diff --git a/pkg/cluster/resources.go b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
index ed3eb3d75..7adae9846 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
@@ -324,7 +324,15 @@ func (c *Cluster) updateService(role PostgresRole, oldService *v1.Service, newSe
 		// patch does not work because of LoadBalancerSourceRanges field (even if set to nil)
 		oldServiceType := oldService.Spec.Type
 		newServiceType := newService.Spec.Type
-		if newServiceType == "ClusterIP" && newServiceType != oldServiceType {
+		if newServiceType != oldServiceType && oldServiceType == v1.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer {
+			// Kubernetes rejects updates that change type away from LoadBalancer while
+			// loadBalancerSourceRanges is still set; clear it before updating
+			newService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges = nil
+			newService.ResourceVersion = oldService.ResourceVersion
+			if newServiceType == v1.ServiceTypeClusterIP {
+				newService.Spec.ClusterIP = oldService.Spec.ClusterIP
+			}
+		} else if newServiceType == v1.ServiceTypeClusterIP && newServiceType != oldServiceType {
 			newService.ResourceVersion = oldService.ResourceVersion
 			newService.Spec.ClusterIP = oldService.Spec.ClusterIP
 		}