets := s.GetSubnetsSpec()
 	for _, desiredSubnet := range desiredSubnets {
 		if desiredSubnet.Skip {
 			s.Logger.Info("Skipping Subnet reconciliation as per spec")
 			continue
 		}
-		subnet, err := s.GetSubnet(ctx, desiredSubnet)
+		subnet, err := s.GetSubnet(ctx, *desiredSubnet)
 		if err != nil && !ociutil.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) isControlPlaneEndpointSubnetPrivate() bool {
 }
 
 func (s *ClusterScope) GetControlPlaneEndpointSubnetCidr() string {
-	for _, subnet := range ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.GetSubnetsSpec()) {
+	subnetSlice := ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.GetSubnetsSpec())
+	for i := range subnetSlice {
+		subnet := &subnetSlice[i]
 		if subnet.Role == infrastructurev1beta2.ControlPlaneEndpointRole {
 			if subnet.CIDR != "" {
 				return subnet.CIDR
@@ -336,7 +338,9 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) GetControlPlaneEndpointSubnetCidr() string {
 }
 
 func (s *ClusterScope) GetServiceLoadBalancerSubnetCidr() string {
-	for _, subnet := range ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.GetSubnetsSpec()) {
+	subnetSlice := ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.GetSubnetsSpec())
+	for i := range subnetSlice {
+		subnet := &subnetSlice[i]
 		if subnet.Role == infrastructurev1beta2.ServiceLoadBalancerRole {
 			if subnet.CIDR != "" {
 				return subnet.CIDR
@@ -347,9 +351,10 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) GetServiceLoadBalancerSubnetCidr() string {
 }
 
 func (s *ClusterScope) NodeSubnetCidr() []string {
-	subnets := s.GetNodeSubnet()
 	var nodeCIDR []string
-	for _, subnet := range ptr.ToSubnetSlice(subnets) {
+	subnetSlice := ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.GetNodeSubnet())
+	for i := range subnetSlice {
+		subnet := &subnetSlice[i]
 		if subnet.CIDR != "" {
 			nodeCIDR = append(nodeCIDR, subnet.CIDR)
 		}
@@ -372,7 +377,9 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) GetControlPlaneMachineSubnetCidr() string {
 
 // IsAllSubnetsPrivate determines if all the ClusterScope's subnets are private
 func (s *ClusterScope) IsAllSubnetsPrivate() bool {
-	for _, subnet := range ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.GetSubnetsSpec()) {
+	subnetSlice := ptr.ToSubnetSlice(s.GetSubnetsSpec())
+	for i := range subnetSlice {
+		subnet := &subnetSlice[i]
 		if subnet.Type == infrastructurev1beta2.Public {
 			return false
 		}
diff --git a/cloud/scope/util.go b/cloud/scope/util.go
index 4221f017..15e12722 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/util.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/util.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func GetNsgNamesFromId(ids []string, nsgs []*infrastructurev1beta2.NSG) []string
 	names := make([]string, 0)
 	for _, id := range ids {
 		for _, nsg := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(nsgs) {
-			if nsg.ID != nil && id == *nsg.ID {
+			if id == ptr.ToString(nsg.ID) {
 				names = append(names, nsg.Name)
 			}
 		}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func GetNsgNamesFromId(ids []string, nsgs []*infrastructurev1beta2.NSG) []string
 // GetSubnetNameFromId returns the name of the Subnet with the provided ID
 func GetSubnetNameFromId(id *string, subnets []*infrastructurev1beta2.Subnet) string {
 	for _, subnet := range ptr.ToSubnetSlice(subnets) {
-		if subnet.ID != nil && *id == *subnet.ID {
+		if ptr.ToString(id) == ptr.ToString(subnet.ID) {
 			return subnet.Name
 		}
 	}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func GetSubnetNamesFromId(ids []string, subnets []*infrastructurev1beta2.Subnet)
 	names := make([]string, 0)
 	for _, id := range ids {
 		for _, subnet := range ptr.ToSubnetSlice(subnets) {
-			if subnet.ID != nil && id == *subnet.ID {
+			if id == ptr.ToString(subnet.ID) {
 				names = append(names, subnet.Name)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/cloud/scope/virtual_machine_pool.go b/cloud/scope/virtual_machine_pool.go
index 37063bca..50631293 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/virtual_machine_pool.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/virtual_machine_pool.go
@@ -393,15 +393,15 @@ func (m *VirtualMachinePoolScope) getWorkerMachineNSGs() []string {
 	if len(specNsgNames) > 0 {
 		for _, nsgName := range specNsgNames {
 			for _, nsg := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(m.OCIManagedCluster.Spec.NetworkSpec.Vcn.NetworkSecurityGroup.List) {
-				if nsg.ID != nil && nsg.Name == nsgName {
-					nsgList = append(nsgList, *nsg.ID)
+				if nsg.Name == nsgName {
+					nsgList = append(nsgList, ptr.ToString(nsg.ID))
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		for _, nsg := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(m.OCIManagedCluster.Spec.NetworkSpec.Vcn.NetworkSecurityGroup.List) {
-			if nsg.ID != nil && nsg.Role == infrastructurev1beta2.WorkerRole {
-				nsgList = append(nsgList, *nsg.ID)
+			if nsg.Role == infrastructurev1beta2.WorkerRole {
+				nsgList = append(nsgList, ptr.ToString(nsg.ID))
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ func (m *VirtualMachinePoolScope) getPodNSGs(nsgs []string) []string {
 	if len(nsgs) > 0 {
 		for _, nsgName := range nsgs {
 			for _, nsg := range ptr.ToNSGSlice(m.OCIManagedCluster.Spec.NetworkSpec.Vcn.NetworkSecurityGroup.List) {
-				if nsg.ID != nil && nsg.Name == nsgName {
-					nsgList = append(nsgList, *nsg.ID)
+				if nsg.Name == nsgName {
+					nsgList = append(nsgList, ptr.ToString(nsg.ID))
 				}
 			}
 		}