diff --git a/internal/method/resolver.go b/internal/method/resolver.go
index 904fe74..c0b7323 100644
--- a/internal/method/resolver.go
+++ b/internal/method/resolver.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func NewResolveReferences(traverser *xptypes.Traverser, receiver, clientPath, re
 				resolverCalls[i] = encapsulate(0, multiResolutionCall(ref, referencePkgPath, convertPkgPath), ref.GoValueFieldPath...).Line()
 			} else {
 				hasSingleResolution = true
-				resolverCalls[i] = encapsulate(0, singleResolutionCall(ref, referencePkgPath, ptrPkgPath), ref.GoValueFieldPath...).Line()
+				resolverCalls[i] = encapsulate(0, singleResolutionCall(ref, referencePkgPath, ptrPkgPath, convertPkgPath), ref.GoValueFieldPath...).Line()
 			}
 		}
 		var initStatements jen.Statement
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func encapsulate(index int, callFn resolutionCallFn, fields ...string) *jen.Stat
 	}
 }
 
-func singleResolutionCall(ref Reference, referencePkgPath string, ptrPkgPath string) resolutionCallFn {
+func singleResolutionCall(ref Reference, referencePkgPath string, ptrPkgPath string, convertPkgPath string) resolutionCallFn {
 	return func(fields ...string) *jen.Statement {
 		prefixPath := jen.Id(fields[0])
 		for i := 1; i < len(fields)-1; i++ {
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ func singleResolutionCall(ref Reference, referencePkgPath string, ptrPkgPath str
 		if ref.IsFloatPointer {
 			toPointerFunction = "ToFloatPtrValue"
 			fromPointerFunction = "FromFloatPtrValue"
-		}
-		if ref.IsPointer {
+			setResolvedValue = currentValuePath.Clone().Op("=").Qual(convertPkgPath, toPointerFunction).Call(jen.Id("rsp").Dot("ResolvedValue"))
+			currentValuePath = jen.Qual(convertPkgPath, fromPointerFunction).Call(currentValuePath)
+		} else if ref.IsPointer {
 			setResolvedValue = currentValuePath.Clone().Op("=").Qual(ptrPkgPath, toPointerFunction).Call(jen.Id("rsp").Dot("ResolvedValue"))
 			currentValuePath = jen.Qual(ptrPkgPath, fromPointerFunction).Call(currentValuePath, jen.Op(`""`))
 		}
diff --git a/internal/method/resolver_test.go b/internal/method/resolver_test.go
index b0da4bf..d6839df 100644
--- a/internal/method/resolver_test.go
+++ b/internal/method/resolver_test.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (mg *Model) ResolveReferences(ctx context.Context, c client.Reader) error {
 	mg.Spec.ForProvider.RouteTableIDsRefs = mrsp.ResolvedReferences
 
 	rsp, err = r.Resolve(ctx, reference.ResolutionRequest{
-		CurrentValue: ptr.Deref(mg.Spec.ForProvider.CustomConfiguration, ""),
+		CurrentValue: mg.Spec.ForProvider.CustomConfiguration,
 		Extract:      Configuration(),
 		Reference:    mg.Spec.ForProvider.CustomConfigurationRef,
 		Selector:     mg.Spec.ForProvider.CustomConfigurationSelector,
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (mg *Model) ResolveReferences(ctx context.Context, c client.Reader) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "mg.Spec.ForProvider.CustomConfiguration")
 	}
-	mg.Spec.ForProvider.CustomConfiguration = ptr.To(rsp.ResolvedValue)
+	mg.Spec.ForProvider.CustomConfiguration = rsp.ResolvedValue
 	mg.Spec.ForProvider.CustomConfigurationRef = rsp.ResolvedReference
 
 	return nil