diff --git a/pkg/controllers/ingress_controller.go b/pkg/controllers/ingress_controller.go
index c2a2939..f85572c 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/ingress_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/ingress_controller.go
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ func (r *IngressReconciler) newDnsEndpoint(ctx context.Context, dnsEndpoint *ext
 
 	setOwnerRef(dnsEndpoint, &ingress)
 
-	dnsEndpoint.Name = ingress.ObjectMeta.Name
-	dnsEndpoint.Namespace = ingress.ObjectMeta.Namespace
 	desiredWeight = uint(trafficweight.Store.DesiredWeight)
 	if r.isIngressWeighted(ingress) {
 		desiredWeight, err = r.calculateIngressWeight(ingress)
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/ingress_controller_test.go b/pkg/controllers/ingress_controller_test.go
index 8d647c0..947df63 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/ingress_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/ingress_controller_test.go
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ func TestIngressController(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("Should forge DNS Endpoints", func(t *testing.T) {
-		forged := &externaldnsk8siov1alpha1.DNSEndpoint{}
+		forged := &externaldnsk8siov1alpha1.DNSEndpoint{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "bar",
+				Namespace: "foo",
+			},
+		}
 		reconciler.newDnsEndpoint(context.Background(), forged, ing)
 		assert.Equal(t, expected, *forged)
 	})
@@ -194,7 +199,12 @@ func TestIngressController(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("if we dont set --aws-health-check-id ingress shouldnt have health property", func(t *testing.T) {
 		trafficweight.Store.AWSHealthCheckID = ""
-		forged := &externaldnsk8siov1alpha1.DNSEndpoint{}
+		forged := &externaldnsk8siov1alpha1.DNSEndpoint{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "bar",
+				Namespace: "foo",
+			},
+		}
 		reconciler.newDnsEndpoint(context.Background(), forged, ing)
 		assert.Equal(t, expected, *forged)
 	})
@@ -229,7 +239,12 @@ func TestIngressController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 
-		forged := &externaldnsk8siov1alpha1.DNSEndpoint{}
+		forged := &externaldnsk8siov1alpha1.DNSEndpoint{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "bar",
+				Namespace: "foo",
+			},
+		}
 		reconciler.newDnsEndpoint(context.Background(), forged, ing)
 		assert.Equal(t, expected, *forged)
 		ing.Spec.Rules = oldRules