diff --git a/cloud/scope/common.go b/cloud/scope/common.go
index af9970d4..650d0c71 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/common.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/common.go
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ func CreateS3Clients(ctx context.Context, crClient K8sClient, cluster infrav1alp
 	var (
 		configOpts = []func(*awsconfig.LoadOptions) error{
 			awsconfig.WithRegion("auto"),
+			awsconfig.WithRequestChecksumCalculation(aws.RequestChecksumCalculationWhenRequired),
+			awsconfig.WithResponseChecksumValidation(aws.ResponseChecksumValidationWhenRequired),
 		}
 
 		clientOpts = []func(*s3.Options){}
diff --git a/cloud/services/domains.go b/cloud/services/domains.go
index dfc952fb..e4dbd4f7 100644
--- a/cloud/services/domains.go
+++ b/cloud/services/domains.go
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ func EnsureDNSEntries(ctx context.Context, cscope *scope.ClusterScope, operation
 
 func getMachineIPs(cscope *scope.ClusterScope) (ipv4IPs, ipv6IPs []string, err error) {
 	for _, eachMachine := range cscope.LinodeMachines.Items {
+		if !eachMachine.Status.Ready {
+			continue
+		}
 		for _, IPs := range eachMachine.Status.Addresses {
 			if IPs.Type != v1beta1.MachineExternalIP {
 				continue