diff --git a/apis/control/v1alpha1/k8ssandratask_types.go b/apis/control/v1alpha1/k8ssandratask_types.go
index 3a5cc2b04..ded8eff98 100644
--- a/apis/control/v1alpha1/k8ssandratask_types.go
+++ b/apis/control/v1alpha1/k8ssandratask_types.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func (t *K8ssandraTask) SetCondition(condition cassapi.JobConditionType, status
 	if !existing {
 		cond := metav1.Condition{
 			Type:               string(condition),
+			Reason:             string(condition),
 			Status:             status,
 			LastTransitionTime: metav1.Now(),
 		}
diff --git a/controllers/control/k8ssandratask_controller_test.go b/controllers/control/k8ssandratask_controller_test.go
index 6c35e812d..d0b4f0d5c 100644
--- a/controllers/control/k8ssandratask_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/control/k8ssandratask_controller_test.go
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ func SetCondition(task *cassapi.CassandraTask, condition cassapi.JobConditionTyp
 	if !existing {
 		cond := metav1.Condition{
 			Type:               string(condition),
+			Reason:             string(condition),
 			Status:             status,
 			LastTransitionTime: metav1.Now(),
 		}