diff --git a/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go.tmpl b/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go.tmpl
index ed2aaef7..63d59446 100644
--- a/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go.tmpl
+++ b/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go.tmpl
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type CredentialIssuer struct {
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
 	// Status of the credential issuer.
+	// +optional
 	Status CredentialIssuerStatus `json:"status"`
 }