diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go
index 7fc8bd9b0..afcd439f3 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ type BundleMetadata struct {
 }
 
 // ClusterExtensionStatus defines the observed state of ClusterExtension
+// InstalledBundle should only be modified when a new bundle is successfully installed, that way if you've previously successfully installed a bundle before,
+// if an upgrade fails it is still appropriately communicated to you that there is still a bundle that is currently installed and owned by the ClusterExtension
 type ClusterExtensionStatus struct {
 	// +optional
 	InstalledBundle *BundleMetadata `json:"installedBundle,omitempty"`
diff --git a/internal/controllers/common_controller.go b/internal/controllers/common_controller.go
index 640d557f3..dff4aceb1 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/common_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/common_controller.go
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ func setStatusUnpackFailed(ext *ocv1alpha1.ClusterExtension, message string) {
 }
 
 func setStatusInstallFalseUnpackFailed(ext *ocv1alpha1.ClusterExtension, message string) {
-	ext.Status.InstalledBundle = nil
 	apimeta.SetStatusCondition(&ext.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
 		Type:               ocv1alpha1.TypeUnpacked,
 		Status:             metav1.ConditionFalse,