diff --git a/pkg/operator/credentialsrequest/credentialsrequest_controller.go b/pkg/operator/credentialsrequest/credentialsrequest_controller.go
index 986c0645c..3c83dad8c 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/credentialsrequest/credentialsrequest_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/credentialsrequest/credentialsrequest_controller.go
@@ -808,11 +808,16 @@ func (r *ReconcileCredentialsRequest) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request rec
 		cr.Status.LastSyncInfrastructureResourceVersion = infra.ResourceVersion
 	}
 
+	resourceVersion := "unset"
+	if infra != nil && infra.ResourceVersion != nil {
+		resourceVersion = *infra.ResourceVersion
+	}
+
 	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"NOT cloudCredsSecretUpdated":    cloudCredsSecretUpdated,
 		"NOT isStale":                    isStale,
 		"NOT isInfrastructureUpdated":    isInfrastructureUpdated,
-		"infraResourceVersion":           infra.ResourceVersion,
+		"infraResourceVersion":           resourceVersion,
 		"infraResourceVersionSynced":     cr.Status.LastSyncInfrastructureResourceVersion,
 		"name":                           cr.Name,
 		"hasRecentlySynced":              hasRecentlySynced,