diff --git a/controllers/topology/desired_state.go b/controllers/topology/desired_state.go
index 531b2514dcd2..d78e69a93a4d 100644
--- a/controllers/topology/desired_state.go
+++ b/controllers/topology/desired_state.go
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ func (r *ClusterReconciler) computeDesiredState(ctx context.Context, s *scope.Sc
 // corresponding template defined in the blueprint.
 func computeInfrastructureCluster(_ context.Context, s *scope.Scope) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
 	template := s.Blueprint.InfrastructureClusterTemplate
-	templateClonedFromref := s.Blueprint.ClusterClass.Spec.Infrastructure.Ref
+	templateClonedFromRef := s.Blueprint.ClusterClass.Spec.Infrastructure.Ref
 	cluster := s.Current.Cluster
 	currentRef := cluster.Spec.InfrastructureRef
 
 	infrastructureCluster, err := templateToObject(templateToInput{
 		template:              template,
-		templateClonedFromRef: templateClonedFromref,
+		templateClonedFromRef: templateClonedFromRef,
 		cluster:               cluster,
 		namePrefix:            fmt.Sprintf("%s-", cluster.Name),
 		currentObjectRef:      currentRef,
diff --git a/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/api/interface.go b/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/api/interface.go
index f7d536fdb51c..8a50a5e336f0 100644
--- a/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/api/interface.go
+++ b/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/api/interface.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type TemplateRef struct {
 	MachineDeploymentRef MachineDeploymentRef
 }
 
-func (t *TemplateRef) String() string {
+func (t TemplateRef) String() string {
 	ret := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s/%s", t.TemplateType, t.APIVersion, t.Kind)
 	if t.MachineDeploymentRef.TopologyName != "" {
 		ret = fmt.Sprintf("%s, MachineDeployment topology %s", ret, t.MachineDeploymentRef.TopologyName)
diff --git a/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/engine.go b/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/engine.go
index 58abb46f4390..59fe28fe7fc5 100644
--- a/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/engine.go
+++ b/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/engine.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func applyPatchesToRequest(ctx context.Context, req *api.GenerateRequest, resp *
 	log := tlog.LoggerFrom(ctx)
 
 	for _, patch := range resp.Items {
-		log = log.WithValues("templateRef", patch.TemplateRef)
+		log = log.WithValues("templateRef", patch.TemplateRef.String())
 
 		// Get the template the patch should be applied to.
 		template := getTemplate(req, patch.TemplateRef)
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func applyPatchesToRequest(ctx context.Context, req *api.GenerateRequest, resp *
 
 		switch patch.PatchType {
 		case api.JSONPatchType:
-			log.V(5).Infof("Accumulating JSON patch", "patch", string(patch.Patch.Raw))
+			log.V(5).Infof("Accumulating JSON patch: %s", string(patch.Patch.Raw))
 			jsonPatch, err := jsonpatch.DecodePatch(patch.Patch.Raw)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to apply patch to template %s: error decoding json patch (RFC6902): %s",
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func applyPatchesToRequest(ctx context.Context, req *api.GenerateRequest, resp *
 					template.TemplateRef, string(patch.Patch.Raw))
 			}
 		case api.JSONMergePatchType:
-			log.V(5).Infof("Accumulating JSON merge patch", "patch", string(patch.Patch.Raw))
+			log.V(5).Infof("Accumulating JSON merge patch: %s", string(patch.Patch.Raw))
 			patchedTemplate, err = jsonpatch.MergePatch(template.Template.Raw, patch.Patch.Raw)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to apply patch to template %s: error applying json merge patch (RFC7386): %s",
diff --git a/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/patch.go b/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/patch.go
index 89d266781a2d..51809abc1260 100644
--- a/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/patch.go
+++ b/controllers/topology/internal/extensions/patches/patch.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func patchUnstructured(ctx context.Context, original, modified *unstructured.Uns
 	}
 
 	// Log the delta between the object before and after applying the accumulated patches.
-	log.V(4).WithObject(original).Infof("Applying accumulated patches", "diff", string(diff))
+	log.V(4).WithObject(original).Infof("Applying accumulated patches to desired state: %s", string(diff))
 
 	// Overwrite original.
 	*original = *patched