diff --git a/pkg/api/cephr.go b/pkg/api/cephr.go
index 8970ac3..bc83bd2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/cephr.go
+++ b/pkg/api/cephr.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (c *cephrStore) Watch(ctx context.Context, options *metainternalversion.Lis
 	events := make([]watch.Event, len(list.Items))
 	for i, pol := range list.Items {
 		report := pol.DeepCopy()
-		if pol.Generation == 1 || pol.Generation == 0 {
+		if report.Generation == 1 || report.Generation == 0 {
 			events[i] = watch.Event{
 				Type:   watch.Added,
 				Object: report,
diff --git a/pkg/api/cpolr.go b/pkg/api/cpolr.go
index f1ada6a..e0d6070 100644
--- a/pkg/api/cpolr.go
+++ b/pkg/api/cpolr.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (c *cpolrStore) Watch(ctx context.Context, options *metainternalversion.Lis
 	events := make([]watch.Event, len(list.Items))
 	for i, pol := range list.Items {
 		report := pol.DeepCopy()
-		if pol.Generation == 1 || pol.Generation == 0 {
+		if report.Generation == 1 || report.Generation == 0 {
 			events[i] = watch.Event{
 				Type:   watch.Added,
 				Object: report,
diff --git a/pkg/api/ephr.go b/pkg/api/ephr.go
index eac0fa0..66c0759 100644
--- a/pkg/api/ephr.go
+++ b/pkg/api/ephr.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func (p *ephrStore) Watch(ctx context.Context, options *metainternalversion.List
 	events := make([]watch.Event, len(list.Items))
 	for i, pol := range list.Items {
 		report := pol.DeepCopy()
-		if pol.Generation == 1 || pol.Generation == 0 {
+		if report.Generation == 1 || report.Generation == 0 {
 			events[i] = watch.Event{
 				Type:   watch.Added,
 				Object: report,
diff --git a/pkg/api/polr.go b/pkg/api/polr.go
index 668ae33..c46d45a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/polr.go
+++ b/pkg/api/polr.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func (p *polrStore) Watch(ctx context.Context, options *metainternalversion.List
 	events := make([]watch.Event, len(list.Items))
 	for i, pol := range list.Items {
 		report := pol.DeepCopy()
-		if pol.Generation == 1 || pol.Generation == 0 {
+		if report.Generation == 1 || report.Generation == 0 {
 			events[i] = watch.Event{
 				Type:   watch.Added,
 				Object: report,