diff --git a/internal/controllers/machine_controller.go b/internal/controllers/machine_controller.go
index 82945fb6..933be855 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/machine_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/machine_controller.go
@@ -221,7 +221,13 @@ func (r *MachineReconciler) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (r *MachineReconciler) startCheckAndEnqueueVolumeResize(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger) {
+	if r.resyncIntervalVolumeSize == 0 {
+		log.V(1).Info("volume resize trigger loop is disabled")
+		return
+	}
+
 	wait.UntilWithContext(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) {
+		log.V(1).Info("starting volume resize trigger loop")
 		machines, err := r.machines.List(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err, "failed to list machines")
@@ -306,6 +312,7 @@ func (r *MachineReconciler) startEnqueueMachineByLibvirtEvent(ctx context.Contex
 
 func (r *MachineReconciler) startGarbageCollector(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger) {
 	wait.UntilWithContext(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) {
+		log.V(1).Info("starting garbage-collector loop")
 		machines, err := r.machines.List(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err, "failed to list machines")
diff --git a/internal/plugins/volume/ceph/size.go b/internal/plugins/volume/ceph/size.go
index de0e031d..211d06e4 100644
--- a/internal/plugins/volume/ceph/size.go
+++ b/internal/plugins/volume/ceph/size.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func connectToRados(ctx context.Context, monitors, user, keyfile string) (*rados
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating a new connection failed: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	err = conn.ParseCmdLineArgs(args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing cmdline args (%v) failed: %w", args, err)
@@ -108,13 +109,15 @@ func (p *plugin) GetSize(ctx context.Context, spec *api.VolumeSpec) (int64, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to open connection: %w", err)
 	}
+	defer conn.Shutdown()
 
 	ioCtx, err := conn.OpenIOContext(poolName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to open io context: %w", err)
 	}
+	defer ioCtx.Destroy()
 
-	image, err := rbd.OpenImage(ioCtx, imageName, rbd.NoSnapshot)
+	image, err := rbd.OpenImageReadOnly(ioCtx, imageName, rbd.NoSnapshot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to open image: %w", err)
 	}