diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go
index 70331d686..d41f54779 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go
@@ -328,27 +328,19 @@ func (r *BackupRepoReconciler) runMaintenanceIfDue(ctx context.Context, req *vel
 }
 
 func updateRepoMaintenanceHistory(repo *velerov1api.BackupRepository, result velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceResult, startTime time.Time, completionTime time.Time, message string) {
-	length := defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength
-	if len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus) < defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength {
-		length = len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus) + 1
-	}
-
-	lru := make([]velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus, length)
-
-	if len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus) >= defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength {
-		copy(lru[:length-1], repo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus[len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus)-defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength+1:])
-	} else {
-		copy(lru[:length-1], repo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus[:])
-	}
-
-	lru[length-1] = velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus{
+	latest := velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus{
 		Result:            result,
 		StartTimestamp:    &metav1.Time{Time: startTime},
 		CompleteTimestamp: &metav1.Time{Time: completionTime},
 		Message:           message,
 	}
 
-	repo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus = lru
+	startingPos := 0
+	if len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenance) >= defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength {
+		startingPos = len(repo.Status.RecentMaintenance) - defaultMaintenanceStatusQueueLength + 1
+	}
+
+	repo.Status.RecentMaintenance = append(repo.Status.RecentMaintenance[startingPos:], latest)
 }
 
 func dueForMaintenance(req *velerov1api.BackupRepository, now time.Time) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go
index 5b6c7c8cb..376b17ce8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ func TestUpdateRepoMaintenanceHistory(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:      "repo",
 		},
 		Status: velerov1api.BackupRepositoryStatus{
-			RecentMaintenanceStatus: []velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus{
+			RecentMaintenance: []velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus{
 				{
 					StartTimestamp:    &metav1.Time{Time: standardTime.Add(-time.Hour * 24)},
 					CompleteTimestamp: &metav1.Time{Time: standardTime.Add(-time.Hour * 23)},
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ func TestUpdateRepoMaintenanceHistory(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:      "repo",
 		},
 		Status: velerov1api.BackupRepositoryStatus{
-			RecentMaintenanceStatus: []velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus{
+			RecentMaintenance: []velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus{
 				{
 					StartTimestamp:    &metav1.Time{Time: standardTime.Add(-time.Hour * 24)},
 					CompleteTimestamp: &metav1.Time{Time: standardTime.Add(-time.Hour * 23)},
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func TestUpdateRepoMaintenanceHistory(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:      "repo",
 		},
 		Status: velerov1api.BackupRepositoryStatus{
-			RecentMaintenanceStatus: []velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus{
+			RecentMaintenance: []velerov1api.BackupRepositoryMaintenanceStatus{
 				{
 					StartTimestamp:    &metav1.Time{Time: standardTime.Add(-time.Hour * 24)},
 					CompleteTimestamp: &metav1.Time{Time: standardTime.Add(-time.Hour * 23)},
@@ -655,10 +655,10 @@ func TestUpdateRepoMaintenanceHistory(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			updateRepoMaintenanceHistory(test.backupRepo, test.result, standardTime, standardTime.Add(time.Hour), "fake-message-0")
 
-			for at := range test.backupRepo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus {
-				assert.Equal(t, test.expectedHistory[at].StartTimestamp.Time, test.backupRepo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus[at].StartTimestamp.Time)
-				assert.Equal(t, test.expectedHistory[at].CompleteTimestamp.Time, test.backupRepo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus[at].CompleteTimestamp.Time)
-				assert.Equal(t, test.expectedHistory[at].Message, test.backupRepo.Status.RecentMaintenanceStatus[at].Message)
+			for at := range test.backupRepo.Status.RecentMaintenance {
+				assert.Equal(t, test.expectedHistory[at].StartTimestamp.Time, test.backupRepo.Status.RecentMaintenance[at].StartTimestamp.Time)
+				assert.Equal(t, test.expectedHistory[at].CompleteTimestamp.Time, test.backupRepo.Status.RecentMaintenance[at].CompleteTimestamp.Time)
+				assert.Equal(t, test.expectedHistory[at].Message, test.backupRepo.Status.RecentMaintenance[at].Message)
 			}
 		})
 	}