diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/radosnamespace/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/radosnamespace/controller.go
index 11221a6bc..ae32b77c2 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/radosnamespace/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/radosnamespace/controller.go
@@ -326,11 +326,9 @@ func (r *ReconcileCephBlockPoolRadosNamespace) reconcile(request reconcile.Reque
 	}
 
 	// If the cephBlockPool is not ready to accept commands, we should wait for it to be ready
-	if cephBlockPool.Status != nil {
-		if cephBlockPool.Status.Phase != cephv1.ConditionReady {
-			// We know the CR is present so it should a matter of second for it to become ready
-			return reconcile.Result{Requeue: true, RequeueAfter: 10 * time.Second}, radosNamespace, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to fetch ceph blockpool %q, cannot create rados namespace %q", pool, radosNamespace.Name)
-		}
+	if cephBlockPool.Status == nil || cephBlockPool.Status.Phase != cephv1.ConditionReady {
+		// We know the CR is present so it should a matter of second for it to become ready
+		return reconcile.Result{Requeue: true, RequeueAfter: 10 * time.Second}, radosNamespace, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to fetch ceph blockpool %q, cannot create rados namespace %q", pool, radosNamespace.Name)
 	}
 	// Create or Update rados namespace
 	err = r.createOrUpdateRadosNamespace(radosNamespace)