diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/contexts.go b/internal/gatewayapi/contexts.go
index 0dd197cceea..8ee05a241de 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/contexts.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/contexts.go
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ func (g *GatewayContext) ResetListeners(resources *resource.Resources, epMap map
 			listenerStatusIdx: i,
 		}
 	}
-
-	g.attachEnvoyProxy(resources, epMap)
 }
 
 func (g *GatewayContext) attachEnvoyProxy(resources *resource.Resources, epMap map[types.NamespacedName]*egv1a1.EnvoyProxy) {
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/envoyproxy-gateway-accesslog-with-bad-sinks.out.yaml b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/envoyproxy-gateway-accesslog-with-bad-sinks.out.yaml
index a6bb55e49a8..5da07c49ab5 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/envoyproxy-gateway-accesslog-with-bad-sinks.out.yaml
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/envoyproxy-gateway-accesslog-with-bad-sinks.out.yaml
@@ -27,10 +27,5 @@ gateways:
       reason: InvalidParameters
       status: "False"
       type: Accepted
-    listeners:
-    - attachedRoutes: 0
-      conditions: null
-      name: http
-      supportedKinds: null
 infraIR: {}
 xdsIR: {}
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/translator.go b/internal/gatewayapi/translator.go
index 1a38a6ff242..e6bb75d35c2 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/translator.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/translator.go
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ func (t *Translator) GetRelevantGateways(resources *resource.Resources) (
 		gCtx := &GatewayContext{
 			Gateway: gateway,
 		}
+		gCtx.attachEnvoyProxy(resources, envoyproxyMap)
 
 		// Gateways that are not accepted by the controller because they reference an invalid EnvoyProxy.
 		if status.GatewayNotAccepted(gCtx.Gateway) {
@@ -394,7 +395,6 @@ func (t *Translator) GetRelevantGateways(resources *resource.Resources) (
 			continue
 		}
 
-		gCtx.ResetListeners(resources, envoyproxyMap)
 		if ep := gCtx.envoyProxy; ep != nil {
 			key := utils.NamespacedName(ep)
 			if err, exits := envoyproxyValidationErrorMap[key]; exits {
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ func (t *Translator) GetRelevantGateways(resources *resource.Resources) (
 			}
 		}
 
+		// we cannot do this early, otherwise there's an error when updating status.
+		gCtx.ResetListeners(resources, envoyproxyMap)
 		acceptedGateways = append(acceptedGateways, gCtx)
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/runner/runner.go b/internal/infrastructure/runner/runner.go
index 1c5d1f1e682..07a9de81503 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/runner/runner.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (r *Runner) updateProxyInfraFromSubscription(ctx context.Context, sub <-cha
 	// Subscribe to resources
 	message.HandleSubscription(message.Metadata{Runner: r.Name(), Message: message.InfraIRMessageName}, sub,
 		func(update message.Update[string, *ir.Infra], errChan chan error) {
-			r.Logger.Info("received an update")
+			r.Logger.Info("received an update", "key", update.Key, "delete", update.Delete)
 			val := update.Value
 
 			if update.Delete {