diff --git a/pkg/controller/servicemesh/memberroll/controller.go b/pkg/controller/servicemesh/memberroll/controller.go
index cab2a07d97..db2f8d78e9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/servicemesh/memberroll/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/servicemesh/memberroll/controller.go
@@ -726,15 +726,13 @@ func getNamespaces(members *maistrav1.ServiceMeshMemberList) []string {
 // Returns the Service Mesh ControlPlane mode
 // Used for the internal custom metrics
 func getMeshMode(mesh *maistrav2.ServiceMeshControlPlane) (string, error) {
-	isClusterWide, found, err := mesh.Status.AppliedValues.Istio.GetBool("global.clusterWide")
+	isClusterWide, _, err := mesh.Status.AppliedValues.Istio.GetBool("global.clusterWide")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if !found {
-		return internalmetrics.ControlPlaneModeValueMultiTenant, nil
-	}
 	if isClusterWide {
 		return internalmetrics.ControlPlaneModeValueClusterScoped, nil
+	} else {
+		return internalmetrics.ControlPlaneModeValueMultiTenant, nil
 	}
-	return "", nil
 }