diff --git a/controllers/apim/ratelimitpolicy_controller.go b/controllers/apim/ratelimitpolicy_controller.go
index 8e2913b..a8c207f 100644
--- a/controllers/apim/ratelimitpolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/apim/ratelimitpolicy_controller.go
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ func (r *RateLimitPolicyReconciler) cleanUpOrphanWASMPlugins(ctx context.Context
 			logger.V(1).Info("cleanUpOrphanWASMPlugins: get EnvoyFilter", "envoyfilter", efKey, "err", err)
 			if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 				logger.Info("cleanUpOrphanWASMPlugins: envoyfilter not found", "envoyFilter", efKey)
+				continue
 			}
 			err = r.DeleteResource(ctx, ef)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/controllers/apim/ratelimitpolicy_finalizers.go b/controllers/apim/ratelimitpolicy_finalizers.go
index 843c2ce..a6d9d22 100644
--- a/controllers/apim/ratelimitpolicy_finalizers.go
+++ b/controllers/apim/ratelimitpolicy_finalizers.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func (r *RateLimitPolicyReconciler) finalizeWASMPlugins(ctx context.Context, rlp
 			logger.V(1).Info("finalizeWASMPlugins: get EnvoyFilter", "envoyfilter", efKey, "err", err)
 			if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 				logger.Info("finalizeWASMPlugins: envoyfilter not found", "envoyFilter", efKey)
+				continue
 			}
 			err = r.DeleteResource(ctx, ef)
 			if err != nil {