diff --git a/controllers/cks_cluster_controller.go b/controllers/cks_cluster_controller.go
index c7b4a982..39f7d1e1 100644
--- a/controllers/cks_cluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/cks_cluster_controller.go
@@ -91,19 +91,25 @@ func (r *CksClusterReconciliationRunner) Reconcile() (res ctrl.Result, reterr er
 
 // ReconcileDelete cleans up resources used by the cluster and finally removes the CloudStackCluster's finalizers.
 func (r *CksClusterReconciliationRunner) ReconcileDelete() (ctrl.Result, error) {
-	if r.ReconciliationSubject.Status.CloudStackClusterID != "" {
+	// Only attempt CKS deletion if SyncWithACS was enabled and CloudStackClusterID is set
+	if r.CSCluster.Spec.SyncWithACS != nil && *r.CSCluster.Spec.SyncWithACS && r.ReconciliationSubject.Status.CloudStackClusterID != "" {
 		if len(r.FailureDomains.Items) == 0 {
-			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("no failure domains found")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot delete CKS cluster: no failure domains found (CloudStackClusterID: %s)", r.ReconciliationSubject.Status.CloudStackClusterID)
 		}
+
 		res, err := r.AsFailureDomainUser(&r.FailureDomains.Items[0].Spec)()
 		if r.ShouldReturn(res, err) {
 			return res, err
 		}
+
+		r.Log.Info("Deleting CKS cluster from CloudStack", "CloudStackClusterID", r.ReconciliationSubject.Status.CloudStackClusterID)
 		err = r.CSUser.DeleteCksCluster(r.ReconciliationSubject)
 		if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), " not found") {
 			return r.RequeueWithMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Deleting cks cluster on CloudStack failed. error: %s", err.Error()))
 		}
+		r.Log.Info("Successfully deleted CKS cluster from CloudStack", "CloudStackClusterID", r.ReconciliationSubject.Status.CloudStackClusterID)
 	}
+
 	controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(r.ReconciliationSubject, CksClusterFinalizer)
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/controllers/cloudstackcluster_controller.go b/controllers/cloudstackcluster_controller.go
index 19268c10..bf01bd66 100644
--- a/controllers/cloudstackcluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/cloudstackcluster_controller.go
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ func (r *CloudStackClusterReconciliationRunner) SetFailureDomainsStatusMap() (ct
 // ReconcileDelete cleans up resources used by the cluster and finally removes the CloudStackCluster's finalizers.
 func (r *CloudStackClusterReconciliationRunner) ReconcileDelete() (ctrl.Result, error) {
 	r.Log.Info("Deleting CloudStackCluster.")
+
+	// Wait for CKS cluster cleanup to complete before deleting FailureDomains
+	const cksClusterFinalizer = "ckscluster.infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io"
+	if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(r.ReconciliationSubject, cksClusterFinalizer) {
+		return r.RequeueWithMessage("Waiting for CKS cluster cleanup to complete before deleting FailureDomains.")
+	}
+
 	if res, err := r.GetFailureDomains(r.FailureDomains)(); r.ShouldReturn(res, err) {
 		return res, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/cks_cluster.go b/pkg/cloud/cks_cluster.go
index acf870e0..130d8832 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/cks_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/cks_cluster.go
@@ -53,15 +53,18 @@ func (c *client) GetOrCreateCksCluster(cluster *clusterv1.Cluster, csCluster *in
 	if csCluster.Status.CloudStackClusterID != "" {
 		externalManagedCluster, count, err := c.cs.Kubernetes.GetKubernetesClusterByID(csCluster.Status.CloudStackClusterID, withExternalManaged(), cloudstack.WithProject(c.user.Project.ID))
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get CKS cluster by ID %s: %w", csCluster.Status.CloudStackClusterID, err)
 		} else if count > 0 {
 			csCluster.Status.CloudStackClusterID = externalManagedCluster.Id
 			return nil
 		}
+		// Cluster ID is set in status but not found in CloudStack
+		// This could mean the cluster was deleted externally or doesn't have ExternalManaged type
+		return fmt.Errorf("CKS cluster with ID %s not found in CloudStack (expected ExternalManaged type)", csCluster.Status.CloudStackClusterID)
 	}
 
 	// Check if a cluster exists with the same name
-	clusterName := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s - %s", cluster.GetName(), csCluster.GetName(), csCluster.GetUID())
+	clusterName := cluster.GetName()
 	externalManagedCluster, count, err := c.cs.Kubernetes.GetKubernetesClusterByName(clusterName, withExternalManaged(), cloudstack.WithProject(c.user.Project.ID))
 	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "No match found for ") {
 		return err
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ func (c *client) GetOrCreateCksCluster(cluster *clusterv1.Cluster, csCluster *in
 			}
 		}
 		// NewCreateKubernetesClusterParams(description string, kubernetesversionid string, name string, serviceofferingid string, size int64, zoneid string) *CreateKubernetesClusterParams
-		params := c.cs.Kubernetes.NewCreateKubernetesClusterParams(fmt.Sprintf("%s managed by CAPC", clusterName), "", clusterName, "", 0, fd.Zone.ID)
+		params := c.cs.Kubernetes.NewCreateKubernetesClusterParams(fmt.Sprintf("Cluster %s managed by CAPC", clusterName), "", clusterName, "", 0, fd.Zone.ID)
 
 		setIfNotEmpty(c.user.Project.ID, params.SetProjectid)
 		setIfNotEmpty(accountName, params.SetAccount)