diff --git a/controllers/operandrequest/operandrequest_controller.go b/controllers/operandrequest/operandrequest_controller.go
index bc8c0657..2c52b9f3 100644
--- a/controllers/operandrequest/operandrequest_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/operandrequest/operandrequest_controller.go
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (_ ctrl.Re
 	defer func() {
 		// get the latest instance from the server and check if the status has changed
 		existingInstance := &operatorv1alpha1.OperandRequest{}
-		if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, existingInstance); err != nil {
+		if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, existingInstance); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			// Error reading the latest object - requeue the request.
-			reconcileErr = utilerrors.NewAggregate([]error{reconcileErr, fmt.Errorf("error while get latest OperandRequest.Status from server: %v", err)})
+			reconcileErr = utilerrors.NewAggregate([]error{reconcileErr, fmt.Errorf("c from server: %v", err)})
 		}
 
 		if reflect.DeepEqual(existingInstance.Status, requestInstance.Status) {
diff --git a/controllers/operator/manager.go b/controllers/operator/manager.go
index f4e38e40..4530ee4f 100644
--- a/controllers/operator/manager.go
+++ b/controllers/operator/manager.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (m *ODLMOperator) GetOperandRegistry(ctx context.Context, key types.Namespa
 			reg.Spec.Operators[i].Namespace = key.Namespace
 		}
 		if o.SourceName == "" || o.SourceNamespace == "" {
-			catalogSourceName, catalogSourceNs, err := m.GetCatalogSourceFromPackage(ctx, o.PackageName, o.Namespace, o.Channel, key.Namespace, excludedCatalogSources)
+			catalogSourceName, catalogSourceNs, err := m.GetCatalogSourceFromPackage(ctx, o.PackageName, reg.Spec.Operators[i].Namespace, o.Channel, key.Namespace, excludedCatalogSources)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}