diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/crds/v2alpha1/StatusCondition.java b/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/crds/v2alpha1/StatusCondition.java
index 2033256785..b366bddb86 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/crds/v2alpha1/StatusCondition.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/crds/v2alpha1/StatusCondition.java
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@
 
 package org.keycloak.operator.crds.v2alpha1;
 
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.AnyType;
-
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.TextNode;
 
 /**
  * @author Vaclav Muzikar <vmuzikar@redhat.com>
@@ -39,7 +35,7 @@ public class StatusCondition {
     }
 
     private String type;
-    private JsonNode status = TextNode.valueOf(Status.Unknown.name());
+    private String status = Status.Unknown.name();
     private String message;
     private String lastTransitionTime;
     private Long observedGeneration;
@@ -54,43 +50,30 @@ public class StatusCondition {
 
     @JsonIgnore
     public Boolean getStatus() {
-        if (status == null || status.isNull()) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        // account for the legacy boolean string as well
-        switch (status.asText()) {
-        case "false":
-        case "False":
-            return false;
-        case "true":
-        case "True":
-            return true;
-        default:
+        if (status == null || Status.Unknown.name().equals(status)) {
             return null;
         }
+        return Status.True.name().equals(status);
     }
 
     @JsonProperty("status")
     public String getStatusString() {
-        if (status == null || status.isNull()) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        return status.asText();
+        return status;
     }
 
     @JsonProperty("status")
     public void setStatusString(String status) {
-        this.status = TextNode.valueOf(status);
+        this.status = status;
     }
 
     @JsonIgnore
     public void setStatus(Boolean status) {
         if (status == null) {
-            this.status = TextNode.valueOf(Status.Unknown.name());
+            this.status = Status.Unknown.name();
         } else if (status) {
-            this.status = TextNode.valueOf(Status.True.name());
+            this.status = Status.True.name();
         } else {
-            this.status = TextNode.valueOf(Status.False.name());
+            this.status = Status.False.name();
         }
     }