diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index fad3f0a79..c5b6335de 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) setStatus(status acidv1.PostgresClusterStatus) {
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) isNewCluster() bool {
-	return c.Status == acidv1.PostgresStatus{PostgresClusterStatus: acidv1.ClusterStatusCreating}
+	return c.Status.PostgresClusterStatus == acidv1.ClusterStatusCreating
 }
 
 // initUsers populates c.systemUsers and c.pgUsers maps.
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index 272347d01..3f32d7ba8 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) Sync(newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			c.logger.Warningf("error while syncing cluster state: %v", err)
 			c.setStatus(acidv1.ClusterStatusSyncFailed)
-		} else if (c.Status != acidv1.PostgresStatus{PostgresClusterStatus: acidv1.ClusterStatusRunning}) {
+		} else if c.Status.PostgresClusterStatus != acidv1.ClusterStatusRunning {
 			c.setStatus(acidv1.ClusterStatusRunning)
 		}
 	}()