diff --git a/internal/controller/hypervisor_controller.go b/internal/controller/hypervisor_controller.go
index f83d3bf..087c15c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/hypervisor_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/hypervisor_controller.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func syncLabelsAndAnnotations(nodeLabels labels.Set, hypervisor *kvmv1.Hyperviso
 	}
 
 	// transport relevant labels
-	transportLabels(&node.ObjectMeta, hypervisor)
+	transportLabels(&node.ObjectMeta, &hypervisor.ObjectMeta)
 	// transport relevant annotations
 	transportAggregatesAndTraits(&node.ObjectMeta, hypervisor)
 }
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ func transportAggregatesAndTraits(node *metav1.ObjectMeta, hypervisor *kvmv1.Hyp
 	}
 }
 
-// transportLabels transports relevant labels from the Node to the Hypervisor spec
-func transportLabels(node *metav1.ObjectMeta, hypervisor *kvmv1.Hypervisor) {
+// transportLabels transports relevant labels from the source to the destination metadata
+func transportLabels(source, destination *metav1.ObjectMeta) {
 	// transfer labels
 	for _, transferLabel := range transferLabels {
-		if label, ok := node.Labels[transferLabel]; ok {
-			hypervisor.Labels[transferLabel] = label
+		if label, ok := source.Labels[transferLabel]; ok {
+			destination.Labels[transferLabel] = label
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/hypervisor_maintenance_controller.go b/internal/controller/hypervisor_maintenance_controller.go
index eac1d11..56f87b2 100644
--- a/internal/controller/hypervisor_maintenance_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/hypervisor_maintenance_controller.go
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (hec *HypervisorMaintenanceController) ensureEviction(ctx context.Context,
 		}
 
 		// This also transports the label-selector, if set
-		transportLabels(&eviction.ObjectMeta, hypervisor)
+		transportLabels(&hypervisor.ObjectMeta, &eviction.ObjectMeta)
 
 		if err = hec.Create(ctx, eviction); err != nil {
 			return metav1.ConditionUnknown, fmt.Errorf("failed to create eviction due to %w", err)