diff --git a/api/v1/aerospikecluster_types.go b/api/v1/aerospikecluster_types.go
index 8c5a5a541..9015e2e1d 100644
--- a/api/v1/aerospikecluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/aerospikecluster_types.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ type AerospikePodSpec struct { //nolint:govet // for readability
 	// The container port will be exposed to the external network at <hostIP>:<hostPort>,
 	// where the hostIP is the IP address of the Kubernetes Node where the container is running and
 	// the hostPort is the port requested by the user.
-	MultiPodPerHost bool `json:"multiPodPerHost,omitempty"`
+	MultiPodPerHost *bool `json:"multiPodPerHost,omitempty"`
 
 	// HostNetwork enables host networking for the pod.
 	// To enable hostNetwork multiPodPerHost must be false.
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ type AerospikeClusterStatusSpec struct { //nolint:govet // for readability
 	// where the hostIP is the IP address of the Kubernetes Node where the container is running and
 	// the hostPort is the port requested by the user.
 	// Deprecated: MultiPodPerHost is now part of podSpec
-	MultiPodPerHost bool `json:"multiPodPerHost,omitempty"`
+	MultiPodPerHost *bool `json:"multiPodPerHost,omitempty"`
 	// Storage specify persistent storage to use for the Aerospike pods.
 	Storage AerospikeStorageSpec `json:"storage,omitempty"`
 	// AerospikeAccessControl has the Aerospike roles and users definitions.
diff --git a/api/v1/aerospikecluster_validating_webhook.go b/api/v1/aerospikecluster_validating_webhook.go
index 986bd7428..d3b36fead 100644
--- a/api/v1/aerospikecluster_validating_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1/aerospikecluster_validating_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021.
+Copyright 2024.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,18 +27,19 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
-	lib "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib"
 	validate "github.com/asaskevich/govalidator"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook/admission"
 
 	internalerrors "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/errors"
+	lib "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib"
 	"github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib/asconfig"
 	"github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib/deployment"
 )
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func (c *AerospikeCluster) ValidateUpdate(oldObj runtime.Object) (admission.Warn
 	}
 
 	// MultiPodPerHost cannot be updated
-	if c.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost != old.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost {
+	if !ptr.Equal(c.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost, old.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot update MultiPodPerHost setting")
 	}
 
@@ -1993,7 +1994,7 @@ func isPathParentOrSame(dir1, dir2 string) bool {
 }
 
 func (c *AerospikeCluster) validatePodSpec() error {
-	if c.Spec.PodSpec.HostNetwork && c.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost {
+	if c.Spec.PodSpec.HostNetwork && ptr.Deref(c.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost, false) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("host networking cannot be enabled with multi pod per host")
 	}
 
diff --git a/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 6696bf022..cf43e1878 100644
--- a/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ func (in *AerospikeClusterStatus) DeepCopy() *AerospikeClusterStatus {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *AerospikeClusterStatusSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *AerospikeClusterStatusSpec) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.MultiPodPerHost != nil {
+		in, out := &in.MultiPodPerHost, &out.MultiPodPerHost
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	in.Storage.DeepCopyInto(&out.Storage)
 	if in.AerospikeAccessControl != nil {
 		in, out := &in.AerospikeAccessControl, &out.AerospikeAccessControl
diff --git a/controllers/configmap.go b/controllers/configmap.go
index 080d025c0..189515f3f 100644
--- a/controllers/configmap.go
+++ b/controllers/configmap.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) getBaseConfData(rack *asdbv1.Rack) (map[string
 
 	initTemplateInput := initializeTemplateInput{
 		WorkDir:          workDir,
-		MultiPodPerHost:  r.aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost,
+		MultiPodPerHost:  ptr.Deref(r.aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost, false),
 		NetworkPolicy:    r.aeroCluster.Spec.AerospikeNetworkPolicy,
 		PodPort:          servicePortParam,
 		PodTLSPort:       serviceTLSPortParam,
diff --git a/controllers/pod.go b/controllers/pod.go
index 1244e6f3e..5d19503b8 100644
--- a/controllers/pod.go
+++ b/controllers/pod.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) cleanupPods(
 		}
 
 		// Try to delete corresponding pod service if it was created
-		if r.aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost {
+		if ptr.Deref(r.aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost, false) {
 			// Remove service for pod
 			// TODO: make it more robust, what if it fails
 			if err := r.deletePodService(
diff --git a/controllers/rack.go b/controllers/rack.go
index 66e269349..dce55200d 100644
--- a/controllers/rack.go
+++ b/controllers/rack.go
@@ -559,8 +559,7 @@ func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) reconcileRack(
 
 	// Safe check to delete all dangling pod services which are no longer required
 	// There won't be any case of dangling pod service with MultiPodPerHost false, so ignore that case
-	if r.aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost &&
-		!podServiceNeeded(r.aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost, &r.aeroCluster.Spec.AerospikeNetworkPolicy) {
+	if !podServiceNeeded(r.aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost, &r.aeroCluster.Spec.AerospikeNetworkPolicy) {
 		if err := r.cleanupDanglingPodServices(rackState); err != nil {
 			return reconcileError(err)
 		}
diff --git a/controllers/service.go b/controllers/service.go
index b95a68974..e2bd4d5c1 100644
--- a/controllers/service.go
+++ b/controllers/service.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
@@ -400,8 +401,8 @@ func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) cleanupDanglingPodServices(rackState *RackStat
 	return nil
 }
 
-func podServiceNeeded(multiPodPerHost bool, networkPolicy *asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkPolicy) bool {
-	if !multiPodPerHost || networkPolicy == nil {
+func podServiceNeeded(multiPodPerHost *bool, networkPolicy *asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkPolicy) bool {
+	if !ptr.Deref(multiPodPerHost, false) || networkPolicy == nil {
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/controllers/statefulset.go b/controllers/statefulset.go
index b8a21c7c8..60aa7ac3f 100644
--- a/controllers/statefulset.go
+++ b/controllers/statefulset.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
@@ -801,7 +802,7 @@ func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) updateSTSSchedulingPolicy(
 
 	// Set our rules in PodAntiAffinity
 	// only enable in production, so it can be used in 1 node clusters while debugging (minikube)
-	if !r.aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost {
+	if !ptr.Deref(r.aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost, false) {
 		if affinity.PodAntiAffinity == nil {
 			affinity.PodAntiAffinity = &corev1.PodAntiAffinity{}
 		}
@@ -1460,7 +1461,7 @@ func addVolumeDeviceInContainer(
 }
 
 func getSTSContainerPort(
-	multiPodPerHost bool, aeroConf *asdbv1.AerospikeConfigSpec,
+	multiPodPerHost *bool, aeroConf *asdbv1.AerospikeConfigSpec,
 ) []corev1.ContainerPort {
 	ports := make([]corev1.ContainerPort, 0, len(defaultContainerPorts))
 
@@ -1482,7 +1483,7 @@ func getSTSContainerPort(
 		// The container port will be exposed to the external network at <hostIP>:<hostPort>,
 		// where the hostIP is the IP address of the Kubernetes node where
 		// the container is running and the hostPort is the port requested by the user
-		if (!multiPodPerHost) && portInfo.exposedOnHost {
+		if !ptr.Deref(multiPodPerHost, false) && portInfo.exposedOnHost {
 			containerPort.HostPort = containerPort.ContainerPort
 		}
 
diff --git a/test/access_control_test.go b/test/access_control_test.go
index 08eb10ebf..70e2a237c 100644
--- a/test/access_control_test.go
+++ b/test/access_control_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	as "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v6"
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
@@ -2133,7 +2134,7 @@ func getAerospikeClusterSpecWithAccessControl(
 				},
 			},
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost: true,
+				MultiPodPerHost: ptr.To(true),
 			},
 			AerospikeConfig: &asdbv1.AerospikeConfigSpec{
 				Value: aerospikeConfSpec.getSpec(),
diff --git a/test/aero_info.go b/test/aero_info.go
index 4156a99a6..fafdbfc92 100644
--- a/test/aero_info.go
+++ b/test/aero_info.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	as "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v6"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func newAsConn(
 	tlsName := getServiceTLSName(aeroCluster)
 
 	networkType := asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkType(*defaultNetworkType)
-	if aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost && networkType != asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkTypePod &&
+	if ptr.Deref(aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost, false) && networkType != asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkTypePod &&
 		networkType != asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkTypeCustomInterface {
 		svc, err := getServiceForPod(pod, k8sClient)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/cluster_helper.go b/test/cluster_helper.go
index 5ea880937..ee3f89d67 100644
--- a/test/cluster_helper.go
+++ b/test/cluster_helper.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
@@ -778,7 +779,7 @@ func createAerospikeClusterPost460(
 			},
 
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost: true,
+				MultiPodPerHost: ptr.To(true),
 			},
 			OperatorClientCertSpec: &asdbv1.AerospikeOperatorClientCertSpec{
 				AerospikeOperatorCertSource: asdbv1.AerospikeOperatorCertSource{
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ func createAerospikeClusterPost560(
 			},
 
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost: true,
+				MultiPodPerHost: ptr.To(true),
 			},
 			OperatorClientCertSpec: &asdbv1.AerospikeOperatorClientCertSpec{
 				AerospikeOperatorCertSource: asdbv1.AerospikeOperatorCertSource{
@@ -965,7 +966,7 @@ func createDummyAerospikeClusterWithRFAndStorage(
 			},
 
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost:            true,
+				MultiPodPerHost:            ptr.To(true),
 				AerospikeInitContainerSpec: &asdbv1.AerospikeInitContainerSpec{},
 			},
 
@@ -1033,7 +1034,7 @@ func createDummyAerospikeCluster(
 			},
 
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost:            true,
+				MultiPodPerHost:            ptr.To(true),
 				AerospikeInitContainerSpec: &asdbv1.AerospikeInitContainerSpec{},
 			},
 
@@ -1224,7 +1225,7 @@ func createBasicTLSCluster(
 			},
 
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost: true,
+				MultiPodPerHost: ptr.To(true),
 			},
 
 			OperatorClientCertSpec: &asdbv1.AerospikeOperatorClientCertSpec{
@@ -1258,7 +1259,7 @@ func createSSDStorageCluster(
 	multiPodPerHost bool,
 ) *asdbv1.AerospikeCluster {
 	aeroCluster := createBasicTLSCluster(clusterNamespacedName, size)
-	aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = multiPodPerHost
+	aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = &multiPodPerHost
 	aeroCluster.Spec.Storage.Volumes = append(
 		aeroCluster.Spec.Storage.Volumes, []asdbv1.VolumeSpec{
 			{
@@ -1289,7 +1290,7 @@ func createHDDAndDataInMemStorageCluster(
 	multiPodPerHost bool,
 ) *asdbv1.AerospikeCluster {
 	aeroCluster := createBasicTLSCluster(clusterNamespacedName, size)
-	aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = multiPodPerHost
+	aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = &multiPodPerHost
 	aeroCluster.Spec.Storage.Volumes = append(
 		aeroCluster.Spec.Storage.Volumes, []asdbv1.VolumeSpec{
 			{
@@ -1328,7 +1329,7 @@ func createDataInMemWithoutPersistentStorageCluster(
 	multiPodPerHost bool,
 ) *asdbv1.AerospikeCluster {
 	aeroCluster := createBasicTLSCluster(clusterNamespacedName, size)
-	aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = multiPodPerHost
+	aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = &multiPodPerHost
 	aeroCluster.Spec.AerospikeConfig.Value["namespaces"] = []interface{}{
 		map[string]interface{}{
 			"name":               "test",
@@ -1528,7 +1529,7 @@ func getNonRootPodSpec() asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec {
 
 	return asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
 		HostNetwork:     false,
-		MultiPodPerHost: true,
+		MultiPodPerHost: ptr.To(true),
 		SecurityContext: &corev1.PodSecurityContext{
 			RunAsUser:           &id,
 			RunAsGroup:          &id,
diff --git a/test/cluster_test.go b/test/cluster_test.go
index ff5997c95..2255c3c23 100644
--- a/test/cluster_test.go
+++ b/test/cluster_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
 	"github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/pkg/utils"
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ func clusterWithMaxIgnorablePod(ctx goctx.Context) {
 					By("Set MaxIgnorablePod and Rolling restart cluster")
 					aeroCluster, err = getCluster(k8sClient, ctx, clusterNamespacedName)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-					val := intstr.FromInt(1)
+					val := intstr.FromInt32(1)
 					aeroCluster.Spec.RackConfig.MaxIgnorablePods = &val
 					aeroCluster.Spec.AerospikeConfig.Value["service"].(map[string]interface{})["proto-fd-max"] = int64(18000)
 					err = updateCluster(k8sClient, ctx, aeroCluster)
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ func clusterWithMaxIgnorablePod(ctx goctx.Context) {
 					By("Delete rack with id 2")
 					aeroCluster, err = getCluster(k8sClient, ctx, clusterNamespacedName)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-					val := intstr.FromInt(1)
+					val := intstr.FromInt32(1)
 					aeroCluster.Spec.RackConfig.MaxIgnorablePods = &val
 					aeroCluster.Spec.RackConfig.Racks = getDummyRackConf(1)
 					err = updateCluster(k8sClient, ctx, aeroCluster)
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ func clusterWithMaxIgnorablePod(ctx goctx.Context) {
 					By("Set MaxIgnorablePod and Rolling restart by removing namespace")
 					aeroCluster, err = getCluster(k8sClient, ctx, clusterNamespacedName)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-					val := intstr.FromInt(1)
+					val := intstr.FromInt32(1)
 					aeroCluster.Spec.RackConfig.MaxIgnorablePods = &val
 					nsList := aeroCluster.Spec.AerospikeConfig.Value["namespaces"].([]interface{})
 					nsList = nsList[:len(nsList)-1]
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ func deployClusterForMaxIgnorablePods(ctx goctx.Context, clusterNamespacedName t
 	racks := getDummyRackConf(1, 2)
 	aeroCluster.Spec.RackConfig = asdbv1.RackConfig{
 		Namespaces: []string{scNamespace}, Racks: racks}
-	aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = false
+	aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = ptr.To(false)
 	err := deployCluster(k8sClient, ctx, aeroCluster)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 }
@@ -979,7 +980,8 @@ func UpdateClusterTest(ctx goctx.Context) {
 							)
 							Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-							aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = !aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost
+							multiPodPerHost := !*aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost
+							aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = &multiPodPerHost
 
 							err = k8sClient.Update(ctx, aeroCluster)
 							Expect(err).Should(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/test/host_network_test.go b/test/host_network_test.go
index 5c1b5315d..136c74a1c 100644
--- a/test/host_network_test.go
+++ b/test/host_network_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
 )
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ var _ = Describe(
 					clusterNamespacedName, 2, latestImage,
 				)
 				aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.HostNetwork = true
-				aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = true
+				aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = ptr.To(true)
 
 				It(
 					"Should not work with MultiPodPerHost enabled", func() {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ var _ = Describe(
 				It(
 					"Should verify hostNetwork flag updates", func() {
 						By("Deploying cluster, Should not advertise node address when off")
-						aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = false
+						aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = ptr.To(false)
 						aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.HostNetwork = false
 
 						err := deployCluster(k8sClient, ctx, aeroCluster)
diff --git a/test/ldap_auth_test.go b/test/ldap_auth_test.go
index 52f4d16b3..f320064fd 100644
--- a/test/ldap_auth_test.go
+++ b/test/ldap_auth_test.go
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ import (
 	goctx "context"
 	"time"
 
-	as "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v6"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
+	as "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v6"
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
 )
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func getAerospikeClusterSpecWithLDAP(
 				},
 			},
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost: true,
+				MultiPodPerHost: ptr.To(true),
 			},
 			AerospikeConfig: &asdbv1.AerospikeConfigSpec{
 				Value: map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/test/network_policy_test.go b/test/network_policy_test.go
index 82f725484..efc46a2ea 100644
--- a/test/network_policy_test.go
+++ b/test/network_policy_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
 	aerospikecluster "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/controllers"
@@ -1205,8 +1206,8 @@ func getExpectedServicePortForPod(
 ) (int32, error) {
 	var port int32
 
-	if (networkType != asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkTypePod &&
-		networkType != asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkTypeCustomInterface) && aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost {
+	if (networkType != asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkTypePod && networkType != asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkTypeCustomInterface) &&
+		ptr.Deref(aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost, false) {
 		svc, err := getServiceForPod(pod, k8sClient)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, fmt.Errorf("error getting service port: %v", err)
@@ -1346,7 +1347,7 @@ func getAerospikeClusterSpecWithNetworkPolicy(
 				},
 			},
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost: multiPodPerHost,
+				MultiPodPerHost: ptr.To(multiPodPerHost),
 			},
 			OperatorClientCertSpec: operatorClientCertSpec,
 			AerospikeConfig: &asdbv1.AerospikeConfigSpec{
diff --git a/test/rack_management_test.go b/test/rack_management_test.go
index 7edd0b93b..5d36c0dfc 100644
--- a/test/rack_management_test.go
+++ b/test/rack_management_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
 )
@@ -810,7 +811,7 @@ var _ = Describe(
 					aeroCluster := createDummyAerospikeCluster(clusterNamespacedName, int32(len(nodes.Items)))
 					racks := getDummyRackConf(1, 2)
 					aeroCluster.Spec.RackConfig = asdbv1.RackConfig{Racks: racks}
-					aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = false
+					aeroCluster.Spec.PodSpec.MultiPodPerHost = ptr.To(false)
 
 					By("Deploying cluster")
 					err = deployCluster(k8sClient, ctx, aeroCluster)
diff --git a/test/storage_init_test.go b/test/storage_init_test.go
index bc00d7a24..f5a28bc4d 100644
--- a/test/storage_init_test.go
+++ b/test/storage_init_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	crClient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	asdbv1 "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/api/v1"
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ func getStorageInitAerospikeCluster(
 				SkipXdrDlogFileValidate: true,
 			},
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost: true,
+				MultiPodPerHost: ptr.To(true),
 			},
 			AerospikeConfig: &asdbv1.AerospikeConfigSpec{
 				Value: map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/test/storage_wipe_test.go b/test/storage_wipe_test.go
index feef30681..537572192 100644
--- a/test/storage_wipe_test.go
+++ b/test/storage_wipe_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	as "github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v6"
@@ -648,7 +649,7 @@ func getStorageWipeAerospikeCluster(
 				SkipXdrDlogFileValidate: true,
 			},
 			PodSpec: asdbv1.AerospikePodSpec{
-				MultiPodPerHost: true,
+				MultiPodPerHost: ptr.To(true),
 			},
 			AerospikeConfig: aerospikeConfigSpec,
 		},