diff --git a/controllers/gateway_controller.go b/controllers/gateway_controller.go
index 6d0e5ec0..045f52c7 100644
--- a/controllers/gateway_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/gateway_controller.go
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ func (r *GatewayReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 
 	gatewayReadyStatus, gatewayReadyStatusIsSet := isGatewayReady(gw)
 	oldGateway := gw.DeepCopy()
-	initGatewayStatus(gw)
-	factorizeStatus(gw, oldGateway)
+	if !gatewayReadyStatusIsSet {
+		initGatewayStatus(gw)
+		r.Status().Patch(ctx, gw, client.MergeFrom(oldGateway))
+	}
 
 	log.Info("checking for Service for Gateway")
 	svc, err := r.getServiceForGateway(ctx, gw)
@@ -108,8 +110,8 @@ func (r *GatewayReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 	}
 	if svc == nil {
 		// if the ready status is not set, or the gateway is marked as ready, mark it as not ready
-		if !gatewayReadyStatusIsSet || gatewayReadyStatus {
-			return ctrl.Result{}, r.patchGatewayStatus(ctx, gw, oldGateway) // status patch will requeue gateway
+		if gatewayReadyStatus {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, r.Status().Patch(ctx, gw, client.MergeFrom(oldGateway)) // status patch will requeue gateway
 		}
 		log.Info("creating Service for Gateway")
 		return ctrl.Result{}, r.createServiceForGateway(ctx, gw) // service creation will requeue gateway
@@ -125,8 +127,8 @@ func (r *GatewayReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 	}
 	if needsUpdate {
 		// if the ready status is not set, or the gateway is marked as ready, mark it as not ready
-		if !gatewayReadyStatusIsSet || gatewayReadyStatus {
-			return ctrl.Result{}, r.patchGatewayStatus(ctx, gw, oldGateway) // status patch will requeue gateway
+		if gatewayReadyStatus {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, r.Status().Patch(ctx, gw, client.MergeFrom(oldGateway)) // status patch will requeue gateway
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, r.Client.Update(ctx, svc)
 	}
@@ -136,16 +138,16 @@ func (r *GatewayReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 	case corev1.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer:
 		if svc.Spec.ClusterIP == "" || len(svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) < 1 {
 			// if the ready status is not set, or the gateway is marked as ready, mark it as not ready
-			if !gatewayReadyStatusIsSet || gatewayReadyStatus {
-				return ctrl.Result{}, r.patchGatewayStatus(ctx, gw, oldGateway) // status patch will requeue gateway
+			if gatewayReadyStatus {
+				return ctrl.Result{}, r.Status().Patch(ctx, gw, client.MergeFrom(oldGateway)) // status patch will requeue gateway
 			}
 			log.Info("waiting for Service to be ready")
 			return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
 		}
 	default:
 		// if the ready status is not set, or the gateway is marked as ready, mark it as not ready
-		if !gatewayReadyStatusIsSet || gatewayReadyStatus {
-			return ctrl.Result{}, r.patchGatewayStatus(ctx, gw, oldGateway) // status patch will requeue gateway
+		if gatewayReadyStatus {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, r.Status().Patch(ctx, gw, client.MergeFrom(oldGateway)) // status patch will requeue gateway
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("found unsupported Service type: %s (only LoadBalancer type is currently supported)", t)
 	}
@@ -164,5 +166,5 @@ func (r *GatewayReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 	log.Info("Service is ready, updating Gateway")
 	updateGatewayStatus(ctx, gw, svc)
 	factorizeStatus(gw, oldGateway)
-	return ctrl.Result{}, r.patchGatewayStatus(ctx, gw, oldGateway)
+	return ctrl.Result{}, r.Status().Patch(ctx, gw, client.MergeFrom(oldGateway))
 }
diff --git a/controllers/gateway_controller_status.go b/controllers/gateway_controller_status.go
index f0bd7a0a..8a462e66 100644
--- a/controllers/gateway_controller_status.go
+++ b/controllers/gateway_controller_status.go
@@ -5,15 +5,9 @@ import (
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	gatewayv1beta1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1beta1"
 )
 
-// patchGatewayStatus applies the diff between the old gateway status and the new one as a patch.
-func (r *GatewayReconciler) patchGatewayStatus(ctx context.Context, gateway, oldGateway *gatewayv1beta1.Gateway) error {
-	return r.Status().Patch(ctx, gateway, client.MergeFrom(oldGateway))
-}
-
 // updateGatewayStatus computes the new Gateway status, setting its ready condition and all the
 // ready listeners's ready conditions to true, unless a resolvedRefs error is discovered. In
 // that case, the proper listener ready condition and the gateway one are set to false.