diff --git a/e2e-tests/functions b/e2e-tests/functions
index 8c88ffc07..5a8722606 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/functions
+++ b/e2e-tests/functions
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ deploy_operator() {
 	fi
 	yq eval '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image = "'${IMAGE}'"' "${DEPLOY_DIR}/${cw_prefix}operator.yaml" \
 		| yq eval '(.spec.template.spec.containers[] | select(.name=="operator") | .env[] | select(.name=="DISABLE_TELEMETRY") | .value) = "'${disable_telemetry}'"' - \
+		| yq eval '(.spec.template.spec.containers[] | select(.name=="operator") | .env[] | select(.name=="LOG_LEVEL") | .value) = "DEBUG"' - \
 		| kubectl -n "${OPERATOR_NS:-$NAMESPACE}" apply -f -
 }
 
diff --git a/percona/controller/pgbackup/controller.go b/percona/controller/pgbackup/controller.go
index 3e5311ffe..2ef563ac6 100644
--- a/percona/controller/pgbackup/controller.go
+++ b/percona/controller/pgbackup/controller.go
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ func (r *PGBackupReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Re
 		if err != nil {
 			return reconcile.Result{}, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create exec client")
 		}
-
 		latestRestorableTime, err := watcher.GetLatestCommitTimestamp(ctx, r.Client, execCli, pgCluster, pgBackup)
 		if err == nil {
 			log.Info("Got latest restorable timestamp", "timestamp", latestRestorableTime)
diff --git a/percona/controller/pgcluster/backup.go b/percona/controller/pgcluster/backup.go
index 61835bade..37d19b355 100644
--- a/percona/controller/pgcluster/backup.go
+++ b/percona/controller/pgcluster/backup.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ func (r *PGClusterReconciler) reconcileBackups(ctx context.Context, cr *v2.Perco
 func (r *PGClusterReconciler) cleanupOutdatedBackups(ctx context.Context, cr *v2.PerconaPGCluster) error {
 	log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
 
+	if !cr.Spec.Backups.IsEnabled() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if cr.Status.State != v2.AppStateReady {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/percona/controller/pgcluster/controller.go b/percona/controller/pgcluster/controller.go
index 040052240..b2dede1c6 100644
--- a/percona/controller/pgcluster/controller.go
+++ b/percona/controller/pgcluster/controller.go
@@ -978,6 +978,8 @@ func (r *PGClusterReconciler) reconcileExternalWatchers(ctx context.Context, cr
 }
 
 func (r *PGClusterReconciler) startExternalWatchers(ctx context.Context, cr *v2.PerconaPGCluster) error {
+	log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
+
 	if !cr.Spec.Backups.IsEnabled() {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -986,8 +988,6 @@ func (r *PGClusterReconciler) startExternalWatchers(ctx context.Context, cr *v2.
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
-
 	watcherName, watcherFunc := watcher.GetWALWatcher(cr)
 	if r.Watchers.IsExist(watcherName) {
 		return nil
diff --git a/percona/watcher/wal.go b/percona/watcher/wal.go
index c2aa12e6b..6fa0b9343 100644
--- a/percona/watcher/wal.go
+++ b/percona/watcher/wal.go
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ func GetWALWatcher(cr *pgv2.PerconaPGCluster) (string, WALWatcher) {
 func WatchCommitTimestamps(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, eventChan chan event.GenericEvent, stopChan chan event.DeleteEvent, cr *pgv2.PerconaPGCluster) {
 	log := logging.FromContext(ctx).WithName("WALWatcher")
 
+	if !cr.Spec.Backups.IsEnabled() {
+		return
+	}
+
 	log.Info("Watching commit timestamps")
 
 	execCli, err := clientcmd.NewClient()
@@ -52,8 +56,6 @@ func WatchCommitTimestamps(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, eventChan cha
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			log.V(1).Info("Running WAL watcher")
-
 			localCr := cr.DeepCopy()
 			err := cli.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cr), localCr)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -61,6 +63,11 @@ func WatchCommitTimestamps(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, eventChan cha
 				return
 			}
 
+			if !localCr.Spec.Backups.IsEnabled() {
+				continue
+			}
+			log.V(1).Info("Running WAL watcher")
+
 			latestBackup, err := getLatestBackup(ctx, cli, localCr)
 			if err != nil {
 				if !errors.Is(err, errRunningBackup) && !errors.Is(err, errNoBackups) {
@@ -69,7 +76,6 @@ func WatchCommitTimestamps(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, eventChan cha
 
 				continue
 			}
-
 			ts, err := GetLatestCommitTimestamp(ctx, cli, execCli, localCr, latestBackup)
 			if err != nil {
 				switch {