diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/osd.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/osd.go
index 8591a6838..2b5e105fc 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/osd.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/osd.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (r *ReconcileClusterDisruption) reconcilePDBsForOSDs(
 		if clean {
 			pdbStateMap.Data[disabledPDBKey] = drainingFailureDomains[0]
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if clean {
 		pdbStateMap.Data[disabledPDBKey] = ""
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/reconcile.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/reconcile.go
index eba69f3a4..ede02b009 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/reconcile.go
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ func (r *ReconcileClusterDisruption) reconcile(request reconcile.Request) (recon
 	if err != nil {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
-	_, ok := pdbStateMap.Data[disabledPDBKey]
-	if ok {
+	disabledPDB, ok := pdbStateMap.Data[disabledPDBKey]
+	if ok && len(disabledPDB) > 0 {
 		return reconcile.Result{Requeue: true, RequeueAfter: 30 * time.Second}, nil
 	}
 	return reconcile.Result{}, nil