diff --git a/internal/daemon/controller/testing.go b/internal/daemon/controller/testing.go
index 92cd8552ef..4124763a65 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/controller/testing.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/controller/testing.go
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ func (tc *TestController) WaitForNextWorkerStatusUpdate(workerStatusName string)
 			break
 		}
 
-		if waitStatusCurrent.Sub(waitStatusStart) > 0 {
+		if waitStatusCurrent.After(waitStatusStart) {
 			break
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/daemon/worker/status.go b/internal/daemon/worker/status.go
index 31d26f1372..3d391201bf 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/worker/status.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/worker/status.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (w *Worker) WaitForNextSuccessfulStatusUpdate() error {
 			return ctx.Err()
 		}
 
-		if w.lastSuccessfulStatusTime().Sub(waitStatusStart) > 0 {
+		if w.lastSuccessfulStatusTime().After(waitStatusStart) {
 			break
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go b/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
index 932fc39b6c..6562bf141c 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ func (w *Worker) Shutdown() error {
 			break
 		}
 
-		if w.lastSuccessfulStatusTime().Sub(waitStatusStart) > 0 {
+		if w.lastSuccessfulStatusTime().After(waitStatusStart) {
 			break
 		}