diff --git a/pkg/cluster/resources.go b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
index 10e4201cb..886a4bac9 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
@@ -437,7 +437,11 @@ func (c *Cluster) updateService(role PostgresRole, newService *v1.Service) error
 func (c *Cluster) deleteService(role PostgresRole) error {
 	c.logger.Debugf("deleting service %s", role)
 
-	service := c.Services[role]
+	service, ok := c.Services[role]
+	if !ok {
+		c.logger.Debugf("No service for %s role was found, nothing to delete", role)
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	if err := c.KubeClient.Services(service.Namespace).Delete(service.Name, c.deleteOptions); err != nil {
 		return err