diff --git a/pkg/controller/component/deployment.go b/pkg/controller/component/deployment.go
index 6a3cdbfc..d473996d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/component/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/component/deployment.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package component
 
 import (
 	component "halkyon.io/api/component/v1beta1"
+	"halkyon.io/api/v1beta1"
 	"halkyon.io/operator-framework"
 	"halkyon.io/operator/pkg"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -16,7 +17,10 @@ var _ framework.DependentResource = &deployment{}
 var deploymentGVK = appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Deployment")
 
 func newDeployment(owner *component.Component) deployment {
-	d := deployment{base: newBaseDependent(&appsv1.Deployment{}, owner)}
+	config := framework.NewConfig(deploymentGVK)
+	config.Updated = true
+	config.CheckedForReadiness = true
+	d := deployment{base: newConfiguredBaseDependent(owner, config)}
 	d.NameFn = d.Name
 	return d
 }
@@ -32,3 +36,17 @@ func (res deployment) Build(empty bool) (runtime.Object, error) {
 func (res deployment) Name() string {
 	return pkg.DeploymentName(res.ownerAsComponent())
 }
+
+func (res deployment) GetCondition(underlying runtime.Object, err error) *v1beta1.DependentCondition {
+	return framework.DefaultCustomizedGetConditionFor(res, err, underlying, func(underlying runtime.Object, cond *v1beta1.DependentCondition) {
+		c := res.ownerAsComponent()
+		if _, e := getImageInfo(c); e != nil {
+			cond.Type = v1beta1.DependentFailed
+			cond.Reason = "UnavailableRuntime"
+			cond.Message = e.Error()
+		}
+		cond.Type = v1beta1.DependentReady
+		cond.Reason = string(v1beta1.DependentReady)
+		cond.Message = ""
+	})
+}