diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/ingress-controller.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/ingress-controller.ts
index 4259a2df1c..b24dce061e 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/ingress-controller.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/ingress-controller.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ import { Microk8sGardenIngressController } from "./nginx-microk8s.js"
 import { MinikubeGardenIngressController } from "./nginx-minikube.js"
 import { KindGardenIngressController } from "./nginx-kind.js"
 import { EphemeralHelmGardenIngressController } from "./nginx-helm-ephemeral.js"
+import type { DeployState } from "../../../types/service.js"
 
 export abstract class GardenIngressController {
   abstract install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void>
 
   abstract uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void>
 
-  abstract ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean>
+  async ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
+    return (await this.getStatus(ctx, log)) === "ready"
+  }
+
+  abstract getStatus(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<DeployState>
 }
 
 export function getGardenIngressController(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext): GardenIngressController | undefined {
diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-kind.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-kind.ts
index f4e42ae41c..8f56f591b4 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-kind.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-kind.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const nginxKindMainResource = {
 
 export class KindGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
   override async install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
-    const status = await kindNginxStatus(ctx, log)
+    const status = await this.getStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "ready") {
       return
     }
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ export class KindGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
     })
   }
 
-  override async ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
-    return (await kindNginxStatus(ctx, log)) === "ready"
+  override async getStatus(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<DeployState> {
+    return await kindNginxStatus(ctx, log)
   }
 
   override async uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
-    const status = await kindNginxStatus(ctx, log)
+    const status = await this.getStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "missing") {
       return
     }
diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-microk8s.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-microk8s.ts
index 79d8f9de4d..f35ada3b1a 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-microk8s.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-microk8s.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class Microk8sGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
   override async install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     const provider = ctx.provider
 
-    const status = await microk8sNginxStatus(log)
+    const status = await this.getStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "ready") {
       return
     }
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ export class Microk8sGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
     })
   }
 
-  override async ready(_ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
-    return (await microk8sNginxStatus(log)) === "ready"
+  override async getStatus(_ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<DeployState> {
+    return await microk8sNginxStatus(log)
   }
 
   override async uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
-    const status = await microk8sNginxStatus(log)
+    const status = await this.getStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "missing") {
       return
     }
diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-minikube.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-minikube.ts
index 3dcc127f7d..52215c6f32 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-minikube.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/nginx/nginx-minikube.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { GardenIngressController } from "./ingress-controller.js"
 export class MinikubeGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
   override async install(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
     const provider = ctx.provider
-    const status = await minikubeNginxStatus(ctx, log)
+    const status = await this.getStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "ready") {
       return
     }
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ export class MinikubeGardenIngressController extends GardenIngressController {
     })
   }
 
-  override async ready(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<boolean> {
-    return (await minikubeNginxStatus(ctx, log)) === "ready"
+  override async getStatus(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<DeployState> {
+    return await minikubeNginxStatus(ctx, log)
   }
 
   override async uninstall(ctx: KubernetesPluginContext, log: Log): Promise<void> {
-    const status = await minikubeNginxStatus(ctx, log)
+    const status = await this.getStatus(ctx, log)
     if (status === "missing") {
       return
     }