diff --git a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/approval/reconciler.go b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/approval/reconciler.go
index ec8a1440..0a7100c9 100644
--- a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/approval/reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/approval/reconciler.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ const (
 	DelayAnnotationName          = "approval.nephio.org/delay"
 	PolicyAnnotationName         = "approval.nephio.org/policy"
 	InitialPolicyAnnotationValue = "initial"
-	RequeueDuration              = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -67,10 +66,12 @@ func (r *reconciler) SetupWithManager(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.Manager, c i
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot initialize, expecting controllerConfig, got: %s", reflect.TypeOf(c).Name())
 	}
 
+	r.apiReader = mgr.GetAPIReader()
 	r.baseClient = mgr.GetClient()
 	r.porchClient = cfg.PorchClient
 	r.porchRESTClient = cfg.PorchRESTClient
 	r.recorder = mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("approval-controller")
+	r.requeueDuration = time.Duration(cfg.ApprovalRequeueDuration) * time.Second
 
 	return nil, ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
 		Named("ApprovalController").
@@ -80,10 +81,12 @@ func (r *reconciler) SetupWithManager(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.Manager, c i
 
 // reconciler reconciles a NetworkInstance object
 type reconciler struct {
+	apiReader       client.Reader
 	baseClient      client.Client
 	porchClient     client.Client
 	porchRESTClient rest.Interface
 	recorder        record.EventRecorder
+	requeueDuration time.Duration
 }
 
 func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Resu
 	log.Info("reconcile approval")
 
 	pr := &porchv1alpha1.PackageRevision{}
-	if err := r.baseClient.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, pr); err != nil {
+	if err := r.apiReader.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, pr); err != nil {
 		// There's no need to requeue if we no longer exist. Otherwise we'll be
 		// requeued implicitly because we return an error.
 		if resource.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Resu
 		r.recorder.Event(pr, corev1.EventTypeNormal,
 			"NotApproved", "owning PackageVariant not Ready")
 
-		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: RequeueDuration}, nil
+		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: r.requeueDuration}, nil
 	}
 
 	// All policies require readiness gates to be met, so if they
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Resu
 		r.recorder.Event(pr, corev1.EventTypeNormal,
 			"NotApproved", "readiness gates not met")
 
-		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: RequeueDuration}, nil
+		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: r.requeueDuration}, nil
 	}
 
 	// Readiness is met, so check our other policies
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Resu
 		r.recorder.Eventf(pr, corev1.EventTypeNormal,
 			"NotApproved", "approval policy %q not met", policy)
 
-		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: RequeueDuration}, nil
+		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: r.requeueDuration}, nil
 	}
 
 	// Delay if needed, and let the user know via an event
diff --git a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/config/config.go b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/config/config.go
index d1037f84..83456c43 100644
--- a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/config/config.go
+++ b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/config/config.go
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ControllerConfig struct {
-	PorchClient     client.Client
-	PorchRESTClient rest.Interface
-	Poll            time.Duration
-	Copts           controller.Options
-	Address         string // backend server address
-	IpamClientProxy clientproxy.Proxy[*ipamv1alpha1.NetworkInstance, *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim]
-	VlanClientProxy clientproxy.Proxy[*vlanv1alpha1.VLANIndex, *vlanv1alpha1.VLANClaim]
+	PorchClient             client.Client
+	PorchRESTClient         rest.Interface
+	Poll                    time.Duration
+	Copts                   controller.Options
+	Address                 string // backend server address
+	IpamClientProxy         clientproxy.Proxy[*ipamv1alpha1.NetworkInstance, *ipamv1alpha1.IPClaim]
+	VlanClientProxy         clientproxy.Proxy[*vlanv1alpha1.VLANIndex, *vlanv1alpha1.VLANClaim]
+	ApprovalRequeueDuration int64
 }
diff --git a/operators/nephio-controller-manager/main.go b/operators/nephio-controller-manager/main.go
index d572d81c..9060cd64 100644
--- a/operators/nephio-controller-manager/main.go
+++ b/operators/nephio-controller-manager/main.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func main() {
 	var enableLeaderElection bool
 	var probeAddr string
 	var enabledReconcilersString string
+	var approvalRequeueDuration int64
 
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&probeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ func main() {
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
 	flag.StringVar(&enabledReconcilersString, "reconcilers", "", "reconcilers that should be enabled; use * to mean 'enable all'")
+	flag.Int64Var(&approvalRequeueDuration, "approval-requeue-duration", 15, "Interval to allow before requeue of the approval controller reconcile key")
 
 	opts := zap.Options{
 		Development: true,
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ func main() {
 		VlanClientProxy: vlan.New(ctx, clientproxy.Config{
 			Address: backendAddress,
 		}),
+		ApprovalRequeueDuration: approvalRequeueDuration,
 	}
 
 	enabledReconcilers := parseReconcilers(enabledReconcilersString)