diff --git a/controllers/upgrade.go b/controllers/upgrade.go
index 34d3bbf00..dcebe50ca 100644
--- a/controllers/upgrade.go
+++ b/controllers/upgrade.go
@@ -409,6 +409,13 @@ func (r *PravegaClusterReconciler) syncSegmentStoreVersion(p *pravegav1beta1.Pra
 		}
 
 		if pod == nil {
+			pods, err := r.getStsPodsWithVersion(sts, p.Status.TargetVersion)
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, err
+			}
+			if *sts.Spec.Replicas == (int32)(len(pods)) {
+				return false, nil
+			}
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("could not obtain outdated pod")
 		}