diff --git a/internal/controller/argocdcommitstatus_controller.go b/internal/controller/argocdcommitstatus_controller.go
index ea5f33c..10ff287 100644
--- a/internal/controller/argocdcommitstatus_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/argocdcommitstatus_controller.go
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ func (r *ArgoCDCommitStatusReconciler) updateAggregatedCommitStatus(ctx context.
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create CommitStatus object: %w", err)
 		}
-		currentCommitStatus = desiredCommitStatus
 	} else {
 		// Update
 		currentCommitStatus.Spec = desiredCommitStatus.Spec