diff --git a/conditions/conditions.go b/conditions/conditions.go
index 50bab5f..695fa3a 100644
--- a/conditions/conditions.go
+++ b/conditions/conditions.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// ErrNoOperatorCondition indicates that the operator condition CRD is nil
+	// Depreciated
 	ErrNoOperatorCondition = fmt.Errorf("operator Condition CRD is nil")
 
 	// readNamespace gets the namespacedName of the operator.
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func (c *condition) Get(ctx context.Context) (*metav1.Condition, error) {
 	operatorCond := &apiv2.OperatorCondition{}
 	err := c.client.Get(ctx, c.namespacedName, operatorCond)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrNoOperatorCondition
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	con := meta.FindStatusCondition(operatorCond.Spec.Conditions, string(c.condType))
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func (c *condition) Set(ctx context.Context, status metav1.ConditionStatus, opti
 	operatorCond := &apiv2.OperatorCondition{}
 	err := c.client.Get(ctx, c.namespacedName, operatorCond)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ErrNoOperatorCondition
+		return err
 	}
 
 	newCond := &metav1.Condition{
diff --git a/conditions/conditions_test.go b/conditions/conditions_test.go
index 2f9dc80..579863a 100644
--- a/conditions/conditions_test.go
+++ b/conditions/conditions_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	apiv2 "github.com/operator-framework/api/pkg/operators/v2"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Condition", func() {
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				con, err := c.Get(ctx)
 				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err).To(MatchError(ErrNoOperatorCondition))
+				Expect(apierrors.IsNotFound(err)).To(BeTrue())
 				Expect(con).To(BeNil())
 			})
 
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Condition", func() {
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				err = c.Set(ctx, metav1.ConditionTrue, WithReason("in_bar_state"), WithMessage("test"))
 				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err).To(MatchError(ErrNoOperatorCondition))
+				Expect(apierrors.IsNotFound(err)).To(BeTrue())
 			})
 
 		})