diff --git a/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller.go
index cc8da2847..e55467e30 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller.go
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ type Reconciler struct {
 
 func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req runtime.Request) (runtime.Result, error) {
 	startTime := time.Now()
-	klog.V(2).InfoS("ClusterResourceStagedUpdateRun reconciliation starts", "stagedUpdateRun", req.NamespacedName)
+	klog.V(2).InfoS("StagedUpdateRun reconciliation starts", "stagedUpdateRun", req.NamespacedName)
 	defer func() {
 		latency := time.Since(startTime).Milliseconds()
-		klog.V(2).InfoS("ClusterResourceStagedUpdateRun reconciliation ends", "stagedUpdateRun", req.NamespacedName, "latency", latency)
+		klog.V(2).InfoS("StagedUpdateRun reconciliation ends", "stagedUpdateRun", req.NamespacedName, "latency", latency)
 	}()
 
 	var updateRun placementv1alpha1.ClusterResourceStagedUpdateRun
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req runtime.Request) (runtim
 	var updatingStageIndex int
 	var tobeUpdatedBinding, tobeDeletedBinding []*placementv1beta1.ClusterResourceBinding
 	var err error
-	if !condition.IsConditionStatusTrue(meta.FindStatusCondition(updateRun.Status.Conditions, string(placementv1alpha1.StagedUpdateRunConditionInitialized)), updateRun.Generation) {
+	initCond := meta.FindStatusCondition(updateRun.Status.Conditions, string(placementv1alpha1.StagedUpdateRunConditionInitialized))
+	if !condition.IsConditionStatusTrue(initCond, updateRun.Generation) {
+		if condition.IsConditionStatusFalse(initCond, updateRun.Generation) {
+			klog.InfoS("The stagedUpdateRun has failed to initialize", "errorMsg", initCond.Message, "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
+			return runtime.Result{}, nil
+		}
 		klog.V(2).InfoS("The stagedUpdateRun is not initialized", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
 		if tobeUpdatedBinding, tobeDeletedBinding, err = r.initialize(ctx, &updateRun); err != nil {
 			klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to initialize the stagedUpdateRun", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req runtime.Request) (runtim
 			return runtime.Result{}, err
 		}
 		updatingStageIndex = 0 //start from the first stage
-		klog.V(2).InfoS("The stagedUpdateRun is initialized", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
+		klog.V(2).InfoS("Initialized the stagedUpdateRun", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
 	} else {
 		klog.V(2).InfoS("The stagedUpdateRun is initialized", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
 		// Check if the stagedUpdateRun is finished
@@ -100,9 +105,9 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req runtime.Request) (runtim
 			}
 			return runtime.Result{}, err
 		}
-		klog.V(2).InfoS("The stagedUpdateRun is validated", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
+		klog.V(2).InfoS("Validated the stagedUpdateRun", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
 	}
-	// the previous run is completed but the update probably failed
+	// the previous run is completed but the update to the status failed
 	if updatingStageIndex == -1 {
 		klog.V(2).InfoS("the stagedUpdateRun is completed", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
 		return runtime.Result{}, r.recordUpdateRunSucceeded(ctx, &updateRun)
@@ -110,12 +115,20 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req runtime.Request) (runtim
 	// execute the update run
 	klog.V(2).InfoS("Continue to execute the stagedUpdateRun", "updatingStageIndex", updatingStageIndex, "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
 	finished, executeErr := r.executeUpdateRun(ctx, &updateRun, updatingStageIndex, tobeUpdatedBinding, tobeDeletedBinding)
+	if executeErr != nil {
+		// errStagedUpdatedAborted cannot be retried
+		if errors.Is(executeErr, errStagedUpdatedAborted) {
+			return runtime.Result{}, r.recordUpdateRunFailed(ctx, &updateRun, executeErr.Error())
+		}
+		return runtime.Result{}, executeErr
+	}
 	if finished {
 		klog.V(2).InfoS("The stagedUpdateRun is finished", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
 		return runtime.Result{}, r.recordUpdateRunSucceeded(ctx, &updateRun)
 	}
-	// requeue if the update run is not finished or there is an execute error
-	return runtime.Result{Requeue: true}, executeErr
+	// retry in 5 seconds if the update run is not finished
+	klog.V(2).InfoS("The stagedUpdateRun is not finished yet", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
+	return runtime.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Second * 5}, nil
 }
 
 // handleDelete handles the deletion of the stagedUpdateRun object
@@ -123,7 +136,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req runtime.Request) (runtim
 // We will delete all the dependent resources, such as approvalRequest objects, of the stagedUpdateRun object.
 func (r *Reconciler) handleDelete(ctx context.Context, updateRun *placementv1alpha1.ClusterResourceStagedUpdateRun) error {
 	runObjRef := klog.KObj(updateRun)
-	// delete all the associated snapshots
+	// delete all the associated approvalRequests
 	approvalRequest := &placementv1alpha1.ApprovalRequest{}
 	if err := r.Client.DeleteAllOf(ctx, approvalRequest, client.InNamespace(updateRun.GetNamespace()), client.MatchingLabels{placementv1alpha1.TargetUpdateRunLabel: updateRun.GetName()}); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to delete all associated approvalRequests", "stagedUpdateRun", runObjRef)
@@ -150,9 +163,9 @@ func (r *Reconciler) ensureFinalizer(ctx context.Context, updateRun *placementv1
 
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.
 func (r *Reconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr runtime.Manager) error {
-	r.recorder = mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("stagedupdaterun-controller")
+	r.recorder = mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("clusterresource-stagedupdaterun-controller")
 	return runtime.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
-		Named("stagedupdaterun-controller").
+		Named("clusterresource-stagedupdaterun-controller").
 		For(&placementv1alpha1.ClusterResourceStagedUpdateRun{}, builder.WithPredicates(predicate.GenerationChangedPredicate{})).
 		Watches(&placementv1alpha1.ApprovalRequest{}, &handler.Funcs{
 			// We only care about when an approval request is approved.
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/updaterun/executing.go b/pkg/controllers/updaterun/executing.go
index 4827be405..f8b079721 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/updaterun/executing.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/updaterun/executing.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) executeUpdateRun(ctx context.Context, updateRun *placementv
 		executingErr := r.executeUpdatingStage(ctx, updateRun, updatingStageIndex, tobeUpdatedBinding)
 		if errors.Is(executingErr, errStagedUpdatedAborted) {
 			markStageUpdatingFailed(updatingStage, updateRun.Generation, executingErr.Error())
-			return true, r.recordUpdateRunFailed(ctx, updateRun, executingErr.Error())
+			return true, executingErr
 		}
 		if updatingErr := r.recordUpdateRunStatus(ctx, updateRun); updatingErr != nil {
 			return false, updatingErr