diff --git a/internal/helm/controller/reconcile.go b/internal/helm/controller/reconcile.go
index 0f19862ae2..300e72ee33 100644
--- a/internal/helm/controller/reconcile.go
+++ b/internal/helm/controller/reconcile.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (r HelmOperatorReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile
 	}
 
 	status := types.StatusFor(o)
-	originalStatus := o.DeepCopy().Object["status"]
+	originalStatus := types.StatusFor(o.DeepCopy())
 	log = log.WithValues("release", manager.ReleaseName())
 
 	reconcileResult := reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: r.ReconcilePeriod}