diff --git a/pkg/wait/wait_for_ready.go b/pkg/wait/wait_for_ready.go
index ac19a29dbd..2d3da21a10 100644
--- a/pkg/wait/wait_for_ready.go
+++ b/pkg/wait/wait_for_ready.go
@@ -145,13 +145,14 @@ func isGivenEqualsObservedGeneration(object runtime.Object) (bool, error) {
 	if !ok {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot extract status from %v", object)
 	}
-	givenGeneration, ok := meta["generation"]
+	observedGeneration, ok := status["observedGeneration"]
 	if !ok {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("no field 'generation' in metadata of %v", object)
+		// Can be the case if not status has been attached yet
+		return false, nil
 	}
-	observedGeneration, ok := status["observedGeneration"]
+	givenGeneration, ok := meta["generation"]
 	if !ok {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("no field 'observedGeneration' in status of %v", object)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("no field 'generation' in metadata of %v", object)
 	}
 	return givenGeneration == observedGeneration, nil
 }