diff --git a/api/v1beta1/grafanadashboard_types.go b/api/v1beta1/grafanadashboard_types.go
index 4fb66ce2d..21e14e78c 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/grafanadashboard_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/grafanadashboard_types.go
@@ -246,25 +246,10 @@ func (in *GrafanaDashboard) Unchanged(hash string) bool {
 }
 
 func (in *GrafanaDashboard) ResyncPeriodHasElapsed() bool {
-	deadline := in.Status.LastResync.Add(in.GetResyncPeriod())
+	deadline := in.Status.LastResync.Add(in.Spec.ResyncPeriod.Duration)
 	return time.Now().After(deadline)
 }
 
-func (in *GrafanaDashboard) GetResyncPeriod() time.Duration {
-	if in.Spec.ResyncPeriod == "" {
-		in.Spec.ResyncPeriod = DefaultResyncPeriod
-		return in.GetResyncPeriod()
-	}
-
-	duration, err := time.ParseDuration(in.Spec.ResyncPeriod)
-	if err != nil {
-		in.Spec.ResyncPeriod = DefaultResyncPeriod
-		return in.GetResyncPeriod()
-	}
-
-	return duration
-}
-
 func (in *GrafanaDashboard) GetSourceTypes() []DashboardSourceType {
 	var sourceTypes []DashboardSourceType
 
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/grafanadatasource_types.go b/api/v1beta1/grafanadatasource_types.go
index 0c36ece3a..ebc2b48e5 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/grafanadatasource_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/grafanadatasource_types.go
@@ -115,23 +115,8 @@ type GrafanaDatasourceList struct {
 	Items           []GrafanaDatasource `json:"items"`
 }
 
-func (in *GrafanaDatasource) GetResyncPeriod() time.Duration {
-	if in.Spec.ResyncPeriod == "" {
-		in.Spec.ResyncPeriod = DefaultResyncPeriod
-		return in.GetResyncPeriod()
-	}
-
-	duration, err := time.ParseDuration(in.Spec.ResyncPeriod)
-	if err != nil {
-		in.Spec.ResyncPeriod = DefaultResyncPeriod
-		return in.GetResyncPeriod()
-	}
-
-	return duration
-}
-
 func (in *GrafanaDatasource) ResyncPeriodHasElapsed() bool {
-	deadline := in.Status.LastResync.Add(in.GetResyncPeriod())
+	deadline := in.Status.LastResync.Add(in.Spec.ResyncPeriod.Duration)
 	return time.Now().After(deadline)
 }
 
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/grafanafolder_types.go b/api/v1beta1/grafanafolder_types.go
index 0aacc75af..cbde5117f 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/grafanafolder_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/grafanafolder_types.go
@@ -166,22 +166,7 @@ func (in *GrafanaFolder) GetTitle() string {
 	return in.Name
 }
 
-func (in *GrafanaFolder) GetResyncPeriod() time.Duration {
-	if in.Spec.ResyncPeriod == "" {
-		in.Spec.ResyncPeriod = DefaultResyncPeriod
-		return in.GetResyncPeriod()
-	}
-
-	duration, err := time.ParseDuration(in.Spec.ResyncPeriod)
-	if err != nil {
-		in.Spec.ResyncPeriod = DefaultResyncPeriod
-		return in.GetResyncPeriod()
-	}
-
-	return duration
-}
-
 func (in *GrafanaFolder) ResyncPeriodHasElapsed() bool {
-	deadline := in.Status.LastResync.Add(in.GetResyncPeriod())
+	deadline := in.Status.LastResync.Add(in.Spec.ResyncPeriod.Duration)
 	return time.Now().After(deadline)
 }
diff --git a/controllers/dashboard_controller.go b/controllers/dashboard_controller.go
index 210380b79..fb85ef0d6 100644
--- a/controllers/dashboard_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/dashboard_controller.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (r *GrafanaDashboardReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Req
 		}
 		cr.Status.Hash = hash
 		cr.Status.UID = uid
-		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: cr.GetResyncPeriod()}, r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, cr)
+		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: cr.Spec.ResyncPeriod.Duration}, r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, cr)
 	}
 
 	return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: RequeueDelay}, nil
diff --git a/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.go b/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.go
index f14f919d3..a93495a99 100644
--- a/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.go
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ func TestGetDashboardsToDelete(t *testing.T) {
 					Namespace: "grafana-operator-system",
 				},
 				Spec: v1beta1.GrafanaDashboardSpec{
-					InstanceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
-						MatchLabels: map[string]string{
-							"dashboard": "external",
+					GrafanaCommonSpec: v1beta1.GrafanaCommonSpec{
+						InstanceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+							MatchLabels: map[string]string{
+								"dashboard": "external",
+							},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -56,9 +58,11 @@ func TestGetDashboardsToDelete(t *testing.T) {
 					Namespace: "grafana-operator-system",
 				},
 				Spec: v1beta1.GrafanaDashboardSpec{
-					InstanceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
-						MatchLabels: map[string]string{
-							"dashboard": "internal",
+					GrafanaCommonSpec: v1beta1.GrafanaCommonSpec{
+						InstanceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+							MatchLabels: map[string]string{
+								"dashboard": "external",
+							},
 						},
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/controllers/datasource_controller.go b/controllers/datasource_controller.go
index c99a3cc66..951d27e5b 100644
--- a/controllers/datasource_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/datasource_controller.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (r *GrafanaDatasourceReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Re
 			cr.Status.LastResync = metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}
 		}
 		cr.Status.UID = cr.CustomUIDOrUID()
-		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: cr.GetResyncPeriod()}, r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, cr)
+		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: cr.Spec.ResyncPeriod.Duration}, r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, cr)
 	} else {
 		// if there was an issue with the datasource, update the status
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: RequeueDelay}, r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, cr)
diff --git a/controllers/grafanafolder_controller.go b/controllers/grafanafolder_controller.go
index 139b44cde..0f3ddb034 100644
--- a/controllers/grafanafolder_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/grafanafolder_controller.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (r *GrafanaFolderReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 	if folder.ResyncPeriodHasElapsed() {
 		folder.Status.LastResync = metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}
 	}
-	return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: folder.GetResyncPeriod()}, nil
+	return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: folder.Spec.ResyncPeriod.Duration}, nil
 }
 
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.