diff --git a/models/controllers/meshery_operator.go b/models/controllers/meshery_operator.go
index fe5e5814..f8e1874d 100644
--- a/models/controllers/meshery_operator.go
+++ b/models/controllers/meshery_operator.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	mesherykube "github.com/layer5io/meshkit/utils/kubernetes"
 	kubeerror "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers"
 )
@@ -63,10 +64,12 @@ func (mo *mesheryOperator) GetStatus() MesheryControllerStatus {
 		mo.setStatus(Unknown)
 		return mo.status
 	}
-	if done {
-		mo.setStatus(Deployed)
+
+	// Check if deployment is ready and running
+ 	if done {
+		mo.setStatus(Connected)
 	} else {
-		mo.setStatus(Deploying)
+		mo.setStatus(Deployed)
 	}
 	return mo.status
 }