diff --git a/cfg/v1alpha1/condition.go b/cfg/v1alpha1/condition.go
index cafa13d8f..8c53b2bfb 100644
--- a/cfg/v1alpha1/condition.go
+++ b/cfg/v1alpha1/condition.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func Ready() Condition {
 func Unknown() Condition {
 	return Condition{metav1.Condition{
 		Type:               string(ConditionTypeReady),
-		Status:             metav1.ConditionFalse,
+		Status:             metav1.ConditionUnknown,
 		LastTransitionTime: metav1.Now(),
 		Reason:             string(ConditionReasonUnknown),
 	}}
diff --git a/cfg/v1alpha1/condition_test.go b/cfg/v1alpha1/condition_test.go
index befb049cc..f2fbd2581 100644
--- a/cfg/v1alpha1/condition_test.go
+++ b/cfg/v1alpha1/condition_test.go
@@ -218,3 +218,9 @@ func TestConditionWithMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestUnknown(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := Unknown().Status; got != metav1.ConditionUnknown {
+		t.Errorf("Unknown().Status = %q, want %q", got, metav1.ConditionUnknown)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/infra/v1alpha1/condition.go b/infra/v1alpha1/condition.go
index 814753039..6b8d5c311 100644
--- a/infra/v1alpha1/condition.go
+++ b/infra/v1alpha1/condition.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func Ready() Condition {
 func Unknown() Condition {
 	return Condition{metav1.Condition{
 		Type:               string(ConditionTypeReady),
-		Status:             metav1.ConditionFalse,
+		Status:             metav1.ConditionUnknown,
 		LastTransitionTime: metav1.Now(),
 		Reason:             string(ConditionReasonUnknown),
 	}}
diff --git a/infra/v1alpha1/condition_test.go b/infra/v1alpha1/condition_test.go
index befb049cc..f2fbd2581 100644
--- a/infra/v1alpha1/condition_test.go
+++ b/infra/v1alpha1/condition_test.go
@@ -218,3 +218,9 @@ func TestConditionWithMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestUnknown(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := Unknown().Status; got != metav1.ConditionUnknown {
+		t.Errorf("Unknown().Status = %q, want %q", got, metav1.ConditionUnknown)
+	}
+}