diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/backend/apps/common/status.py b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/backend/apps/common/status.py
index c2a2a6fe1..ed4ea65c8 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/backend/apps/common/status.py
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/backend/apps/common/status.py
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ def get_status_from_container_state(notebook):
 
     # If the Notebook is initializing, the status will be waiting
     waiting_state = container_state["waiting"]
-    if ["reason"] == 'PodInitializing':
+    if waiting_state["reason"] == 'PodInitializing':
         status_phase = status.STATUS_PHASE.WAITING
-        status_message = waiting_state.get("reason", "Undetermined reason.")
+        status_message = waiting_state["reason"]
         return status_phase, status_message
 
     # In any other case, the status will be warning with a "reason:
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/backend/apps/common/status_test.py b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/backend/apps/common/status_test.py
index 157409195..16a4c5d85 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/backend/apps/common/status_test.py
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/backend/apps/common/status_test.py
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ def test_no_message_container_state(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(
             status.get_status_from_container_state(container_state),
-            ("warning",
-             "PodInitializing: No available message for container state.")
+            ("waiting",
+             "PodInitializing")
         )