diff --git a/controllers/apiserver.go b/controllers/apiserver.go
index 929ede23..08d12e35 100644
--- a/controllers/apiserver.go
+++ b/controllers/apiserver.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	dspav1 "github.com/opendatahub-io/data-science-pipelines-operator/api/v1"
 	v1 "github.com/openshift/api/route/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
 
@@ -39,31 +40,31 @@ var samplePipelineTemplates = map[string]string{
 	"sample-config":   "apiserver/sample-pipeline/sample-config.yaml.tmpl",
 }
 
-func (r *DSPAReconciler) ReconcileAPIServer(ctx context.Context, dsp *dspav1.DataSciencePipelinesApplication, params *DSPAParams) error {
+func (r *DSPAReconciler) ReconcileAPIServer(ctx context.Context, dsp *dspav1.DataSciencePipelinesApplication, params *DSPAParams) (status metav1.ConditionStatus, description string) {
 	log := r.Log.WithValues("namespace", dsp.Namespace).WithValues("dspa_name", dsp.Name)
 
 	if !dsp.Spec.APIServer.Deploy {
 		r.Log.Info("Skipping Application of APIServer Resources")
-		return nil
+		return metav1.ConditionTrue, "APIServer Deployment Skipped"
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Applying APIServer Resources")
 	err := r.ApplyDir(dsp, params, apiServerTemplatesDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return metav1.ConditionFalse, err.Error()
 	}
 
 	if dsp.Spec.APIServer.EnableRoute {
 		err := r.Apply(dsp, params, serverRoute)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return metav1.ConditionFalse, err.Error()
 		}
 	} else {
 		route := &v1.Route{}
 		namespacedNamed := types.NamespacedName{Name: "ds-pipeline-" + dsp.Name, Namespace: dsp.Namespace}
 		err := r.DeleteResourceIfItExists(ctx, route, namespacedNamed)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return metav1.ConditionFalse, err.Error()
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -71,18 +72,18 @@ func (r *DSPAReconciler) ReconcileAPIServer(ctx context.Context, dsp *dspav1.Dat
 		if dsp.Spec.APIServer.EnableSamplePipeline {
 			err := r.Apply(dsp, params, template)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				return metav1.ConditionFalse, err.Error()
 			}
 		} else {
 			cm := &corev1.ConfigMap{}
 			namespacedNamed := types.NamespacedName{Name: cmName + "-" + dsp.Name, Namespace: dsp.Namespace}
 			err := r.DeleteResourceIfItExists(ctx, cm, namespacedNamed)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				return metav1.ConditionFalse, err.Error()
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Finished applying APIServer Resources")
-	return nil
+	return metav1.ConditionTrue, "APIServer Resources Deployed"
 }
diff --git a/controllers/dspipeline_controller.go b/controllers/dspipeline_controller.go
index 8f29d8da..28787016 100644
--- a/controllers/dspipeline_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/dspipeline_controller.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package controllers
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/data-science-pipelines-operator/controllers/dspastatus"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
@@ -291,9 +292,9 @@ func (r *DSPAReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}
 
-		err = r.ReconcileAPIServer(ctx, dspa, params)
-		if err != nil {
-			r.setStatusAsNotReady(config.APIServerReady, err, dspaStatus.SetApiServerStatus)
+		status, description := r.ReconcileAPIServer(ctx, dspa, params)
+		if status != metav1.ConditionTrue {
+			r.setStatusAsNotReady(config.APIServerReady, description, dspaStatus.SetApiServerStatus)
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		} else {
 			r.setStatus(ctx, params.APIServerDefaultResourceName, config.APIServerReady, dspa,
@@ -364,8 +365,8 @@ func (r *DSPAReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
 
-func (r *DSPAReconciler) setStatusAsNotReady(conditionType string, err error, setStatus func(metav1.Condition)) {
-	condition := dspastatus.BuildFalseCondition(conditionType, config.FailingToDeploy, err.Error())
+func (r *DSPAReconciler) setStatusAsNotReady(conditionType string, description string, setStatus func(metav1.Condition)) {
+	condition := dspastatus.BuildFalseCondition(conditionType, config.FailingToDeploy, description)
 	setStatus(condition)
 }