diff --git a/pkg/controller/datavolume/clone-controller-base.go b/pkg/controller/datavolume/clone-controller-base.go
index c4718f2889..3eb122d419 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/datavolume/clone-controller-base.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/datavolume/clone-controller-base.go
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func isCrossNamespaceClone(dv *cdiv1.DataVolume) bool {
 }
 
 // addCloneWithoutSourceWatch reconciles clones created without source once the matching PVC is created
-func addCloneWithoutSourceWatch(mgr manager.Manager, datavolumeController controller.Controller, typeToWatch client.Object, indexingKey string) error {
+func addCloneWithoutSourceWatch(mgr manager.Manager, datavolumeController controller.Controller, typeToWatch client.Object, indexingKey string, op dataVolumeOp) error {
 	getKey := func(namespace, name string) string {
 		return namespace + "/" + name
 	}
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func addCloneWithoutSourceWatch(mgr manager.Manager, datavolumeController contro
 		dv := obj.(*cdiv1.DataVolume)
 		if source := dv.Spec.Source; source != nil {
 			_, sourceName, sourceNamespace := cc.GetCloneSourceInfo(dv)
-			if sourceName != "" {
+			if getDataVolumeOp(mgr.GetLogger(), dv, mgr.GetClient()) == op && sourceName != "" {
 				ns := cc.GetNamespace(sourceNamespace, obj.GetNamespace())
 				return []string{getKey(ns, sourceName)}
 			}
@@ -552,10 +552,7 @@ func addCloneWithoutSourceWatch(mgr manager.Manager, datavolumeController contro
 			return
 		}
 		for _, dv := range dvList.Items {
-			op := getDataVolumeOp(mgr.GetLogger(), &dv, mgr.GetClient())
-			if op == dataVolumePvcClone || op == dataVolumeSnapshotClone {
-				reqs = append(reqs, reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{Namespace: dv.Namespace, Name: dv.Name}})
-			}
+			reqs = append(reqs, reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{Namespace: dv.Namespace, Name: dv.Name}})
 		}
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/datavolume/controller-base.go b/pkg/controller/datavolume/controller-base.go
index c93071dfbc..b55bef359b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/datavolume/controller-base.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/datavolume/controller-base.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ func shouldSetDataVolumePending(pvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim, dv *cdiv1.Dat
 	return dvIsPrePopulated(dv) || (dv.Status.Phase == cdiv1.PhaseUnset)
 }
 
+// dataVolumeOp is the datavolume's requested operation
 type dataVolumeOp int
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/controller/datavolume/pvc-clone-controller.go b/pkg/controller/datavolume/pvc-clone-controller.go
index 14573a2314..d6f88140dd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/datavolume/pvc-clone-controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/datavolume/pvc-clone-controller.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (r *PvcCloneReconciler) addDataVolumeCloneControllerWatches(mgr manager.Man
 	}
 
 	// Watch to reconcile clones created without source
-	if err := addCloneWithoutSourceWatch(mgr, datavolumeController, &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim{}, "spec.source.pvc"); err != nil {
+	if err := addCloneWithoutSourceWatch(mgr, datavolumeController, &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim{}, "spec.source.pvc", dataVolumePvcClone); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/datavolume/snapshot-clone-controller.go b/pkg/controller/datavolume/snapshot-clone-controller.go
index f5b75ccf6b..cb629040b6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/datavolume/snapshot-clone-controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/datavolume/snapshot-clone-controller.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (r *SnapshotCloneReconciler) addDataVolumeSnapshotCloneControllerWatches(mg
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := addCloneWithoutSourceWatch(mgr, datavolumeController, &snapshotv1.VolumeSnapshot{}, "spec.source.snapshot"); err != nil {
+	if err := addCloneWithoutSourceWatch(mgr, datavolumeController, &snapshotv1.VolumeSnapshot{}, "spec.source.snapshot", dataVolumeSnapshotClone); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/dataimportcron_test.go b/tests/dataimportcron_test.go
index 667d48279b..880f62d355 100644
--- a/tests/dataimportcron_test.go
+++ b/tests/dataimportcron_test.go
@@ -670,11 +670,12 @@ var _ = Describe("DataImportCron", func() {
 			if !f.IsSnapshotStorageClassAvailable() {
 				Skip("Volumesnapshot support needed to test DataImportCron with Volumesnapshot sources")
 			}
+			size := "1Gi"
 
 			configureStorageProfileResultingFormat(cdiv1.DataImportCronSourceFormatPvc)
 
 			By(fmt.Sprintf("Create new DataImportCron %s, url %s", cronName, *reg.URL))
-			cron = utils.NewDataImportCronWithStorageSpec(cronName, "1Gi", scheduleOnceAYear, dataSourceName, importsToKeep, *reg)
+			cron = utils.NewDataImportCronWithStorageSpec(cronName, size, scheduleOnceAYear, dataSourceName, importsToKeep, *reg)
 			retentionPolicy := cdiv1.DataImportCronRetainNone
 			cron.Spec.RetentionPolicy = &retentionPolicy
 
@@ -691,6 +692,12 @@ var _ = Describe("DataImportCron", func() {
 			err = f.CrClient.List(context.TODO(), snapshots, &client.ListOptions{Namespace: ns})
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(snapshots.Items).To(BeEmpty())
+			// Ensure existing PVC clones from this source don't mess up future ones
+			cloneDV := utils.NewDataVolumeForImageCloningAndStorageSpec("target-dv-from-pvc", size, ns, currentImportDv, nil, nil)
+			cloneDV, err = utils.CreateDataVolumeFromDefinition(f.CdiClient, f.Namespace.Name, cloneDV)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			f.ForceBindPvcIfDvIsWaitForFirstConsumer(cloneDV)
+			err = utils.WaitForDataVolumePhase(f, cloneDV.Namespace, cdiv1.Succeeded, cloneDV.Name)
 
 			// Now simulate an upgrade, where a new CDI version has identified
 			// more storage types that scale better with snapshots
@@ -713,8 +720,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DataImportCron", func() {
 			}
 			Expect(dataSource.Spec.Source).To(Equal(expectedSource))
 			// Verify content
-			size := "1Gi"
-			targetDV := utils.NewDataVolumeWithSourceRefAndStorageAPI("target-dv", &size, dataSource.Namespace, dataSource.Name)
+			targetDV := utils.NewDataVolumeWithSourceRefAndStorageAPI("target-dv-from-snap", &size, dataSource.Namespace, dataSource.Name)
 			By(fmt.Sprintf("Create new target datavolume %s", targetDV.Name))
 			targetDataVolume, err := utils.CreateDataVolumeFromDefinition(f.CdiClient, ns, targetDV)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())