diff --git a/internal/controller/nonadminbackup_controller.go b/internal/controller/nonadminbackup_controller.go
index f4daa38..253c55d 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nonadminbackup_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nonadminbackup_controller.go
@@ -723,14 +723,21 @@ func updateNonAdminBackupVeleroBackupStatus(status *nacv1alpha1.NonAdminBackupSt
 	if status == nil || veleroBackup == nil {
 		return false
 	}
+
 	if status.VeleroBackup == nil {
 		status.VeleroBackup = &nacv1alpha1.VeleroBackup{}
 	}
-	if status.VeleroBackup.Status == nil || !reflect.DeepEqual(status.VeleroBackup.Status, veleroBackup.Status) {
-		status.VeleroBackup.Status = veleroBackup.Status.DeepCopy()
-		return true
+
+	if status.VeleroBackup.Status == nil {
+		status.VeleroBackup.Status = &velerov1.BackupStatus{}
 	}
-	return false
+
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(*status.VeleroBackup.Status, veleroBackup.Status) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	status.VeleroBackup.Status = veleroBackup.Status.DeepCopy()
+	return true
 }
 
 // updateNonAdminBackupDeleteBackupRequestStatus sets the VeleroDeleteBackupRequest status field in NonAdminBackup object status and returns true
@@ -739,12 +746,19 @@ func updateNonAdminBackupDeleteBackupRequestStatus(status *nacv1alpha1.NonAdminB
 	if status == nil || veleroDeleteBackupRequest == nil {
 		return false
 	}
+
 	if status.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest == nil {
 		status.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest = &nacv1alpha1.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest{}
 	}
-	if status.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status == nil || !reflect.DeepEqual(status.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status, veleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status) {
-		status.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status = veleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status.DeepCopy()
-		return true
+
+	if status.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status == nil {
+		status.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status = &velerov1.DeleteBackupRequestStatus{}
 	}
-	return false
+
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(*status.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status, veleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	status.VeleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status = veleroDeleteBackupRequest.Status.DeepCopy()
+	return true
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/nonadminrestore_controller.go b/internal/controller/nonadminrestore_controller.go
index 81690eb..960c814 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nonadminrestore_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nonadminrestore_controller.go
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ func (r *NonAdminRestoreReconciler) createVeleroRestore(ctx context.Context, log
 	return false, nil
 }
 
+// updateVeleroRestoreStatus sets the VeleroRestore status field in NonAdminRestore object status and returns true
+// if the VeleroRestore fields are changed by this call.
 func updateVeleroRestoreStatus(status *nacv1alpha1.NonAdminRestoreStatus, veleroRestore *velerov1.Restore) bool {
 	if status == nil || veleroRestore == nil {
 		return false
@@ -413,11 +415,16 @@ func updateVeleroRestoreStatus(status *nacv1alpha1.NonAdminRestoreStatus, velero
 		status.VeleroRestore = &nacv1alpha1.VeleroRestore{}
 	}
 
-	if status.VeleroRestore.Status == nil || !reflect.DeepEqual(status.VeleroRestore.Status, veleroRestore.Status) {
-		status.VeleroRestore.Status = veleroRestore.Status.DeepCopy()
-		return true
+	if status.VeleroRestore.Status == nil {
+		status.VeleroRestore.Status = &velerov1.RestoreStatus{}
 	}
-	return false
+
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(*status.VeleroRestore.Status, veleroRestore.Status) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	status.VeleroRestore.Status = veleroRestore.Status.DeepCopy()
+	return true
 }
 
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.