diff --git a/install/0000_80_machine-config-operator_06_clusteroperator.yaml b/install/0000_80_machine-config-operator_06_clusteroperator.yaml
index 661f0eeb74..0e93d09bfe 100644
--- a/install/0000_80_machine-config-operator_06_clusteroperator.yaml
+++ b/install/0000_80_machine-config-operator_06_clusteroperator.yaml
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ status:
     - group: machineconfiguration.openshift.io
       resource: kubeletconfigs
     - group: machineconfiguration.openshift.io
-      resource: containerruntimeconfigs
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+      resource: containerruntimeconfigs
+    - group: ""
+      resource: nodes
diff --git a/pkg/operator/status.go b/pkg/operator/status.go
index 6b47cd072c..e6642fc899 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/status.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/status.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ func (optr *Operator) syncRelatedObjects() error {
 		{Group: "machineconfiguration.openshift.io", Resource: "kubeletconfigs"},
 		{Group: "machineconfiguration.openshift.io", Resource: "containerruntimeconfigs"},
 		{Group: "machineconfiguration.openshift.io", Resource: "machineconfigs"},
+		// gathered because the machineconfigs created container bootstrap credentials and node configuration that gets reflected via the API and is needed for debugging
+		{Group: "", Resource: "nodes"},
 	}
 
 	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(coCopy.Status.RelatedObjects, co.Status.RelatedObjects) {