diff --git a/ocp_resources/resource.py b/ocp_resources/resource.py
index b96cacd3bd..86d21c92a8 100644
--- a/ocp_resources/resource.py
+++ b/ocp_resources/resource.py
@@ -971,27 +971,25 @@ def wait_for_status(
                 **PROTOCOL_ERROR_EXCEPTION_DICT,
                 **DEFAULT_CLUSTER_RETRY_EXCEPTIONS,
             },
-            func=self.api.get,
-            field_selector=f"metadata.name=={self.name}",
-            namespace=self.namespace,
+            func=lambda: self.exists,
         )
         current_status = None
         last_logged_status = None
         try:
             for sample in samples:
-                if sample.items:
-                    sample_status = sample.items[0].status
-                    if sample_status:
-                        current_status = sample_status.phase
-                        if current_status != last_logged_status:
-                            last_logged_status = current_status
-                            self.logger.info(f"Status of {self.kind} {self.name} is {current_status}")
-
-                        if current_status == status:
-                            return
-
-                        if current_status == stop_status:
-                            raise TimeoutExpiredError(f"Status of {self.kind} {self.name} is {current_status}")
+                if sample:
+                    instance_dict = sample.to_dict()
+                    current_status = instance_dict.get("status", {}).get("phase")
+
+                    if current_status != last_logged_status:
+                        last_logged_status = current_status
+                        self.logger.info(f"Status of {self.kind} {self.name} is {current_status}")
+
+                    if current_status == status:
+                        return
+
+                    if current_status == stop_status:
+                        raise TimeoutExpiredError(f"Status of {self.kind} {self.name} is {current_status}")
 
         except TimeoutExpiredError:
             if current_status: