diff --git a/examples/hooks/devspace.yaml b/examples/hooks/devspace.yaml
index 3394814e..e76aae92 100644
--- a/examples/hooks/devspace.yaml
+++ b/examples/hooks/devspace.yaml
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
-version: v1beta11
+version: v2beta1
+name: hooks
+
 vars:
-  - name: PLUGIN_IMAGE
-    value: ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-hooks-plugin
-  - name: K3S_IMAGE
-    value: rancher/k3s:v1.23.5-k3s1
-  - name: SERVICE_CIDR
-    command: vcluster get service-cidr
+  PLUGIN_IMAGE: ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-hooks-plugin
+  K3S_IMAGE: rancher/k3s:v1.23.5-k3s1
+  SERVICE_CIDR: $( vcluster get service-cidr )
+  DEVSPACE_FLAGS: "-n vcluster"
+
 images:
   vcluster:
     image: ${PLUGIN_IMAGE}
     dockerfile: ./Dockerfile.dev
     rebuildStrategy: ignoreContextChanges
+
 deployments:
-  - name: vcluster
+  vcluster:
     helm:
       chart:
         name: vcluster
         repo: https://charts.loft.sh
-        version: 0.11.1
+        version: 0.11.2
       valuesFiles:
         - plugin.yaml
       values:
@@ -35,19 +37,13 @@ deployments:
             create: true
           role:
             extended: true
-        syncer:
-          readinessProbe:
-            enabled: false
-          livenessProbe:
-            enabled: false
+
 dev:
-  terminal:
+  vcluster:
     imageSelector: ${PLUGIN_IMAGE}
-    command: ["./devspace_start.sh"]
-  ports:
-    - imageSelector: ${PLUGIN_IMAGE}
-      forward:
-        - port: 2346
-          remotePort: 2345
-  sync:
-    - imageSelector: ${PLUGIN_IMAGE}
\ No newline at end of file
+    terminal:
+      command: ./devspace_start.sh
+    ports:
+    - port: 2346:2345
+    sync:
+    - path: ./:./
diff --git a/examples/hooks/go.sum b/examples/hooks/go.sum
index 9d5807d0..0bf48855 100644
--- a/examples/hooks/go.sum
+++ b/examples/hooks/go.sum
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ github.com/Azure/go-autorest/tracing v0.5.0/go.mod h1:r/s2XiOKccPW3HrqB+W0TQzfbt
 github.com/Azure/go-autorest/tracing v0.6.0/go.mod h1:+vhtPC754Xsa23ID7GlGsrdKBpUA79WCAKPPZVC2DeU=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
+github.com/FabianKramm/vcluster-sdk v0.0.0-20220905100907-ba4ccfef41a4 h1:zvYmjCLo4S+9fPgDfqXz5lwPcRSGI2QuZCs7HYyuwNc=
+github.com/FabianKramm/vcluster-sdk v0.0.0-20220905100907-ba4ccfef41a4/go.mod h1:HdQ75vqJuqiHiCtX+bmRAN9ZrCFimeYfQ5vKX1hEx2o=
 github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v0.0.0-20170808103936-bb23615498cd h1:sjQovDkwrZp8u+gxLtPgKGjk5hCxuy2hrRejBTA9xFU=
 github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v0.0.0-20170808103936-bb23615498cd/go.mod h1:64YHyfSL2R96J44Nlwm39UHepQbyR5q10x7iYa1ks2E=
 github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v0.0.0-20170623195520-56545f4a5d46/go.mod h1:3wb06e3pkSAbeQ52E9H9iFoQsEEwGN64994WTCIhntQ=
@@ -372,8 +374,6 @@ github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/client/v4 v4.2.0/go.mod h1:YBCo4D
 github.com/liggitt/tabwriter v0.0.0-20181228230101-89fcab3d43de h1:9TO3cAIGXtEhnIaL+V+BEER86oLrvS+kWobKpbJuye0=
 github.com/liggitt/tabwriter v0.0.0-20181228230101-89fcab3d43de/go.mod h1:zAbeS9B/r2mtpb6U+EI2rYA5OAXxsYw6wTamcNW+zcE=
 github.com/lithammer/dedent v1.1.0/go.mod h1:jrXYCQtgg0nJiN+StA2KgR7w6CiQNv9Fd/Z9BP0jIOc=
-github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk v0.3.0 h1:/934jIw+kfpXS7ujX6pt4pDi06MiWyKY7S+Q7kI37Z4=
-github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk v0.3.0/go.mod h1:HdQ75vqJuqiHiCtX+bmRAN9ZrCFimeYfQ5vKX1hEx2o=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.1/go.mod h1:PppfXfuXeibc/6YijjN8zIbojt8czPbwD3XqdrwzmxQ=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.5/go.mod h1:y3VJvCyxH9uVvJTWEGAELF3aiYNyPKd5NZ3oSwXrF60=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.0.0-20160728113105-d5b7844b561a/go.mod h1:C1wdFJiN94OJF2b5HbByQZoLdCWB1Yqtg26g4irojpc=
diff --git a/plugin/plugin.go b/plugin/plugin.go
index 5d1c7cd8..a720d024 100644
--- a/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
@@ -458,6 +459,9 @@ func (m *manager) start() error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "start hook server")
 	}
 
+	// runID is used to track if the syncer was restarted while we are listening
+	runID := ""
+
 	log.Infof("Waiting for vcluster to become leader...")
 	conn, err := grpc.Dial(m.address, grpc.WithInsecure())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -479,12 +483,54 @@ func (m *manager) start() error {
 			return false, nil
 		}
 
+		if runID == "" {
+			runID = isLeader.RunID
+		} else if runID != isLeader.RunID {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("syncer runID has changed while starting up, restarting plugin")
+		}
+
 		return isLeader.Leader, nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// keep watching for run id
+	go func() {
+		conn, err := grpc.Dial(m.address, grpc.WithInsecure())
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.Fatalf("error dialing vcluster: %v", err)
+		}
+		defer conn.Close()
+
+		err = wait.PollInfinite(time.Second*5, func() (done bool, err error) {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*10)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			isLeader, err := remote.NewVClusterClient(conn).IsLeader(ctx, &remote.Empty{})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("error trying to connect to vcluster: %v", err)
+				conn.Close()
+				conn, err = grpc.Dial(m.address, grpc.WithInsecure())
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, err
+				}
+				return false, nil
+			}
+
+			if runID != isLeader.RunID {
+				return false, fmt.Errorf("syncer has restarted, restarting plugin")
+			} else if !isLeader.Leader {
+				return false, fmt.Errorf("syncer lost leader election, restarting plugin")
+			}
+
+			return false, nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.Fatalf("error watching syncer: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	m.started = true
 	log.Infof("Starting syncers...")
 	for _, s := range m.syncers {