diff --git a/pkg/operator/status.go b/pkg/operator/status.go
index 8e8cdd185a..ac4f7d1af9 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/status.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/status.go
@@ -100,15 +100,13 @@ func (optr *Operator) syncAvailableStatus() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	optrVersion, _ := optr.vStore.Get("operator")
 	degraded := cov1helpers.IsStatusConditionTrue(co.Status.Conditions, configv1.OperatorDegraded)
-	message := fmt.Sprintf("Cluster has deployed %s", optrVersion)
+	message := fmt.Sprintf("Cluster has deployed %s", co.Status.Versions)
 
 	available := configv1.ConditionTrue
 
 	if degraded {
 		available = configv1.ConditionFalse
-		message = fmt.Sprintf("Cluster not available for %s", optrVersion)
 		mcoObjectRef := &corev1.ObjectReference{
 			Kind:      co.Kind,
 			Name:      co.Name,
@@ -117,6 +115,7 @@ func (optr *Operator) syncAvailableStatus() error {
 		}
 
 		optr.eventRecorder.Eventf(mcoObjectRef, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "OperatorNotAvailable", message)
+		message = fmt.Sprintf("Cluster not available for %s", co.Status.Versions)
 	}
 
 	coStatus := configv1.ClusterOperatorStatusCondition{