diff --git a/internal/controller/predicates.go b/internal/controller/predicates.go
index 7b4662f..ea63131 100644
--- a/internal/controller/predicates.go
+++ b/internal/controller/predicates.go
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func (p SveltosClusterPredicate) Update(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if oldSveltosCluster.Spec.Paused != newSveltosCluster.Spec.Paused {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	// Trigger reconciliation if the Ready status has changed.
 	if oldSveltosCluster.Status.Ready != newSveltosCluster.Status.Ready {
 		return true
@@ -115,6 +119,5 @@ func (p ClusterStatusPredicate) Update(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	// If none of the monitored fields have changed, do not trigger a reconciliation.
-	return false
+	return oldCluster.Spec.Paused != newCluster.Spec.Paused
 }
diff --git a/internal/server/manager.go b/internal/server/manager.go
index 77e71f7..ea1bd25 100644
--- a/internal/server/manager.go
+++ b/internal/server/manager.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type ClusterInfo struct {
 	Labels         map[string]string `json:"labels"`
 	Version        string            `json:"version"`
 	Ready          bool              `json:"ready"`
+	Paused         bool              `json:"paused"`
 	FailureMessage *string           `json:"failureMessage"`
 }
 
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ func (m *instance) AddSveltosCluster(sveltosCluster *libsveltosv1beta1.SveltosCl
 		Labels:         sveltosCluster.Labels,
 		Version:        sveltosCluster.Status.Version,
 		Ready:          sveltosCluster.Status.Ready,
+		Paused:         sveltosCluster.Spec.Paused,
 		FailureMessage: sveltosCluster.Status.FailureMessage,
 	}
 
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ func (m *instance) AddCAPICluster(cluster *clusterv1.Cluster) {
 	info := ClusterInfo{
 		Labels:         cluster.Labels,
 		Ready:          cluster.Status.ControlPlaneReady,
+		Paused:         cluster.Spec.Paused,
 		FailureMessage: examineClusterConditions(cluster),
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/server/utils.go b/internal/server/utils.go
index fb5abc7..275f81d 100644
--- a/internal/server/utils.go
+++ b/internal/server/utils.go
@@ -17,31 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package server
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	clusterv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/core/v1beta1" //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: We are unable to update the dependency at this time.
 )
 
 func examineClusterConditions(cluster *clusterv1.Cluster) *string {
-	if cluster == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	message := ""
-
-	for i := range cluster.Status.Conditions {
-		c := cluster.Status.Conditions[i]
-		if c.Status == corev1.ConditionFalse && c.Message != "" {
-			message = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", message, c.Message)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if message != "" {
-		return &message
-	}
-
+	// Do not look at CAPI cluster conditions
 	return nil
 }