diff --git a/internal/controller/bucket/helpers.go b/internal/controller/bucket/helpers.go
index a23bbe8d..b8f62d7f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/bucket/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/controller/bucket/helpers.go
@@ -241,14 +241,25 @@ func (c *external) updateBucketCR(ctx context.Context, bucket *v1alpha1.Bucket,
 	ctx, span := otel.Tracer("").Start(ctx, "bucket.external.updateBucketCR")
 	defer span.End()
 
+	bucketDeepCopy := &v1alpha1.Bucket{}
 	nn := types.NamespacedName{Name: bucket.GetName()}
+	err := retry.OnError(retry.DefaultRetry, resource.IsAPIError, func() error {
+		if err := c.kubeClient.Get(ctx, nn, bucket); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		bucketDeepCopy = bucket.DeepCopy()
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		if kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			c.log.Info("Bucket doesn't exists", consts.KeyBucketName, bucket.Name)
+
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
 
 	for _, cb := range callbacks {
-		err := retry.OnError(retry.DefaultRetry, resource.IsAPIError, func() error {
-			if err := c.kubeClient.Get(ctx, nn, bucket); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			bucketDeepCopy := bucket.DeepCopy()
+		if err := retry.OnError(retry.DefaultRetry, resource.IsAPIError, func() error {
 			switch cb(bucket) {
 			case NeedsStatusUpdate:
 				return c.kubeClient.Status().Patch(ctx, bucket, client.MergeFrom(bucketDeepCopy))
@@ -257,15 +268,7 @@ func (c *external) updateBucketCR(ctx context.Context, bucket *v1alpha1.Bucket,
 			default:
 				return nil
 			}
-		})
-
-		if err != nil {
-			if kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-				c.log.Info("Bucket doesn't exists", consts.KeyBucketName, bucket.Name)
-
-				break
-			}
-
+		}); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to update object")
 		}
 	}