diff --git a/operator/controller/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/resource/ActivationConditions.java b/operator/controller/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/resource/ActivationConditions.java
index ba2ba77a53..283aac6717 100644
--- a/operator/controller/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/resource/ActivationConditions.java
+++ b/operator/controller/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/resource/ActivationConditions.java
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 import io.apicurio.registry.operator.api.v1.spec.StudioUiSpec;
 import io.apicurio.registry.operator.api.v1.spec.UiSpec;
 import io.apicurio.registry.operator.resource.app.AppIngressResource;
+import io.apicurio.registry.operator.resource.app.AppPodDisruptionBudgetResource;
 import io.apicurio.registry.operator.resource.studioui.StudioUIDeploymentResource;
 import io.apicurio.registry.operator.resource.studioui.StudioUIIngressResource;
+import io.apicurio.registry.operator.resource.studioui.StudioUIPodDisruptionBudgetResource;
 import io.apicurio.registry.operator.resource.ui.UIIngressResource;
+import io.apicurio.registry.operator.resource.ui.UIPodDisruptionBudgetResource;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.apps.Deployment;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.networking.v1.Ingress;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.policy.v1.PodDisruptionBudget;
@@ -49,8 +52,12 @@ public static class AppPodDisruptionBudgetActivationCondition
         @Override
         public boolean isMet(DependentResource<PodDisruptionBudget, ApicurioRegistry3> resource,
                 ApicurioRegistry3 primary, Context<ApicurioRegistry3> context) {
-            return ofNullable(primary.getSpec()).map(ApicurioRegistry3Spec::getApp)
+            Boolean isManaged = ofNullable(primary.getSpec()).map(ApicurioRegistry3Spec::getApp)
                     .map(ComponentSpec::getManageDisruptionBudget).orElse(Boolean.TRUE);
+            if (!isManaged) {
+                ((AppPodDisruptionBudgetResource) resource).delete(primary, context);
+            }
+            return isManaged;
         }
     }
 
@@ -77,8 +84,12 @@ public static class UIPodDisruptionBudgetActivationCondition
         @Override
         public boolean isMet(DependentResource<PodDisruptionBudget, ApicurioRegistry3> resource,
                 ApicurioRegistry3 primary, Context<ApicurioRegistry3> context) {
-            return ofNullable(primary.getSpec()).map(ApicurioRegistry3Spec::getUi)
+            Boolean isManaged = ofNullable(primary.getSpec()).map(ApicurioRegistry3Spec::getUi)
                     .map(ComponentSpec::getManageDisruptionBudget).orElse(Boolean.TRUE);
+            if (!isManaged) {
+                ((UIPodDisruptionBudgetResource) resource).delete(primary, context);
+            }
+            return isManaged;
         }
     }
 
@@ -121,8 +132,12 @@ public static class StudioUIPodDisruptionBudgetActivationCondition
         @Override
         public boolean isMet(DependentResource<PodDisruptionBudget, ApicurioRegistry3> resource,
                 ApicurioRegistry3 primary, Context<ApicurioRegistry3> context) {
-            return ofNullable(primary.getSpec()).map(ApicurioRegistry3Spec::getStudioUi)
+            Boolean isManaged = ofNullable(primary.getSpec()).map(ApicurioRegistry3Spec::getStudioUi)
                     .map(ComponentSpec::getManageDisruptionBudget).orElse(Boolean.TRUE);
+            if (!isManaged) {
+                ((StudioUIPodDisruptionBudgetResource) resource).delete(primary, context);
+            }
+            return isManaged;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/operator/controller/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/resource/ResourceFactory.java b/operator/controller/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/resource/ResourceFactory.java
index 8eae2a4769..789a33beda 100644
--- a/operator/controller/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/resource/ResourceFactory.java
+++ b/operator/controller/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/resource/ResourceFactory.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class ResourceFactory {
     public static final String RESOURCE_TYPE_DEPLOYMENT = "deployment";
     public static final String RESOURCE_TYPE_SERVICE = "service";
     public static final String RESOURCE_TYPE_INGRESS = "ingress";
-    public static final String RESOURCE_TYPE_POD_DISRUPTION_BUDGET = "podDisruptionBudget";
+    public static final String RESOURCE_TYPE_POD_DISRUPTION_BUDGET = "poddisruptionbudget";
 
     public Deployment getDefaultAppDeployment(ApicurioRegistry3 primary) {
         var r = initDefaultDeployment(primary, COMPONENT_APP,
diff --git a/operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/app.podDisruptionBudget.yaml b/operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/app.poddisruptionbudget.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/app.podDisruptionBudget.yaml
rename to operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/app.poddisruptionbudget.yaml
diff --git a/operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/studio-ui.podDisruptionBudget.yaml b/operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/studio-ui.poddisruptionbudget.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/studio-ui.podDisruptionBudget.yaml
rename to operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/studio-ui.poddisruptionbudget.yaml
diff --git a/operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/ui.podDisruptionBudget.yaml b/operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/ui.poddisruptionbudget.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/ui.podDisruptionBudget.yaml
rename to operator/controller/src/main/resources/k8s/default/ui.poddisruptionbudget.yaml
diff --git a/operator/controller/src/test/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/it/ITBase.java b/operator/controller/src/test/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/it/ITBase.java
index 06f1850f9d..5a725ab4f9 100644
--- a/operator/controller/src/test/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/it/ITBase.java
+++ b/operator/controller/src/test/java/io/apicurio/registry/operator/it/ITBase.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ protected static PodDisruptionBudget checkPodDisruptionBudgetExists(ApicurioRegi
 
         await().ignoreExceptions().untilAsserted(() -> {
             PodDisruptionBudget pdb = client.policy().v1().podDisruptionBudget()
-                    .withName(primary.getMetadata().getName() + "-" + component + "-podDisruptionBudget")
+                    .withName(primary.getMetadata().getName() + "-" + component + "-poddisruptionbudget")
                     .get();
             assertThat(pdb).isNotNull();
             rval.setValue(pdb);