diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/envoypatchpolicy.go b/internal/gatewayapi/envoypatchpolicy.go
index 4a9ff8cc6e..e5e9a2f33e 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/envoypatchpolicy.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/envoypatchpolicy.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (t *Translator) ProcessEnvoyPatchPolicies(envoyPatchPolicies []*egv1a1.Envo
 	})
 
 	for _, policy := range envoyPatchPolicies {
-
+		policy := policy.DeepCopy()
 		targetNs := policy.Spec.TargetRef.Namespace
 		if targetNs == nil {
 			// This status condition will not get updated in the resource because
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/route.go b/internal/gatewayapi/route.go
index dee403e2ef..8fc96264b9 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/route.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/route.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (t *Translator) ProcessHTTPRoutes(httpRoutes []*v1beta1.HTTPRoute, gateways
 		}
 		httpRoute := &HTTPRouteContext{
 			GatewayControllerName: t.GatewayControllerName,
-			HTTPRoute:             h,
+			HTTPRoute:             h.DeepCopy(),
 		}
 
 		// Find out if this route attaches to one of our Gateway's listeners,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (t *Translator) ProcessGRPCRoutes(grpcRoutes []*v1alpha2.GRPCRoute, gateway
 		}
 		grpcRoute := &GRPCRouteContext{
 			GatewayControllerName: t.GatewayControllerName,
-			GRPCRoute:             g,
+			GRPCRoute:             g.DeepCopy(),
 		}
 
 		// Find out if this route attaches to one of our Gateway's listeners,
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ func (t *Translator) ProcessTLSRoutes(tlsRoutes []*v1alpha2.TLSRoute, gateways [
 		}
 		tlsRoute := &TLSRouteContext{
 			GatewayControllerName: t.GatewayControllerName,
-			TLSRoute:              tls,
+			TLSRoute:              tls.DeepCopy(),
 		}
 
 		// Find out if this route attaches to one of our Gateway's listeners,
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ func (t *Translator) ProcessUDPRoutes(udpRoutes []*v1alpha2.UDPRoute, gateways [
 		}
 		udpRoute := &UDPRouteContext{
 			GatewayControllerName: t.GatewayControllerName,
-			UDPRoute:              u,
+			UDPRoute:              u.DeepCopy(),
 		}
 
 		// Find out if this route attaches to one of our Gateway's listeners,
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ func (t *Translator) ProcessTCPRoutes(tcpRoutes []*v1alpha2.TCPRoute, gateways [
 		}
 		tcpRoute := &TCPRouteContext{
 			GatewayControllerName: t.GatewayControllerName,
-			TCPRoute:              tcp,
+			TCPRoute:              tcp.DeepCopy(),
 		}
 
 		// Find out if this route attaches to one of our Gateway's listeners,
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/runner/runner.go b/internal/gatewayapi/runner/runner.go
index 050394ba30..7db9c05b96 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/runner/runner.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ func (r *Runner) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 func (r *Runner) subscribeAndTranslate(ctx context.Context) {
 	message.HandleSubscription(r.ProviderResources.GatewayAPIResources.Subscribe(ctx),
 		func(update message.Update[string, *gatewayapi.Resources]) {
+			r.Logger.Info("received an update")
+
 			val := update.Value
 
 			if update.Delete || val == nil {
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/runner/runner.go b/internal/infrastructure/runner/runner.go
index 03bead88ef..2f7bd146df 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/runner/runner.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func (r *Runner) subscribeToProxyInfraIR(ctx context.Context) {
 	// Subscribe to resources
 	message.HandleSubscription(r.InfraIR.Subscribe(ctx),
 		func(update message.Update[string, *ir.Infra]) {
+			r.Logger.Info("received an update")
 			val := update.Value
 
 			if update.Delete {
diff --git a/internal/xds/server/runner/runner.go b/internal/xds/server/runner/runner.go
index c3482355a5..e76224a739 100644
--- a/internal/xds/server/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/xds/server/runner/runner.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func (r *Runner) subscribeAndTranslate(ctx context.Context) {
 			key := update.Key
 			val := update.Value
 
+			r.Logger.Info("received an update")
 			var err error
 			if update.Delete {
 				err = r.cache.GenerateNewSnapshot(key, nil)