diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/bpf_client.go b/pkg/ebpf/bpf_client.go
index 71cfae8..8a7fa25 100644
--- a/pkg/ebpf/bpf_client.go
+++ b/pkg/ebpf/bpf_client.go
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ func NewBpfClient(policyEndpointeBPFContext *sync.Map, nodeIP string, enablePoli
 		GlobalMaps:                new(sync.Map),
 	}
 	ebpfClient.logger = ctrl.Log.WithName("ebpf-client")
-
 	ingressBinary, egressBinary, eventsBinary,
 		cliBinary, hostMask := TC_INGRESS_BINARY, TC_EGRESS_BINARY, EVENTS_BINARY, EKS_CLI_BINARY, IPv4_HOST_MASK
 	if enableIPv6 {
@@ -739,6 +738,8 @@ func sortFirewallRulesByPrefixLength(rules []EbpfFirewallRules, prefixLenStr str
 }
 
 func (l *bpfClient) computeMapEntriesFromEndpointRules(firewallRules []EbpfFirewallRules) (map[string]uintptr, error) {
+
+	firewallMap := make(map[string][]byte)
 	mapEntries := make(map[string]uintptr)
 	ipCIDRs := make(map[string][]v1alpha1.Port)
 	nonHostCIDRs := make(map[string][]v1alpha1.Port)
@@ -749,7 +750,7 @@ func (l *bpfClient) computeMapEntriesFromEndpointRules(firewallRules []EbpfFirew
 	_, mapKey, _ := net.ParseCIDR(l.nodeIP + l.hostMask)
 	key := utils.ComputeTrieKey(*mapKey, l.enableIPv6)
 	value := utils.ComputeTrieValue([]v1alpha1.Port{}, l.logger, true, false)
-	mapEntries[string(key)] = uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&value[0]))
+	firewallMap[string(key)] = value
 
 	//Sort the rules
 	sortFirewallRulesByPrefixLength(firewallRules, l.hostMask)
@@ -758,10 +759,10 @@ func (l *bpfClient) computeMapEntriesFromEndpointRules(firewallRules []EbpfFirew
 	catchAllIPPorts, isCatchAllIPEntryPresent, allowAll = l.checkAndDeriveCatchAllIPPorts(firewallRules)
 	if isCatchAllIPEntryPresent {
 		//Add the Catch All IP entry
-		_, mapKey, _ = net.ParseCIDR("0.0.0.0/0")
-		key = utils.ComputeTrieKey(*mapKey, l.enableIPv6)
-		value = utils.ComputeTrieValue(catchAllIPPorts, l.logger, allowAll, false)
-		mapEntries[string(key)] = uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&value[0]))
+		_, mapKey, _ := net.ParseCIDR("0.0.0.0/0")
+		key := utils.ComputeTrieKey(*mapKey, l.enableIPv6)
+		value := utils.ComputeTrieValue(catchAllIPPorts, l.logger, allowAll, false)
+		firewallMap[string(key)] = value
 	}
 
 	for _, firewallRule := range firewallRules {
@@ -812,22 +813,28 @@ func (l *bpfClient) computeMapEntriesFromEndpointRules(firewallRules []EbpfFirew
 			firewallRule.L4Info = append(firewallRule.L4Info, catchAllIPPorts...)
 
 			l.logger.Info("Updating Map with ", "IP Key:", firewallRule.IPCidr)
-			_, mapKey, _ = net.ParseCIDR(string(firewallRule.IPCidr))
+			_, firewallMapKey, _ := net.ParseCIDR(string(firewallRule.IPCidr))
 			// Key format: Prefix length (4 bytes) followed by 4/16byte IP address
-			key = utils.ComputeTrieKey(*mapKey, l.enableIPv6)
-			value = utils.ComputeTrieValue(firewallRule.L4Info, l.logger, allowAll, false)
-			mapEntries[string(key)] = uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&value[0]))
+			firewallKey := utils.ComputeTrieKey(*firewallMapKey, l.enableIPv6)
+			firewallValue := utils.ComputeTrieValue(firewallRule.L4Info, l.logger, allowAll, false)
+			firewallMap[string(firewallKey)] = firewallValue
 		}
 		if firewallRule.Except != nil {
 			for _, exceptCIDR := range firewallRule.Except {
-				_, mapKey, _ = net.ParseCIDR(string(exceptCIDR))
-				key = utils.ComputeTrieKey(*mapKey, l.enableIPv6)
+				_, mapKey, _ := net.ParseCIDR(string(exceptCIDR))
+				key := utils.ComputeTrieKey(*mapKey, l.enableIPv6)
 				l.logger.Info("Parsed Except CIDR", "IP Key: ", mapKey)
-				value = utils.ComputeTrieValue(firewallRule.L4Info, l.logger, false, true)
-				mapEntries[string(key)] = uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&value[0]))
+				value := utils.ComputeTrieValue(firewallRule.L4Info, l.logger, false, true)
+				firewallMap[string(key)] = value
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	//Add to mapEntries
+	for key, value := range firewallMap {
+		byteSlicePtr := unsafe.Pointer(&value[0])
+		mapEntries[key] = uintptr(byteSlicePtr)
+	}
 	return mapEntries, nil
 }