diff --git a/instance-applications/510-550-ibm-mas-suite-app-config/templates/02-ibm-manage-update_Job.yaml b/instance-applications/510-550-ibm-mas-suite-app-config/templates/02-ibm-manage-update_Job.yaml
index 0e42a180..b550f23b 100644
--- a/instance-applications/510-550-ibm-mas-suite-app-config/templates/02-ibm-manage-update_Job.yaml
+++ b/instance-applications/510-550-ibm-mas-suite-app-config/templates/02-ibm-manage-update_Job.yaml
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ spec:
                     echo "Status found is: ${MANAGE_DEPLOYMENTREADY_MSG}"
                     echo "The ManageWorkspace Status does not indicate it is ready for offlineupgrade, so do nothing"
                   fi
-                  
+                  oc patch -n ${MAS_APP_NAMESPACE} manageofflineupgraderequest.apps.mas.ibm.com manageofflineupgraderequest-${MAS_WORKSPACE_ID} --subresource status --type=json -p="[{'op': 'remove', 'path': '/status'}]"
+                  oc patch -n ${MAS_APP_NAMESPACE} manageofflineupgraderequests.apps.mas.ibm.com manageofflineupgraderequest-${MAS_WORKSPACE_ID} --type merge -p $'spec:\n stage: requested'
           restartPolicy: Never
           serviceAccountName: {{ $sa_name }}