diff --git a/pkg/sync/hook.go b/pkg/sync/hook.go
index d4ec9976..25916d24 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/hook.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/hook.go
@@ -101,21 +101,29 @@ func (engine *Engine) hooksHandler(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string,
 
 	components := []*console.ComponentAttributes{}
 	toDelete := object.ObjMetadataSet{}
+	failed := console.ComponentStateFailed
+	running := console.ComponentStateRunning
 	for k, v := range statusCollector.latestStatus {
-		if v.PollResourceInfo.Status == status.FailedStatus {
-			if deleteFailed.Contains(k) {
-				toDelete = append(toDelete, k)
-			}
-		}
-		if v.PollResourceInfo.Status == status.CurrentStatus {
-			if deleteSucceeded.Contains(k) {
-				toDelete = append(toDelete, k)
-			}
-		}
-
 		consoleAttr := fromSyncResult(v, vcache)
 		if consoleAttr != nil {
+			if consoleAttr.State == nil {
+				if v.PollResourceInfo.Status == status.FailedStatus {
+					consoleAttr.State = &failed
+				}
+				if v.PollResourceInfo.Status == status.CurrentStatus {
+					consoleAttr.State = &running
+				}
+			}
 			components = append(components, consoleAttr)
+			if *consoleAttr.State == console.ComponentStateFailed {
+				if deleteFailed.Contains(k) {
+					toDelete = append(toDelete, k)
+				}
+			} else if *consoleAttr.State == console.ComponentStateRunning {
+				if deleteSucceeded.Contains(k) {
+					toDelete = append(toDelete, k)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/sync/loop.go b/pkg/sync/loop.go
index 53dc6a65..db96e566 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/loop.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/loop.go
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ package sync
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/pluralsh/deployment-operator/pkg/hook"
+	console "github.com/pluralsh/console-client-go"
 
+	plrlerrors "github.com/pluralsh/deployment-operator/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/pluralsh/deployment-operator/pkg/hook"
 	manis "github.com/pluralsh/deployment-operator/pkg/manifests"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/apply"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/inventory"
 )
 
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ func (engine *Engine) processItem(item interface{}) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	for _, c := range preInstallComponents {
+		if *c.State != console.ComponentStateRunning {
+			// wait until hooks are completed
+			if err := engine.updateStatus(id, preInstallComponents, errorAttributes("sync", err)); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to update service status, ignoring for now")
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	log.Info("Apply service", "name", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace)
 	ch := engine.applier.Run(ctx, inv, manifests, GetDefaultApplierOptions())
 	components, err := engine.UpdateApplyStatus(id, svc.Name, svc.Namespace, ch, false, vcache)
diff --git a/pkg/sync/utils.go b/pkg/sync/utils.go
index fcbf254e..623786d7 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/utils.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func GetDefaultPruneOptions() apply.DestroyerOptions {
 		InventoryPolicy:         inventory.PolicyAdoptIfNoInventory,
 		DryRunStrategy:          common.DryRunNone,
 		DeleteTimeout:           20 * time.Second,
-		DeletePropagationPolicy: metav1.DeletePropagationForeground,
+		DeletePropagationPolicy: metav1.DeletePropagationBackground,
 		EmitStatusEvents:        true,
 		ValidationPolicy:        1,
 	}