diff --git a/cmd/manager/main.go b/cmd/manager/main.go
index db28cee..82a3f79 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if err = (&controllers.PatchJobReconciler{
-		Client: mgr.GetClient(),
-		Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
+		Client:    mgr.GetClient(),
+		Scheme:    mgr.GetScheme(),
+		Namespace: operatorNamespace,
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "PatchJob")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/config/samples/simple-upgrade.yaml b/config/samples/simple-upgrade.yaml
index c885cb2..ee3907a 100644
--- a/config/samples/simple-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/simple-upgrade.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 apiVersion: kangalpatch.ozalp.dk/v1alpha1
 kind: PatchPlan
 metadata:
-  name: simple-upgrade
+  name: simple-upgrade-existing
 spec:
   # Target Talos version to upgrade to
-  targetVersion: "factory.talos.dev/nocloud-installer-secureboot/95d432d6bb450a67e801a6ae77c96a67e38820b62ba4159ae7e997e1695207f7:v1.11.6"
+  targetVersion: "factory.talos.dev/nocloud-installer-secureboot/95d432d6bb450a67e801a6ae77c96a67e38820b62ba4159ae7e997e1695207f7:v1.11.3"
 
   # Node selection
   nodeSelector:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
   patchControlPlane: false
   patchWorkers: true
   
-  maxConcurrency: 2
+  maxConcurrency: 1
 
   # Upgrade control plane first, then workers
   controlPlaneFirst: false
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ spec:
       - 192.168.1.250:50000
     secretRef:
       name: talos-credentials
-      namespace: kangal-patch
+      namespace: default
diff --git a/controllers/patchjob_controller.go b/controllers/patchjob_controller.go
index b7c41e1..0243015 100644
--- a/controllers/patchjob_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/patchjob_controller.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	coordinationv1 "k8s.io/api/coordination/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ import (
 // PatchJobReconciler reconciles a PatchJob object
 type PatchJobReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	Scheme *runtime.Scheme
+	Scheme    *runtime.Scheme
+	Namespace string
 }
 
 // Requeue intervals for different phases
@@ -135,6 +137,12 @@ func (r *PatchJobReconciler) initJob(ctx context.Context, patchJob *patchv1alpha
 			// Continue anyway - node is at target version
 		}
 
+		// Delete the lease since no patching is needed
+		if err := r.deletePatchJobLease(ctx, patchJob); err != nil {
+			logger.Error(err, "failed to delete lease", "node", patchJob.Spec.NodeName)
+			// Continue anyway - node is at target version
+		}
+
 		patchJob.Status.Phase = patchv1alpha1.PatchJobPhaseCompleted
 		patchJob.Status.CurrentVersion = currentVersion
 		patchJob.Status.TargetVersion = targetVersion
@@ -416,3 +424,46 @@ func (r *PatchJobReconciler) waitForReboot(ctx context.Context, patchJob *patchv
 
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
+
+// deletePatchJobLease deletes the scheduling lease associated with this PatchJob.
+func (r *PatchJobReconciler) deletePatchJobLease(ctx context.Context, patchJob *patchv1alpha1.PatchJob) error {
+	logger := log.FromContext(ctx)
+
+	planName := patchJob.Spec.PatchPlanRef
+	if planName == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("patchPlanRef not set")
+	}
+
+	var patchPlan patchv1alpha1.PatchPlan
+	if err := r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: planName}, &patchPlan); err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get PatchPlan %s: %w", planName, err)
+	}
+
+	leaseName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-scheduling", planName, patchJob.Spec.NodeName)
+
+	lease := &coordinationv1.Lease{}
+	leaseKey := types.NamespacedName{
+		Name:      leaseName,
+		Namespace: r.Namespace,
+	}
+
+	if err := r.Get(ctx, leaseKey, lease); err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get lease %s: %w", leaseName, err)
+	}
+
+	if err := r.Delete(ctx, lease); err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete lease %s: %w", leaseName, err)
+	}
+
+	logger.Info("deleted lease for patch job", "lease", leaseName, "node", patchJob.Spec.NodeName)
+	return nil
+}