diff --git a/controllers/clusterresources/nodereload_controller.go b/controllers/clusterresources/nodereload_controller.go
index 7a8a3d3e2..41939f4a5 100644
--- a/controllers/clusterresources/nodereload_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/clusterresources/nodereload_controller.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type NodeReloadReconciler struct {
 	Scheme        *runtime.Scheme
 	API           instaclustr.API
 	EventRecorder record.EventRecorder
+	//
 }
 
 const (
@@ -154,6 +155,8 @@ func (r *NodeReloadReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 
+	patch = nrs.NewPatch()
+
 	nrs.Status.CurrentOperationStatus = &v1beta1.Operation{
 		OperationID:  nodeReloadStatus.OperationID,
 		TimeCreated:  nodeReloadStatus.TimeCreated,