diff --git a/apis/instance/v1alpha1/zz_instance_terraformed.go b/apis/instance/v1alpha1/zz_instance_terraformed.go
index 137dd45..241b808 100755
--- a/apis/instance/v1alpha1/zz_instance_terraformed.go
+++ b/apis/instance/v1alpha1/zz_instance_terraformed.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func (tr *Instance) LateInitialize(attrs []byte) (bool, error) {
 	opts := []resource.GenericLateInitializerOption{resource.WithZeroValueJSONOmitEmptyFilter(resource.CNameWildcard)}
 	opts = append(opts, resource.WithNameFilter("Config"))
 	opts = append(opts, resource.WithNameFilter("Disk"))
+	opts = append(opts, resource.WithNameFilter("IPv4"))
 
 	li := resource.NewGenericLateInitializer(opts...)
 	return li.LateInitialize(&tr.Spec.ForProvider, params)
diff --git a/config/instance/config.go b/config/instance/config.go
index da67354..0f57d27 100644
--- a/config/instance/config.go
+++ b/config/instance/config.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ func Configure(p *config.Provider) {
 		// this resource, which would be "linode"
 		r.ShortGroup = "instance"
 		r.UseAsync = true
+
 		r.LateInitializer = config.LateInitializer{
-			IgnoredFields: []string{"disk", "config"},
+			IgnoredFields: []string{"disk", "config", "ipv4"},
 		}
 
 		r.References["stackscript_id"] = config.Reference{
diff --git a/docs/developer.md b/docs/developer.md
index 10d5775..21faf51 100644
--- a/docs/developer.md
+++ b/docs/developer.md
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ type: Opaque
 5. Test changes locally with `make local-deploy` - create a manifest for your resource and test that it works.
 
 ### Debugging using dlv:
-1. use `make run` to run the provider locally
-2. `dlv attach <pid>` to begin a debug session
+1. `make controlplane.up` - will start a kind cluster with everything needed
+2. `make generate` to generate crd's and other generated code
+3. `k apply -f package/crds` to install CRDs
+4. use `make debug` to run the provider locally
 
 
 ### Creating and publishing xpkgs
@@ -90,4 +92,4 @@ type: Opaque
    up xpkg push tchinmai7/provider-linode:v0.0.1 -f _output/xpkg/linux_amd64/provider-linode-v0.0.0-130.g7bacec4.xpkg
 ``` 
 the version HAS to be a semver
-8. modify your provider package to use this version instead.
\ No newline at end of file
+8. modify your provider package to use this version instead.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ee2d3fb..4534077 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ go 1.23.0
 
 toolchain go1.24.2
 
-replace (
-	github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime => github.com/guilhem/crossplane-runtime v1.16.1-0.20250116161626-a92ea4102aa4
-	github.com/linode/terraform-provider-linode/v2 => github.com/tchinmai7/terraform-provider-linode/v2 v2.37.1-0.20250410211733-1b24dfd5b938
-)
+replace github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime => github.com/guilhem/crossplane-runtime v1.16.1-0.20250116161626-a92ea4102aa4
 
 require (
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b7d5546..bbcba54 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ github.com/linode/linodego v1.49.0 h1:MNd3qwvQzbXB5mCpvdCqlUIu1RPA9oC+50LyB9kK+G
 github.com/linode/linodego v1.49.0/go.mod h1:B+HAM3//4w1wOS0BwdaQBKwBxlfe6kYJ7bSC6jJ/xtc=
 github.com/linode/linodego/k8s v1.25.2 h1:PY6S0sAD3xANVvM9WY38bz9GqMTjIbytC8IJJ9Cv23o=
 github.com/linode/linodego/k8s v1.25.2/go.mod h1:DC1XCSRZRGsmaa/ggpDPSDUmOM6aK1bhSIP6+f9Cwhc=
+github.com/linode/terraform-provider-linode/v2 v2.37.0 h1:mVADbhJ9s9fGfQJFXEeVheTjg64Se0waZ78Qu8A09as=
+github.com/linode/terraform-provider-linode/v2 v2.37.0/go.mod h1:Th2/ECI4q9Ivq3OeQXR0Wui1E5JEPcZNGZRbxNb0GPE=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 h1:UGYAvKxe3sBsEDzO8ZeWOSlIQfWFlxbzLZe7hwFURr0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7/go.mod h1:xzfreul335JAWq5oZzymOObrkdz5UnU4kGfJJLY9Nlc=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.9/go.mod h1:u6P/XSegPjTcexA+o6vUJrdnUu04hMope9wVRipJSqc=
@@ -319,8 +321,6 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
-github.com/tchinmai7/terraform-provider-linode/v2 v2.37.1-0.20250410211733-1b24dfd5b938 h1:CbRKtIBHeYc9a6Ko1lxRLtUi/F9XCHcSZR8C1xA/xBI=
-github.com/tchinmai7/terraform-provider-linode/v2 v2.37.1-0.20250410211733-1b24dfd5b938/go.mod h1:Th2/ECI4q9Ivq3OeQXR0Wui1E5JEPcZNGZRbxNb0GPE=
 github.com/tmccombs/hcl2json v0.3.3 h1:+DLNYqpWE0CsOQiEZu+OZm5ZBImake3wtITYxQ8uLFQ=
 github.com/tmccombs/hcl2json v0.3.3/go.mod h1:Y2chtz2x9bAeRTvSibVRVgbLJhLJXKlUeIvjeVdnm4w=
 github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack v3.3.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:fy3FlTQTDXWkZ7Bh6AcGMlsjHatGryHQYUTf1ShIgkk=