diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go b/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
index 38bb6d3..bd6b632 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // Package v1alpha1 contains API Schema definitions for the resource-management v1alpha1 API group
-//+kubebuilder:object:generate=true
-//+groupName=resource-management.tikalk.com
+// +kubebuilder:object:generate=true
+// +groupName=resource-management.tikalk.com
 package v1alpha1
 
 import (
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/resourcemanager_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/resourcemanager_types.go
index e2736c3..71ce2b3 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/resourcemanager_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/resourcemanager_types.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ type ExpiryCondition struct {
 type ResourceManagerStatus struct {
 	// INSERT ADDITIONAL STATUS FIELD - define observed state of cluster
 	// Important: Run "make" to regenerate code after modifying this file
+	// Conditions is the list of status condition updates
+	Conditions []metav1.Condition `json:"conditions"`
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:object:root=true
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 77a1abc..e1de7a9 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (in *ResourceManager) DeepCopyInto(out *ResourceManager) {
 	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
 	in.ObjectMeta.DeepCopyInto(&out.ObjectMeta)
 	in.Spec.DeepCopyInto(&out.Spec)
-	out.Status = in.Status
+	in.Status.DeepCopyInto(&out.Status)
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ResourceManager.
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ func (in *ResourceManagerSpec) DeepCopy() *ResourceManagerSpec {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *ResourceManagerStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *ResourceManagerStatus) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.Conditions != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Conditions, &out.Conditions
+		*out = make([]v1.Condition, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ResourceManagerStatus.
diff --git a/controllers/resourcemanager_controller.go b/controllers/resourcemanager_controller.go
index 22044b0..2f3bb32 100644
--- a/controllers/resourcemanager_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/resourcemanager_controller.go
@@ -19,15 +19,18 @@ package controllers
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
+	resourcemanagmentv1alpha1 "github.com/tikalk/resource-manager/api/v1alpha1"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
-
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
-
-	resourcemanagmentv1alpha1 "github.com/tikalk/resource-manager/api/v1alpha1"
 )
 
 // ResourceManagerReconciler reconciles a ResourceManager object
@@ -54,10 +57,25 @@ func (r *ResourceManagerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Requ
 	name := req.NamespacedName.String()
 
 	// your logic here
+	// Get the resourcemanager Operator object.
 	resourceManagerObj := &resourcemanagmentv1alpha1.ResourceManager{}
 	err := r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, resourceManagerObj)
-	if err != nil {
-		l.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("Failed reconcile obj %s", name))
+	// If one is not found, log a message
+	if err != nil && errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		l.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("Failed reconcile obj %s , Operator resource not found", name))
+
+		// If the Operator is unable to access its custom resource (for any reason besides a simple IsNotFound error)
+		// set the OperatorDegraded condition to True with the reason OperatorResourceNotAvailable.
+	} else if err != nil {
+		l.Error(err, "Error getting operator resource object")
+		meta.SetStatusCondition(&resourceManagerObj.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
+			Type:               "OperatorDegraded",
+			Status:             metav1.ConditionTrue,
+			Reason:             "OperatorResourceNotAvailable",
+			LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(time.Now()),
+			Message:            fmt.Sprintf("unable to get operator custom resource: %s", err.Error()),
+		})
+		return ctrl.Result{}, utilerrors.NewAggregate([]error{err, r.Status().Update(ctx, resourceManagerObj)})
 	}
 
 	// pods, err := clientset.CoreV1().Pods("").List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
@@ -72,9 +90,17 @@ func (r *ResourceManagerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Requ
 	err = r.Client.List(ctx, deploy, &client.ListOptions{})
 	fmt.Printf("There are %d deployments in the cluster\n", len(deploy.Items))
 
+	// Finally, if the Reconcile() function has completed with no critical errors
+	// set the OperatorDegraded condition to False with the reason operatorv1alpha1.ReasonSucceeded,
 	l.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Done reconcile 12-- obj %s", name))
-
-	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+	meta.SetStatusCondition(&resourceManagerObj.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
+		Type:               "OperatorDegraded",
+		Status:             metav1.ConditionFalse,
+		Reason:             "list deployments succeeded",
+		LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(time.Now()),
+		Message:            "operator successfully reconciling",
+	})
+	return ctrl.Result{}, utilerrors.NewAggregate([]error{err, r.Status().Update(ctx, resourceManagerObj)})
 }
 
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.