diff --git a/pkg/operators/v1alpha1/catalogsource_types.go b/pkg/operators/v1alpha1/catalogsource_types.go
index 6f6199030..59dae89db 100644
--- a/pkg/operators/v1alpha1/catalogsource_types.go
+++ b/pkg/operators/v1alpha1/catalogsource_types.go
@@ -196,20 +196,20 @@ func (u *UpdateStrategy) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) (err error) {
 	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &us); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if us.RegistryPoll != nil && us.RegistryPoll.Interval != nil {
-		registryPoll := &RegistryPoll{
-			RawInterval: us.RegistryPoll.RawInterval,
-		}
+	// if us.RegistryPoll != nil && us.RegistryPoll.Interval != nil {
+	registryPoll := &RegistryPoll{
+		RawInterval: us.RegistryPoll.RawInterval,
+	}
 
-		duration, err := time.ParseDuration(registryPoll.RawInterval)
-		if err != nil {
-			registryPoll.ParsingError = fmt.Sprintf("error parsing spec.updateStrategy.registryPoll.interval. Using the default value of %s instead. Error: %s", DefaultRegistryPollDuration, err)
-			registryPoll.Interval = &metav1.Duration{Duration: DefaultRegistryPollDuration}
-		} else {
-			registryPoll.Interval = &metav1.Duration{Duration: duration}
-		}
-		u.RegistryPoll = registryPoll
+	duration, err := time.ParseDuration(registryPoll.RawInterval)
+	if err != nil {
+		registryPoll.ParsingError = fmt.Sprintf("error parsing spec.updateStrategy.registryPoll.interval. Using the default value of %s instead. Error: %s", DefaultRegistryPollDuration, err)
+		registryPoll.Interval = &metav1.Duration{Duration: DefaultRegistryPollDuration}
+	} else {
+		registryPoll.Interval = &metav1.Duration{Duration: duration}
 	}
+	u.RegistryPoll = registryPoll
+	// }
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operators/v1alpha1/types_test.go b/pkg/operators/v1alpha1/types_test.go
index af3131145..966ae1f18 100644
--- a/pkg/operators/v1alpha1/types_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operators/v1alpha1/types_test.go
@@ -272,16 +272,9 @@ func TestUpdateStrategyUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			s := TestStruct{}
 			err := json.Unmarshal(tt.in, &s)
-			if s.UpdateStrategy.RegistryPoll != nil {
-				require.Equal(t, tt.out.UpdateStrategy.RawInterval, s.UpdateStrategy.RawInterval)
-			}
-			if s.UpdateStrategy.RegistryPoll != nil && s.UpdateStrategy.Interval != nil {
-				require.Equal(t, tt.out.UpdateStrategy.Interval, s.UpdateStrategy.Interval)
-			}
-
-			if s.UpdateStrategy.RegistryPoll != nil {
-				require.Equal(t, tt.out.UpdateStrategy.ParsingError, s.UpdateStrategy.ParsingError)
-			}
+			require.Equal(t, tt.out.UpdateStrategy.RawInterval, s.UpdateStrategy.RawInterval)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.out.UpdateStrategy.Interval, s.UpdateStrategy.Interval)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.out.UpdateStrategy.ParsingError, s.UpdateStrategy.ParsingError)
 			require.Equal(t, tt.err, err)
 		})
 	}