diff --git a/pkg/frontend/openshiftcluster_putorpatch.go b/pkg/frontend/openshiftcluster_putorpatch.go
index 8bd28252828..f0ce2d81965 100644
--- a/pkg/frontend/openshiftcluster_putorpatch.go
+++ b/pkg/frontend/openshiftcluster_putorpatch.go
@@ -343,10 +343,6 @@ func adminUpdateProvisioningState(doc *api.OpenShiftClusterDocument) {
 		case api.MaintenanceTaskPending:
 			doc.OpenShiftCluster.Properties.MaintenanceState = api.MaintenanceStatePending
 		case api.MaintenanceTaskNone:
-			// If customer took action to fix failed maintenance, we can reset the last admin update error
-			if doc.OpenShiftCluster.Properties.MaintenanceState == api.MaintenanceStateCustomerActionNeeded {
-				doc.OpenShiftCluster.Properties.LastAdminUpdateError = ""
-			}
 			doc.OpenShiftCluster.Properties.MaintenanceState = api.MaintenanceStateNone
 		case api.MaintenanceTaskCustomerActionNeeded:
 			doc.OpenShiftCluster.Properties.MaintenanceState = api.MaintenanceStateCustomerActionNeeded
diff --git a/pkg/frontend/openshiftcluster_putorpatch_test.go b/pkg/frontend/openshiftcluster_putorpatch_test.go
index bcee0379cf1..b4eaed258ee 100644
--- a/pkg/frontend/openshiftcluster_putorpatch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/frontend/openshiftcluster_putorpatch_test.go
@@ -1563,7 +1563,8 @@ func TestPutOrPatchOpenShiftClusterAdminAPI(t *testing.T) {
 							ClusterProfile: api.ClusterProfile{
 								FipsValidatedModules: api.FipsValidatedModulesDisabled,
 							},
-							MaintenanceTask: "",
+							LastAdminUpdateError: "error",
+							MaintenanceTask:      "",
 							NetworkProfile: api.NetworkProfile{
 								OutboundType:     api.OutboundTypeLoadbalancer,
 								PreconfiguredNSG: api.PreconfiguredNSGDisabled,
@@ -1605,8 +1606,9 @@ func TestPutOrPatchOpenShiftClusterAdminAPI(t *testing.T) {
 					MasterProfile: admin.MasterProfile{
 						EncryptionAtHost: admin.EncryptionAtHostDisabled,
 					},
-					OperatorFlags:    admin.OperatorFlags{"testFlag": "true"},
-					MaintenanceState: admin.MaintenanceStateNone,
+					OperatorFlags:        admin.OperatorFlags{"testFlag": "true"},
+					MaintenanceState:     admin.MaintenanceStateNone,
+					LastAdminUpdateError: "error",
 				},
 			},
 		},