diff --git a/controllers/operator_methods.go b/controllers/operator_methods.go
index 26a8ed2865e71fd25e847f923f642205105960c3..5f63d59d2ce0080e28d64e721d5d463610a03711 100644
--- a/controllers/operator_methods.go
+++ b/controllers/operator_methods.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (r *GitlabPagesSiteReconciler) getOidcSecret(ctx context.Context, gitlabPag
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		err := fmt.Errorf("ApplicationRegistration %v still doesn't have ProvisioningStatus set to Created", appReg.Name)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("ApplicationRegistration %v still doesn't have ClientCredentialsSecret status set to 'oidc-client-secret'", appReg.Name)
 		r.logger.Info(err.Error())
 		return nil, err
 	}