diff --git a/authentik/outposts/controllers/base.py b/authentik/outposts/controllers/base.py
index 4777a61d0..ef22b79d5 100644
--- a/authentik/outposts/controllers/base.py
+++ b/authentik/outposts/controllers/base.py
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ class BaseController:
         """Handler to delete everything we've created"""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def down_with_logs(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Call .down() but capture all log output and return it."""
+        with capture_logs() as logs:
+            self.down()
+        return [x["event"] for x in logs]
+
     def get_static_deployment(self) -> str:
         """Return a static deployment configuration"""
         raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/authentik/outposts/controllers/kubernetes.py b/authentik/outposts/controllers/kubernetes.py
index 09888ee81..b13cc5315 100644
--- a/authentik/outposts/controllers/kubernetes.py
+++ b/authentik/outposts/controllers/kubernetes.py
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ class KubernetesController(BaseController):
         except ApiException as exc:
             raise ControllerException(str(exc)) from exc
 
+    def down_with_logs(self) -> list[str]:
+        try:
+            all_logs = []
+            for reconcile_key in self.reconcile_order:
+                with capture_logs() as logs:
+                    reconciler = self.reconcilers[reconcile_key](self)
+                    reconciler.down()
+                all_logs += [f"{reconcile_key.title()}: {x['event']}" for x in logs]
+            return all_logs
+        except ApiException as exc:
+            raise ControllerException(str(exc)) from exc
+
     def get_static_deployment(self) -> str:
         documents = []
         for reconcile_key in self.reconcile_order:
diff --git a/authentik/outposts/signals.py b/authentik/outposts/signals.py
index edf85dc0a..85667cf37 100644
--- a/authentik/outposts/signals.py
+++ b/authentik/outposts/signals.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """authentik outpost signals"""
-from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.db.models import Model
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_delete, pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ from structlog.stdlib import get_logger
 from authentik.core.models import Provider
 from authentik.crypto.models import CertificateKeyPair
 from authentik.lib.utils.reflection import class_to_path
-from authentik.outposts.controllers.base import ControllerException
 from authentik.outposts.models import Outpost, OutpostServiceConnection
-from authentik.outposts.tasks import outpost_controller_down, outpost_post_save
+from authentik.outposts.tasks import (
+    CACHE_KEY_OUTPOST_DOWN,
+    outpost_controller,
+    outpost_post_save,
+)
 
 LOGGER = get_logger()
 UPDATE_TRIGGERING_MODELS = (
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ def pre_save_outpost(sender, instance: Outpost, **_):
     )
     if bool(dirty):
         LOGGER.info("Outpost needs re-deployment due to changes", instance=instance)
-        outpost_controller_down_wrapper(old_instance)
+        cache.set(CACHE_KEY_OUTPOST_DOWN % instance.pk.hex, old_instance)
+        outpost_controller.delay(instance.pk.hex, action="down", from_cache=True)
 
 
 @receiver(post_save)
@@ -63,23 +67,5 @@ def post_save_update(sender, instance: Model, **_):
 def pre_delete_cleanup(sender, instance: Outpost, **_):
     """Ensure that Outpost's user is deleted (which will delete the token through cascade)"""
     instance.user.delete()
-    outpost_controller_down_wrapper(instance)
-
-
-def outpost_controller_down_wrapper(instance: Outpost):
-    """To ensure that deployment is cleaned up *consistently* we call the controller, and wait
-    for it to finish. We don't want to call it in this thread, as we don't have the Outpost
-    Service connection here"""
-    try:
-        outpost_controller_down.delay(instance.pk.hex).get()
-    except RuntimeError:  # pragma: no cover
-        # In e2e/integration tests, this might run inside a thread/process and
-        # trigger the celery `Never call result.get() within a task` detection
-        if settings.TEST:
-            pass
-        else:
-            raise
-    except ControllerException as exc:
-        LOGGER.warning(
-            "failed to cleanup outpost deployment", exc=exc, instance=instance
-        )
+    cache.set(CACHE_KEY_OUTPOST_DOWN % instance.pk.hex, instance)
+    outpost_controller.delay(instance.pk.hex, action="down", from_cache=True)
diff --git a/authentik/outposts/tasks.py b/authentik/outposts/tasks.py
index 2c247fc83..982acfbee 100644
--- a/authentik/outposts/tasks.py
+++ b/authentik/outposts/tasks.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from authentik.providers.proxy.controllers.kubernetes import ProxyKubernetesCont
 from authentik.root.celery import CELERY_APP
 
 LOGGER = get_logger()
+CACHE_KEY_OUTPOST_DOWN = "outpost_teardown_%s"
 
 
 def controller_for_outpost(outpost: Outpost) -> Optional[BaseController]:
@@ -56,13 +57,6 @@ def controller_for_outpost(outpost: Outpost) -> Optional[BaseController]:
     return None
 
 
-@CELERY_APP.task()
-def outpost_controller_all():
-    """Launch Controller for all Outposts which support it"""
-    for outpost in Outpost.objects.exclude(service_connection=None):
-        outpost_controller.delay(outpost.pk.hex)
-
-
 @CELERY_APP.task()
 def outpost_service_connection_state(connection_pk: Any):
     """Update cached state of a service connection"""
@@ -89,17 +83,29 @@ def outpost_service_connection_monitor(self: MonitoredTask):
     )
 
 
+@CELERY_APP.task()
+def outpost_controller_all():
+    """Launch Controller for all Outposts which support it"""
+    for outpost in Outpost.objects.exclude(service_connection=None):
+        outpost_controller.delay(outpost.pk.hex, "up", from_cache=False)
+
+
 @CELERY_APP.task(bind=True, base=MonitoredTask)
-def outpost_controller(self: MonitoredTask, outpost_pk: str):
-    """Create/update/monitor the deployment of an Outpost"""
+def outpost_controller(
+    self: MonitoredTask, outpost_pk: str, action: str = "up", from_cache: bool = False
+):
+    """Create/update/monitor/delete the deployment of an Outpost"""
     logs = []
-    outpost: Outpost = Outpost.objects.get(pk=outpost_pk)
+    if from_cache:
+        outpost: Outpost = cache.get(CACHE_KEY_OUTPOST_DOWN % outpost_pk)
+    else:
+        outpost: Outpost = Outpost.objects.get(pk=outpost_pk)
     self.set_uid(slugify(outpost.name))
     try:
         controller = controller_for_outpost(outpost)
         if not controller:
             return
-        logs = controller.up_with_logs()
+        logs = getattr(controller, f"{action}_with_logs")()
         LOGGER.debug("---------------Outpost Controller logs starting----------------")
         for log in logs:
             LOGGER.debug(log)
@@ -110,16 +116,6 @@ def outpost_controller(self: MonitoredTask, outpost_pk: str):
         self.set_status(TaskResult(TaskResultStatus.SUCCESSFUL, logs))
 
 
-@CELERY_APP.task()
-def outpost_controller_down(outpost_pk: str):
-    """Delete outpost objects before deleting the DB Object"""
-    outpost = Outpost.objects.get(pk=outpost_pk)
-    controller = controller_for_outpost(outpost)
-    if not controller:
-        return
-    controller.down()
-
-
 @CELERY_APP.task(bind=True, base=MonitoredTask)
 def outpost_token_ensurer(self: MonitoredTask):
     """Periodically ensure that all Outposts have valid Service Accounts
diff --git a/swagger.yaml b/swagger.yaml
index aa676bfa8..edf6a34d3 100755
--- a/swagger.yaml
+++ b/swagger.yaml
@@ -531,11 +531,6 @@ paths:
           description: ''
           required: false
           type: string
-        - name: ordering
-          in: query
-          description: Which field to use when ordering the results.
-          required: false
-          type: string
         - name: search
           in: query
           description: A search term.