diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 85ecad4..2c0931e 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (a *IONOSClient) RemoveIPFromNode(ctx context.Context, loadBalancerIP, prov
 		return errors.New("node has no nics")
 	}
 
-	primaryNic := (*nics.Items)[0]
+	primaryNic := getPrimaryNic(*nics.Items)
 	ips := *primaryNic.Properties.Ips
 
 	for idx, v := range ips {
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ func (a *IONOSClient) RemoveIPFromNode(ctx context.Context, loadBalancerIP, prov
 	return err
 }
 
+func getPrimaryNic(nics []ionoscloud.Nic) *ionoscloud.Nic {
+	for _, nic := range nics {
+		if *nic.Properties.PciSlot == 6 {
+			return &nic
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (a *IONOSClient) AttachIPToNode(ctx context.Context, loadBalancerIP, providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	if a.client == nil {
 		return false, errors.New("client isn't initialized")
@@ -123,7 +132,7 @@ func (a *IONOSClient) AttachIPToNode(ctx context.Context, loadBalancerIP, provid
 		return false, errors.New("node has no nics")
 	}
 
-	primaryNic := (*nics.Items)[1]
+	primaryNic := getPrimaryNic(*nics.Items)
 	ips := *primaryNic.Properties.Ips
 	ips = append(ips, loadBalancerIP)
 
diff --git a/pkg/ionos/loadbalancer.go b/pkg/ionos/loadbalancer.go
index 2911bb1..33c7062 100644
--- a/pkg/ionos/loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/ionos/loadbalancer.go
@@ -134,6 +134,20 @@ func (l loadbalancer) syncLoadBalancer(ctx context.Context, clusterName string,
 		return nil, errors.New("we are only handling LoadBalancers with spec.loadBalancerID != ''")
 	}
 
+	if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 && service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0].IP != service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP {
+		klog.Infof("service %s/%s changed IP from %s to %s", service.Namespace, service.Name, service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0].IP, service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP)
+		server, err := l.ServerWithLoadBalancer(ctx, service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0].IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if server != nil {
+			if err := l.deleteLoadBalancerFromNode(ctx, service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0].IP, server); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	server, err := l.ServerWithLoadBalancer(ctx, service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -159,7 +173,7 @@ func (l loadbalancer) syncLoadBalancer(ctx context.Context, clusterName string,
 	if loadBalancerNode == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("no valid nodes found")
 	}
-	klog.Infof("server %s is elected as new loadbalancer node", server)
+	klog.Infof("server %s is elected as new loadbalancer node", loadBalancerNode)
 
 	for _, client := range l.ionosClients {
 		ok, err := client.AttachIPToNode(ctx, service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP, stripProviderFromID(loadBalancerNode.Spec.ProviderID))