diff --git a/pkg/cvo/egress.go b/pkg/cvo/egress.go
index eabadf8765..3ab33fb8c0 100644
--- a/pkg/cvo/egress.go
+++ b/pkg/cvo/egress.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ func (optr *Operator) getHTTPSProxyURL() (*url.URL, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if proxy.Spec.HTTPSProxy != "" {
-		proxyURL, err := url.Parse(proxy.Spec.HTTPSProxy)
+	if proxy.Status.HTTPSProxy != "" {
+		proxyURL, err := url.Parse(proxy.Status.HTTPSProxy)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}