diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/commons/leader/LeadershipController.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/commons/leader/LeadershipController.java
index b7f30b6aea..ced9e3ad2c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/commons/leader/LeadershipController.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/commons/leader/LeadershipController.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ protected Leader extractLeader(Map<String, String> data) {
 
 		String leaderKey = getLeaderKey();
 		String leaderId = data.get(leaderKey);
+		LOGGER.debug(() -> "retrieved leaderId: " + leaderId + " from leaderKey : " + leaderId);
 		if (!StringUtils.hasText(leaderId)) {
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ else if (newLeader != null && newLeader.isCandidate(candidate)) {
 	}
 
 	protected void notifyOnGranted() {
-		LOGGER.debug(() -> "Leadership has been granted for :" + candidate);
+		LOGGER.debug(() -> "Leadership has been granted to : " + candidate);
 
 		Context context = new LeaderContext(candidate, this);
 		leaderEventPublisher.publishOnGranted(this, context, candidate.getRole());
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ protected void notifyOnGranted() {
 	}
 
 	protected void notifyOnRevoked() {
-		LOGGER.debug(() -> "Leadership has been revoked for :" + candidate);
+		LOGGER.debug(() -> "Leadership has been revoked from :" + candidate);
 
 		Context context = new LeaderContext(candidate, this);
 		leaderEventPublisher.publishOnRevoked(this, context, candidate.getRole());
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeaderRecordWatcher.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeaderRecordWatcher.java
index 0900c6253e..c65fea0608 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeaderRecordWatcher.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeaderRecordWatcher.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public void start() {
 	public void stop() {
 		if (configMapWatch != null) {
 			guarded(lock, () -> {
-				if (this.configMapWatch != null) {
+				if (configMapWatch != null) {
 					LOGGER.debug(() -> "Stopping leader record watcher");
 					configMapWatch.close();
 					configMapWatch = null;
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeadershipController.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeadershipController.java
index 8ae555218f..f6aadc4706 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeadershipController.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeadershipController.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public void revoke() {
 	}
 
 	private void revoke(ConfigMap configMap) {
-		LOGGER.debug(() -> "Trying to revoke leadership for :" + candidate);
+		LOGGER.debug(() -> "Trying to revoke leadership from :" + candidate);
 
 		try {
 			String leaderKey = getLeaderKey();
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ private void revoke(ConfigMap configMap) {
 	}
 
 	private void acquire(ConfigMap configMap) {
-		LOGGER.debug(() -> "Trying to acquire leadership for :" + this.candidate);
+		LOGGER.debug(() -> "Trying to acquire leadership for :" + candidate);
 
 		if (!isPodReady(candidate.getId())) {
 			LOGGER.debug("Pod : " + candidate + "is not ready at the moment, cannot acquire leadership");
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ private void acquire(ConfigMap configMap) {
 
 	@Override
 	protected PodReadinessWatcher createPodReadinessWatcher(String localLeaderId) {
-		return new Fabric8PodReadinessWatcher(localLeaderId, this.kubernetesClient, this);
+		return new Fabric8PodReadinessWatcher(localLeaderId, kubernetesClient, this);
 	}
 
 	private Leader extractLeader(ConfigMap configMap) {
@@ -176,8 +176,9 @@ private void removeConfigMapEntry(ConfigMap configMap, String key) {
 	}
 
 	private void updateConfigMap(ConfigMap oldConfigMap, ConfigMap newConfigMap) {
+		String oldResourceVersion = oldConfigMap.getMetadata().getResourceVersion();
 		kubernetesClient.configMaps().inNamespace(leaderProperties.getNamespace(kubernetesClient.getNamespace()))
-				.resource(newConfigMap).lockResourceVersion(oldConfigMap.getMetadata().getResourceVersion()).update();
+				.resource(newConfigMap).lockResourceVersion(oldResourceVersion).update();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeadershipControllerTest.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeadershipControllerTest.java
index 5347f71eec..424e789a12 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeadershipControllerTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-leader/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/leader/Fabric8LeadershipControllerTest.java
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ void whenNonExistentConfigmapAndCreationNotAllowedStopLeadershipAcquire(Captured
 		fabric8LeadershipController.update();
 
 		// then
-		assertThat(output).contains("ConfigMap 'test-configmap' does not exist and leaderProperties.isCreateConfigMap() is false, cannot acquire leadership");
+		assertThat(output).contains(
+				"ConfigMap 'test-configmap' does not exist and leaderProperties.isCreateConfigMap() is false, cannot acquire leadership");
 		verify(mockLeaderEventPublisher).publishOnFailedToAcquire(any(), any(), any());
 
 		verify(mockKubernetesClient, never()).pods();