diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java
index ebd6089aa7..69d145866d 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java
@@ -82,15 +82,17 @@ public R create(R desired, P primary, Context<P> context) {
   }
 
   public R update(R actual, R desired, P primary, Context<P> context) {
+    boolean useSSA = useSSA(context);
     if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
       log.debug(
-          "Updating actual resource: {} version: {}",
+          "Updating actual resource: {} version: {}; SSA: {}",
           ResourceID.fromResource(actual),
-          actual.getMetadata().getResourceVersion());
+          actual.getMetadata().getResourceVersion(),
+          useSSA);
     }
     R updatedResource;
     addMetadata(false, actual, desired, primary, context);
-    if (useSSA(context)) {
+    if (useSSA) {
       updatedResource =
           prepare(context, desired, primary, "Updating")
               .fieldManager(context.getControllerConfiguration().fieldManager())
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ReconciliationDispatcher.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ReconciliationDispatcher.java
index c4b161ef27..41d7a4f493 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ReconciliationDispatcher.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ReconciliationDispatcher.java
@@ -341,7 +341,11 @@ private P updateCustomResourceWithFinalizer(P resourceForExecution, P originalRe
   }
 
   private P patchResource(P resource, P originalResource) {
-    log.debug("Updating resource: {} with version: {}", getUID(resource), getVersion(resource));
+    log.debug(
+        "Updating resource: {} with version: {}; SSA: {}",
+        getUID(resource),
+        getVersion(resource),
+        useSSA);
     log.trace("Resource before update: {}", resource);
 
     final var finalizerName = configuration().getFinalizerName();