diff --git a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go
index f53bfb38fdc4d..fa9292e9c07b9 100644
--- a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go
+++ b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go
@@ -442,6 +442,12 @@ func (r *ApplicationSetReconciler) setApplicationSetStatusCondition(ctx context.
 		if err != nil && !apierr.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to set application set condition: %w", err)
 		}
+		if err := r.Get(ctx, namespacedName, applicationSet); err != nil {
+			if client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("error fetching updated application set: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil