diff --git a/apis/analysis/v1alpha1/recommendation_types.go b/apis/analysis/v1alpha1/recommendation_types.go
index bacc26f2a..79b32ffdc 100644
--- a/apis/analysis/v1alpha1/recommendation_types.go
+++ b/apis/analysis/v1alpha1/recommendation_types.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ type RecommendedContainerStatus struct {
 // RecommendationStatus defines the observed state of Recommendation
 type RecommendationStatus struct {
 	// PodStatus records the most recently computed amount of resources recommended
-	PodStatus RecommendedPodStatus `json:"podStatus,omitempty"`
+	PodStatus *RecommendedPodStatus `json:"podStatus,omitempty"`
 	// UpdateTime is the update time of the distribution
 	UpdateTime *metav1.Time `json:"updateTime,omitempty"`
 	// Conditions is the list of conditions representing the status of the distribution
diff --git a/apis/analysis/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/analysis/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 0f76067e3..24dd7caf9 100644
--- a/apis/analysis/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/analysis/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ func (in *RecommendationSpec) DeepCopy() *RecommendationSpec {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *RecommendationStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *RecommendationStatus) {
 	*out = *in
-	in.PodStatus.DeepCopyInto(&out.PodStatus)
+	if in.PodStatus != nil {
+		in, out := &in.PodStatus, &out.PodStatus
+		*out = new(RecommendedPodStatus)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
 	if in.UpdateTime != nil {
 		in, out := &in.UpdateTime, &out.UpdateTime
 		*out = (*in).DeepCopy()