diff --git a/.github/workflows/image.yaml b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
index 73593dd..453942b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
         uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        if: always()
         with:
           sarif_file: 'trivy-results.sarif'
         #env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
index 51c8080..32d91b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         # we let the report trigger content trigger a failure using the GitHub Security features.
         args: '-fmt sarif -out results.sarif ./...'
     - name: Upload SARIF file
+      if: always()
       uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
       with:
         # Path to SARIF file relative to the root of the repository
diff --git a/internal/controller/valkey_controller.go b/internal/controller/valkey_controller.go
index 56534d5..877175f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/valkey_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/valkey_controller.go
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ package controller
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 
 	hyperv1 "hyperspike.io/valkey-operator/api/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 // ValkeyReconciler reconciles a Valkey object
@@ -74,6 +77,28 @@ func (r *ValkeyReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctr
 }
 
 func (r *ValkeyReconciler) upsertConfigMap(ctx context.Context, valkey *hyperv1.Valkey) error {
+	logger := log.FromContext(ctx)
+
+	logger.Info("upserting configmap", "valkey", valkey.Name, "namespace", valkey.Namespace)
+
+	cm := &corev1.ConfigMap{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      valkey.Name,
+			Namespace: valkey.Namespace,
+		},
+		Data: map[string]string{
+			"": "",
+		},
+	}
+	if err := r.Create(ctx, cm); err != nil {
+		if errors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
+			if err := r.Update(ctx, cm); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }