diff --git a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go
index a867c3351..006c770a1 100644
--- a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go
+++ b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/sidecar/default.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (sc *sidecarProvider) Provide(app *crd.ClowdApp) error {
 					cont := getOtelCollector(app.Name)
 					if cont != nil {
 						if innerDeployment.UseStatefulSet {
-							sts.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers = append(d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, *cont)
+							sts.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers = append(sts.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, *cont)
 						} else {
 							d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers = append(d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, *cont)
 						}
diff --git a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/statefulset/impl.go b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/statefulset/impl.go
index 483426e02..ec423fd4e 100644
--- a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/statefulset/impl.go
+++ b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/statefulset/impl.go
@@ -296,15 +296,6 @@ func initStatefulSet(app *crd.ClowdApp, env *crd.ClowdEnvironment, s *apps.State
 	return nil
 }
 
-func setRecreateDeploymentStrategyForPVCs(vol core.Volume, d *apps.Deployment) {
-	if vol.VolumeSource.PersistentVolumeClaim == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	d.Spec.Strategy = apps.DeploymentStrategy{
-		Type: apps.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
-	}
-}
-
 func setVolumeSourceConfigMapDefaultMode(vol *core.Volume) {
 	if vol.VolumeSource.PersistentVolumeClaim != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/web/impl.go b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/web/impl.go
index 11a563024..7b33d1ceb 100644
--- a/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/web/impl.go
+++ b/controllers/cloud.redhat.com/providers/web/impl.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func populateSideCar[D *apps.Deployment | *apps.StatefulSet](dOrS D, depl *crd.D
 		},
 	}
 
-	caddyConfigVol := core.Volume{}
+	var caddyConfigVol core.Volume
 
 	if depl.UseStatefulSet {
 		caddyConfigVol = core.Volume{