diff --git a/controller/controller.go b/controller/controller.go
index afe4bc769b..4a83e7341a 100644
--- a/controller/controller.go
+++ b/controller/controller.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultIngressThreads = 10
 
 	// DefaultLeaderElect is the default true leader election should be enabled
-	DefaultLeaderElect = true
+	DefaultLeaderElect = false
 
 	// DefaultLeaderElectionLeaseDuration is the default time in seconds that non-leader candidates will wait to force acquire leadership
 	DefaultLeaderElectionLeaseDuration = 15 * time.Second
diff --git a/rollout/controller.go b/rollout/controller.go
index 75601661ca..95dbe87437 100644
--- a/rollout/controller.go
+++ b/rollout/controller.go
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ func NewController(cfg ControllerConfig) *Controller {
 			controller.enqueueRollout(obj)
 			ro := unstructuredutil.ObjectToRollout(obj)
 			if ro != nil {
+				logCtx := logutil.WithRollout(ro)
+				logCtx.Info("rollout enqueue due to add event")
 				if cfg.Recorder != nil {
 					cfg.Recorder.Eventf(ro, record.EventOptions{
 						EventType:   corev1.EventTypeNormal,
@@ -258,12 +260,16 @@ func NewController(cfg ControllerConfig) *Controller {
 					controller.IstioController.EnqueueDestinationRule(key)
 				}
 			}
+			if newRollout != nil {
+				logCtx := logutil.WithRollout(newRollout)
+				logCtx.Info("rollout enqueue due to update event")
+			}
 			controller.enqueueRollout(new)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 			if ro := unstructuredutil.ObjectToRollout(obj); ro != nil {
 				logCtx := logutil.WithRollout(ro)
-				logCtx.Info("rollout deleted")
+				logCtx.Info("rollout enqueue due to delete event")
 				controller.metricsServer.Remove(ro.Namespace, ro.Name, logutil.RolloutKey)
 				// Rollout is deleted, queue up the referenced Service and/or DestinationRules so
 				// that the rollouts-pod-template-hash can be cleared from each
diff --git a/rollout/sync.go b/rollout/sync.go
index 2baeac1698..100f318cf6 100644
--- a/rollout/sync.go
+++ b/rollout/sync.go
@@ -828,11 +828,13 @@ func (c *rolloutContext) requeueStuckRollout(newStatus v1alpha1.RolloutStatus) t
 	// Make it ratelimited so we stay on the safe side, eventually the Deployment should
 	// transition either to a Complete or to a TimedOut condition.
 	if after < time.Second {
-		c.log.Infof("Queueing up Rollout for a progress check now")
+		logCtx := logutil.WithRollout(c.rollout)
+		logCtx.Info("rollout enqueue due to stuck event")
 		c.enqueueRollout(c.rollout)
 		return time.Duration(0)
 	}
-	c.log.Infof("Queueing up rollout for a progress after %ds", int(after.Seconds()))
+	logCtx := logutil.WithRollout(c.rollout)
+	logCtx.Info("Queueing up rollout for a progress after %ds", int(after.Seconds()))
 	// Add a second to avoid milliseconds skew in AddAfter.
 	// See https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/39785#issuecomment-279959133 for more info.
 	c.enqueueRolloutAfter(c.rollout, after+time.Second)