From 31472deca2adf1751f53548f4fb4c21599de91e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Mayer <Simon.Mayer@x-cellent.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:46:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Remove finalizer if provider machine can not be found

---
 internal/controller/metalstackmachine_controller.go | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/internal/controller/metalstackmachine_controller.go b/internal/controller/metalstackmachine_controller.go
index b6f9c36..19cf769 100644
--- a/internal/controller/metalstackmachine_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/metalstackmachine_controller.go
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ func (r *machineReconciler) delete() error {
 
 	m, err := r.findProviderMachine()
 	if errors.Is(err, errProviderMachineNotFound) {
-		// metal-stack machine already freed
+		r.log.Info("machine already freed, removing finalizer")
+		controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(r.infraMachine, v1alpha1.MachineFinalizer)
 		return nil
 	}
 	if err != nil {