diff --git a/pkg/background/common/util.go b/pkg/background/common/util.go
index b1e16b94dd..d2e681628e 100644
--- a/pkg/background/common/util.go
+++ b/pkg/background/common/util.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func Update(client versioned.Interface, urLister kyvernov1beta1listers.UpdateReq
 	if err != nil {
 		logging.Error(err, "failed to update update request", "name", name)
 	} else {
-		logging.V(3).Info("updated update request", "name", name, "status")
+		logging.V(3).Info("updated update request", "name", name)
 	}
 	return ur, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/background/generate/generate.go b/pkg/background/generate/generate.go
index 48cf3f5eb4..7a57270761 100644
--- a/pkg/background/generate/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/background/generate/generate.go
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func applyRule(log logr.Logger, client dclient.Interface, rule kyvernov1.Rule, r
 	} else if len(rule.Generation.CloneList.Kinds) != 0 {
 		rdatas = manageCloneList(logger, genNamespace, policy.GetName(), rule.Generation, client)
 	} else {
-		dresp, mode, err = manageData(logger, genAPIVersion, genKind, genNamespace, genName, rule.Generation.RawData, client)
+		dresp, mode, err = manageData(logger, genAPIVersion, genKind, genNamespace, genName, rule.Generation.RawData, rule.Generation.Synchronize, ur, client)
 		rdatas = append(rdatas, GenerateResponse{
 			Data:          dresp,
 			Action:        mode,
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func newGenResource(genAPIVersion, genKind, genNamespace, genName string) kyvern
 	return newGenResource
 }
 
-func manageData(log logr.Logger, apiVersion, kind, namespace, name string, data interface{}, client dclient.Interface) (map[string]interface{}, ResourceMode, error) {
+func manageData(log logr.Logger, apiVersion, kind, namespace, name string, data interface{}, synchronize bool, ur kyvernov1beta1.UpdateRequest, client dclient.Interface) (map[string]interface{}, ResourceMode, error) {
 	resource, err := kyvernoutils.ToMap(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, Skip, err
@@ -594,6 +594,10 @@ func manageData(log logr.Logger, apiVersion, kind, namespace, name string, data
 
 	obj, err := client.GetResource(apiVersion, kind, namespace, name)
 	if err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) && len(ur.Status.GeneratedResources) != 0 && !synchronize {
+			log.V(4).Info("synchronize is disable - skip re-create", "resource", obj)
+			return nil, Skip, nil
+		}
 		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return resource, Create, nil
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/generate/config.go b/test/e2e/generate/config.go
index 0a55816bde..61c7301a7a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/generate/config.go
+++ b/test/e2e/generate/config.go
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ var generateSynchronizeFlagTests = []testCase{
 		TestName:        "test-generate-policy-for-namespace-with-label",
 		ClusterPolicy:   clusterPolicy(genNetworkPolicyYaml),
 		TriggerResource: namespace(namespaceWithLabelYaml),
-		ExpectedResources: expectations(
-			expectation(idNetworkPolicy("test", "allow-dns")),
-		),
+		// expectation is resource should no longer exists once deleted
+		// if sync is set to false
+
 		Steps: []testCaseStep{
 			stepBy("When synchronize flag is set to true in the policy and someone deletes the generated resource, kyverno generates back the resource"),
 			stepDeleteResource(npGVR, "test", "allow-dns"),