diff --git a/pkg/deploy/deployment_keycloak.go b/pkg/deploy/deployment_keycloak.go
index 27b96e68b4..9843ae84dd 100644
--- a/pkg/deploy/deployment_keycloak.go
+++ b/pkg/deploy/deployment_keycloak.go
@@ -433,8 +433,10 @@ func getSpecKeycloakDeployment(checluster *orgv1.CheCluster, clusterDeployment *
 			" && sed -i 's/WILDCARD/ANY/g' /opt/eap/bin/launch/keycloak-spi.sh && /opt/eap/bin/openshift-launch.sh -b 0.0.0.0"
 	}
 
-	// update command to restart pod
-	command = "echo \"ssl_required IS " + (map[bool]string{true: "", false: "NOT"})[sslRequiredUpdatedForMasterRealm] + " updated for master realm\" && " + command
+	if sslRequiredUpdatedForMasterRealm {
+		// update command to restart pod
+		command = "echo \"ssl_required WAS UPDATED for master realm.\" && " + command
+	}
 	args := []string{"-c", command}
 
 	deployment := &appsv1.Deployment{