diff --git a/controller/konnect/ops/ops_errors.go b/controller/konnect/ops/ops_errors.go
index b95609ca..ee4b2628 100644
--- a/controller/konnect/ops/ops_errors.go
+++ b/controller/konnect/ops/ops_errors.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func SDKErrorIsConflict(sdkError *sdkkonnecterrs.SDKError) bool {
 
 // handleUpdateError handles errors that occur during an update operation.
 // If the entity is not found, then it uses the provided create function to
-// recreate the it.
+// recreate it.
 func handleUpdateError[
 	T constraints.SupportedKonnectEntityType,
 	TEnt constraints.EntityType[T],
@@ -141,41 +141,25 @@ func handleUpdateError[
 	ent TEnt,
 	createFunc func(ctx context.Context) error,
 ) error {
-	var (
-		sdkError *sdkkonnecterrs.SDKError
-		id       = ent.GetKonnectStatus().GetKonnectID()
-	)
-	if errors.As(err, &sdkError) {
-		switch sdkError.StatusCode {
-		case http.StatusNotFound:
-			logEntityNotFoundRecreating(ctx, ent, id)
-			if err := createFunc(ctx); err != nil {
-				return FailedKonnectOpError[T]{
-					Op:  UpdateOp,
-					Err: err,
-				}
-			}
-			return nil
-		default:
-			return FailedKonnectOpError[T]{
-				Op:  UpdateOp,
-				Err: sdkError,
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	var notFoundError *sdkkonnecterrs.NotFoundError
-	if errors.As(err, &notFoundError) {
+	isNotFound := func() bool {
+		var (
+			notFoundError *sdkkonnecterrs.NotFoundError
+			sdkError      *sdkkonnecterrs.SDKError
+		)
+		return errors.As(err, &notFoundError) ||
+			errors.As(err, &sdkError) && sdkError.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound
+	}()
+
+	if isNotFound {
+		id := ent.GetKonnectStatus().GetKonnectID()
 		logEntityNotFoundRecreating(ctx, ent, id)
-		if err := createFunc(ctx); err != nil {
+		if createErr := createFunc(ctx); createErr != nil {
 			return FailedKonnectOpError[T]{
-				Op:  UpdateOp,
-				Err: err,
+				Op:  CreateOp,
+				Err: fmt.Errorf("failed to create %s %s: %w", ent.GetTypeName(), id, createErr),
 			}
 		}
-		return nil
 	}
-
 	return FailedKonnectOpError[T]{
 		Op:  UpdateOp,
 		Err: err,