diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/ironcore/load_balancer.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/ironcore/load_balancer.go
index 48ae210..639c2ca 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/ironcore/load_balancer.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/ironcore/load_balancer.go
@@ -101,12 +101,13 @@ func (o *ironcoreLoadBalancer) EnsureLoadBalancer(ctx context.Context, clusterNa
 	klog.V(2).InfoS("Getting LoadBalancer ports from Service", "Service", client.ObjectKeyFromObject(service))
 	var lbPorts []networkingv1alpha1.LoadBalancerPort
 	for _, svcPort := range service.Spec.Ports {
+		protocol := svcPort.Protocol
 		lbPorts = append(lbPorts, networkingv1alpha1.LoadBalancerPort{
-			Protocol: &svcPort.Protocol,
+			Protocol: &protocol,
 			Port:     svcPort.Port,
 		})
 	}
-
+	
 	loadBalancer := &networkingv1alpha1.LoadBalancer{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "LoadBalancer",