diff --git a/.github/workflows/cts.yaml b/.github/workflows/cts.yaml
index 7cff44d3..5e628263 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cts.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
           repository: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
           tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       - name: Deploy emqx
-        timeout-minutes: 10
+        timeout-minutes: 5
         uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-emqx
         with:
           kind: ${{ matrix.emqx[0] }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 0f0ecc7e..9305561a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 5
         run: kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pods -l "control-plane=controller-manager" -n emqx-operator-system
       - name: Deployment emqx
-        timeout-minutes: 10
+        timeout-minutes: 5
         uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-emqx
         with:
           kind: ${{ matrix.emqx[0] }}
diff --git a/controllers/apps/v2beta1/add_headless_svc.go b/controllers/apps/v2beta1/add_headless_svc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec92994e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/apps/v2beta1/add_headless_svc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package v2beta1
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	emperror "emperror.dev/errors"
+	appsv2beta1 "github.com/emqx/emqx-operator/apis/apps/v2beta1"
+	innerReq "github.com/emqx/emqx-operator/internal/requester"
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
+type addHeadlessSvc struct {
+	*EMQXReconciler
+}
+
+func (a *addHeadlessSvc) reconcile(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logger, instance *appsv2beta1.EMQX, _ innerReq.RequesterInterface) subResult {
+	if err := a.CreateOrUpdateList(ctx, a.Scheme, logger, instance, []client.Object{generateHeadlessService(instance)}); err != nil {
+		return subResult{err: emperror.Wrap(err, "failed to create or update services")}
+	}
+	return subResult{}
+}
+
+func generateHeadlessService(instance *appsv2beta1.EMQX) *corev1.Service {
+	headlessSvc := &corev1.Service{
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			APIVersion: "v1",
+			Kind:       "Service",
+		},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: instance.Namespace,
+			Name:      instance.HeadlessServiceNamespacedName().Name,
+			Labels:    appsv2beta1.CloneAndMergeMap(appsv2beta1.DefaultLabels(instance), instance.Labels),
+		},
+		Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
+			Type:                     corev1.ServiceTypeClusterIP,
+			ClusterIP:                corev1.ClusterIPNone,
+			SessionAffinity:          corev1.ServiceAffinityNone,
+			PublishNotReadyAddresses: true,
+			Selector:                 appsv2beta1.DefaultCoreLabels(instance),
+			Ports: []corev1.ServicePort{
+				{
+					Name:       "erlang-dist",
+					Port:       4370,
+					Protocol:   corev1.ProtocolTCP,
+					TargetPort: intstr.FromInt(4370),
+				},
+				{
+					Name:       "gen-rpc",
+					Port:       5369,
+					Protocol:   corev1.ProtocolTCP,
+					TargetPort: intstr.FromInt(5369),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	return headlessSvc
+}
diff --git a/controllers/apps/v2beta1/add_svc.go b/controllers/apps/v2beta1/add_svc.go
index 60d10d6d..df604de7 100644
--- a/controllers/apps/v2beta1/add_svc.go
+++ b/controllers/apps/v2beta1/add_svc.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (a *addSvc) reconcile(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logger, instance *ap
 		return subResult{err: emperror.Wrap(err, "failed to get emqx configs by api")}
 	}
 
-	resources := []client.Object{generateHeadlessService(instance)}
+	resources := []client.Object{}
 	if dashboard := generateDashboardService(instance, configStr); dashboard != nil {
 		resources = append(resources, dashboard)
 	}
@@ -61,42 +61,6 @@ func (a *addSvc) getEMQXConfigsByAPI(r innerReq.RequesterInterface) (string, err
 	return string(body), nil
 }
 
-func generateHeadlessService(instance *appsv2beta1.EMQX) *corev1.Service {
-	headlessSvc := &corev1.Service{
-		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
-			APIVersion: "v1",
-			Kind:       "Service",
-		},
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Namespace: instance.Namespace,
-			Name:      instance.HeadlessServiceNamespacedName().Name,
-			Labels:    appsv2beta1.CloneAndMergeMap(appsv2beta1.DefaultLabels(instance), instance.Labels),
-		},
-		Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
-			Type:                     corev1.ServiceTypeClusterIP,
-			ClusterIP:                corev1.ClusterIPNone,
-			SessionAffinity:          corev1.ServiceAffinityNone,
-			PublishNotReadyAddresses: true,
-			Selector:                 appsv2beta1.DefaultCoreLabels(instance),
-			Ports: []corev1.ServicePort{
-				{
-					Name:       "erlang-dist",
-					Port:       4370,
-					Protocol:   corev1.ProtocolTCP,
-					TargetPort: intstr.FromInt(4370),
-				},
-				{
-					Name:       "gen-rpc",
-					Port:       5369,
-					Protocol:   corev1.ProtocolTCP,
-					TargetPort: intstr.FromInt(5369),
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	return headlessSvc
-}
-
 func generateDashboardService(instance *appsv2beta1.EMQX, configStr string) *corev1.Service {
 	svc := &corev1.Service{}
 	if instance.Spec.DashboardServiceTemplate != nil {
diff --git a/controllers/apps/v2beta1/emqx_controller.go b/controllers/apps/v2beta1/emqx_controller.go
index a66cfa42..3cdf3864 100644
--- a/controllers/apps/v2beta1/emqx_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/apps/v2beta1/emqx_controller.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func (r *EMQXReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.
 		&addBootstrap{r},
 		&updatePodConditions{r},
 		&updateStatus{r},
+		&addHeadlessSvc{r},
 		&addCore{r},
 		&addRepl{r},
 		&addPdb{r},
diff --git a/controllers/apps/v2beta1/status_machine.go b/controllers/apps/v2beta1/status_machine.go
index c4c9b63f..de4a091c 100644
--- a/controllers/apps/v2beta1/status_machine.go
+++ b/controllers/apps/v2beta1/status_machine.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (s *coreNodesProgressingStatus) nextStatus(ctx context.Context) {
 	emqx := s.emqxStatusMachine.GetEMQX()
 
 	updateSts, _, _ := getStateFulSetList(ctx, s.emqxStatusMachine.client, emqx)
-	if updateSts != nil && updateSts.Status.ReadyReplicas != 0 && updateSts.Status.ReadyReplicas == emqx.Status.CoreNodesStatus.Replicas {
+	if updateSts != nil && updateSts.Status.ReadyReplicas != 0 && updateSts.Status.ReadyReplicas == *emqx.Spec.CoreTemplate.Spec.Replicas {
 		emqx.Status.SetCondition(metav1.Condition{
 			Type:    appsv2beta1.CoreNodesReady,
 			Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (s *replicantNodesProgressingStatus) nextStatus(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	updateRs, _, _ := getReplicaSetList(ctx, s.emqxStatusMachine.client, emqx)
-	if updateRs != nil && updateRs.Status.ReadyReplicas != 0 && updateRs.Status.ReadyReplicas == emqx.Status.ReplicantNodesStatus.Replicas {
+	if updateRs != nil && updateRs.Status.ReadyReplicas != 0 && updateRs.Status.ReadyReplicas == *emqx.Spec.ReplicantTemplate.Spec.Replicas {
 		emqx.Status.SetCondition(metav1.Condition{
 			Type:    appsv2beta1.ReplicantNodesReady,
 			Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,