diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7ad06900..fd34029d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.21 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.21 AS builder
 
 # OS and Arch args
 ARG TARGETOS
diff --git a/api/v1/aerospikecluster_validating_webhook.go b/api/v1/aerospikecluster_validating_webhook.go
index f1152e9b..7a4512ab 100644
--- a/api/v1/aerospikecluster_validating_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1/aerospikecluster_validating_webhook.go
@@ -2398,10 +2398,8 @@ func validateOperationUpdate(oldSpec, newSpec *AerospikeClusterSpec, status *Aer
 		oldOp = &oldSpec.Operations[0]
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(oldOp, newOp) {
-		if oldOp != nil && oldOp.ID == newOp.ID {
-			return fmt.Errorf("operation %s cannot be updated", newOp.ID)
-		}
+	if oldOp != nil && oldOp.ID == newOp.ID && !reflect.DeepEqual(oldOp, newOp) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("operation %s cannot be updated", newOp.ID)
 	}
 
 	allPodNames := GetAllPodNames(status.Pods)