diff --git a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/util.go b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/util.go
index c30b8c631..c669281b0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/util.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/util.go
@@ -102,5 +102,5 @@ func (postgresStatus PostgresStatus) Creating() bool {
 }
 
 func (postgresStatus PostgresStatus) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`"status":{"PostgresClusterStatus": %s}`, postgresStatus.PostgresClusterStatus)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"status":{"PostgresClusterStatus": %s}}`, string(postgresStatus.PostgresClusterStatus))
 }