diff --git a/internal/controller/authenticator/webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go b/internal/controller/authenticator/webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go
index 82b7f1674..9112ab55d 100644
--- a/internal/controller/authenticator/webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/authenticator/webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go
@@ -479,11 +479,14 @@ func (c *webhookCacheFillerController) updateStatus(
 	)
 
 	if equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(original, updated) {
+		logger.Debug("choosing to not update the webhookauthenticator status since there is no update to make",
+			"phase", updated.Status.Phase)
 		return nil
 	}
 	_, err := c.client.AuthenticationV1alpha1().WebhookAuthenticators().UpdateStatus(ctx, updated, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	if err == nil {
-		logger.Debug("webhookauthenticator status successfully updated")
+		logger.Debug("webhookauthenticator status successfully updated",
+			"phase", updated.Status.Phase)
 	}
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/authenticator/webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller_test.go b/internal/controller/authenticator/webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller_test.go
index 06f2f63eb..9d365f7bc 100644
--- a/internal/controller/authenticator/webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/authenticator/webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller_test.go
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"choosing to not update the webhookauthenticator status since there is no update to make","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -491,11 +492,12 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"another-invalid-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"another-invalid-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"another-invalid-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"choosing to not update the webhookauthenticator status since there is no update to make","webhookAuthenticator":"existing-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"existing-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"invalid-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"invalid-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"new-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"invalid-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"new-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"new-webhook-authenticator","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -576,7 +578,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				someSecretWithCA,
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -613,7 +615,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				someConfigMapWithCA,
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -660,7 +662,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				someConfigMapWithCA,
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":true}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -709,7 +711,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":true}`, badWebhookAuthenticatorSpecInvalidTLS.Endpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -767,7 +769,6 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"cached webhook authenticator and desired webhook authenticator are the same: already cached, so skipping validations","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":true}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				return []coretesting.Action{
@@ -808,7 +809,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).cacheValueAsWebhookAuthenticator","message":"wrong webhook authenticator type in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","actualType":"*mockcachevalue.MockValue"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -865,7 +866,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":true}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -960,7 +961,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, hostLocalIPv6Server.URL),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, hostLocalIPv6Server.URL),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, hostLocalIPv6Server.URL),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -1043,7 +1044,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":false}`, goodWebhookAuthenticatorSpecWithoutCA.Endpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookAuthenticatorSpecWithoutCA.Endpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, goodWebhookAuthenticatorSpecWithoutCA.Endpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1086,7 +1087,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":false}`, badWebhookAuthenticatorSpecInvalidTLS.Endpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, badWebhookAuthenticatorSpecInvalidTLS.Endpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, badWebhookAuthenticatorSpecInvalidTLS.Endpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1142,7 +1143,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":true}`, badEndpointInvalidURL),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, badEndpointInvalidURL),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, badEndpointInvalidURL),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1257,7 +1258,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":false}`, badEndpointInvalidURL),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, badEndpointInvalidURL),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, badEndpointInvalidURL),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1304,7 +1305,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":false}`, badEndpointNoHTTPS),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, badEndpointNoHTTPS),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, badEndpointNoHTTPS),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1354,7 +1355,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]:69999/some/fake/path","removedFromCache":false}`,
-				`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]:69999/some/fake/path"}`,
+				`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]:69999/some/fake/path","phase":"Error"}`,
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1402,7 +1403,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			wantSyncErr: testutil.WantExactErrorString("error for WebhookAuthenticator test-name: cannot dial server: tls: failed to verify certificate: x509: certificate signed by unknown authority"),
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":false}`, badWebhookAuthenticatorSpecGoodEndpointButUnknownCA.Endpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, badWebhookAuthenticatorSpecGoodEndpointButUnknownCA.Endpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, badWebhookAuthenticatorSpecGoodEndpointButUnknownCA.Endpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1445,7 +1446,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpointBut404),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpointBut404),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpointBut404),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -1489,6 +1490,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"choosing to not update the webhookauthenticator status since there is no update to make","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, fmt.Sprintf("https://localhost:%s", localhostURL.Port())),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, fmt.Sprintf("https://localhost:%s", localhostURL.Port())),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -1516,7 +1518,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]:4242/some/fake/path","removedFromCache":false}`,
-				`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]:4242/some/fake/path"}`,
+				`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]:4242/some/fake/path","phase":"Error"}`,
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1568,7 +1570,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]/some/fake/path","removedFromCache":false}`,
-				`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]/some/fake/path"}`,
+				`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]/some/fake/path","phase":"Error"}`,
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1623,6 +1625,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"choosing to not update the webhookauthenticator status since there is no update to make","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, hostAs127001WebhookServer.URL),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, hostAs127001WebhookServer.URL),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -1649,7 +1652,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","removedFromCache":false}`, localWithExampleDotComWeebhookAuthenticatorSpec.Endpoint),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, localWithExampleDotComWeebhookAuthenticatorSpec.Endpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Error"}`, localWithExampleDotComWeebhookAuthenticatorSpec.Endpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1696,7 +1699,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
 				`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"invalid webhook authenticator","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1/some/fake/path","removedFromCache":false}`,
-				`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1/some/fake/path"}`,
+				`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"https://0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1/some/fake/path","phase":"Error"}`,
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
 				updateStatusAction := coretesting.NewUpdateAction(webhookAuthenticatorGVR, "", &authenticationv1alpha1.WebhookAuthenticator{
@@ -1746,6 +1749,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"choosing to not update the webhookauthenticator status since there is no update to make","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {
@@ -1776,7 +1780,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantLogLines: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"debug","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).updateStatus","message":"webhookauthenticator status successfully updated","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","phase":"Ready"}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"info","timestamp":"2099-08-08T13:57:36.123456Z","logger":"webhookcachefiller-controller","caller":"webhookcachefiller/webhookcachefiller.go:<line>$webhookcachefiller.(*webhookCacheFillerController).syncIndividualWebhookAuthenticator","message":"added or updated webhook authenticator in cache","webhookAuthenticator":"test-name","endpoint":"%s","isOverwrite":false}`, goodWebhookDefaultServingCertEndpoint),
 			},
 			wantActions: func() []coretesting.Action {