diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/dependent/managed/DefaultManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/dependent/managed/DefaultManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext.java
index 0102b58d80..bf9ead4c97 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/dependent/managed/DefaultManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/dependent/managed/DefaultManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext.java
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ public <T> T getMandatory(Object key, Class<T> expectedType) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public WorkflowReconcileResult getWorkflowReconcileResult() {
-    return getMandatory(RECONCILE_RESULT_KEY, WorkflowReconcileResult.class);
+  public Optional<WorkflowReconcileResult> getWorkflowReconcileResult() {
+    return get(RECONCILE_RESULT_KEY, WorkflowReconcileResult.class);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public WorkflowCleanupResult getWorkflowCleanupResult() {
-    return getMandatory(CLEANUP_RESULT_KEY, WorkflowCleanupResult.class);
+  public Optional<WorkflowCleanupResult> getWorkflowCleanupResult() {
+    return get(CLEANUP_RESULT_KEY, WorkflowCleanupResult.class);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/dependent/managed/ManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/dependent/managed/ManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext.java
index 617505b387..0dfd323d9a 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/dependent/managed/ManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/dependent/managed/ManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext.java
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ public interface ManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext {
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   <T> T getMandatory(Object key, Class<T> expectedType);
 
-  WorkflowReconcileResult getWorkflowReconcileResult();
+  Optional<WorkflowReconcileResult> getWorkflowReconcileResult();
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-  WorkflowCleanupResult getWorkflowCleanupResult();
+  Optional<WorkflowCleanupResult> getWorkflowCleanupResult();
 
   /**
    * Explicitly reconcile the declared workflow for the associated
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/condition/ManagedBulkDependentWithReadyConditionReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/condition/ManagedBulkDependentWithReadyConditionReconciler.java
index 331d064b80..1dc48386cb 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/condition/ManagedBulkDependentWithReadyConditionReconciler.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/condition/ManagedBulkDependentWithReadyConditionReconciler.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public UpdateControl<BulkDependentTestCustomResource> reconcile(
     numberOfExecutions.incrementAndGet();
 
     var ready = context.managedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext().getWorkflowReconcileResult()
+        .orElseThrow()
         .allDependentResourcesReady();
 
 
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/readonly/ReadOnlyBulkReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/readonly/ReadOnlyBulkReconciler.java
index 5a78f94be7..bec0823914 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/readonly/ReadOnlyBulkReconciler.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/bulkdependent/readonly/ReadOnlyBulkReconciler.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public UpdateControl<BulkDependentTestCustomResource> reconcile(
 
     var nonReadyDependents =
         context.managedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext().getWorkflowReconcileResult()
+            .orElseThrow()
             .getNotReadyDependents();
 
 
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/complexdependent/ComplexWorkflowReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/complexdependent/ComplexWorkflowReconciler.java
index bab93d032e..d7e3fc56aa 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/complexdependent/ComplexWorkflowReconciler.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/complexdependent/ComplexWorkflowReconciler.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public UpdateControl<ComplexWorkflowCustomResource> reconcile(
       ComplexWorkflowCustomResource resource,
       Context<ComplexWorkflowCustomResource> context) throws Exception {
     var ready = context.managedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext().getWorkflowReconcileResult()
+        .orElseThrow()
         .allDependentResourcesReady();
 
     var status = Objects.requireNonNullElseGet(resource.getStatus(), ComplexWorkflowStatus::new);
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/workflowallfeature/WorkflowAllFeatureReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/workflowallfeature/WorkflowAllFeatureReconciler.java
index c035a27375..fb8b0b4a3d 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/workflowallfeature/WorkflowAllFeatureReconciler.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/workflowallfeature/WorkflowAllFeatureReconciler.java
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ public UpdateControl<WorkflowAllFeatureCustomResource> reconcile(
     }
     final var reconcileResult = context.managedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext()
         .getWorkflowReconcileResult();
-    final var msgFromCondition = reconcileResult.getDependentConditionResult(
+    final var msgFromCondition = reconcileResult.orElseThrow().getDependentConditionResult(
         DependentResource.defaultNameFor(ConfigMapDependentResource.class),
         Condition.Type.RECONCILE, String.class)
         .orElse(ConfigMapReconcileCondition.NOT_RECONCILED_YET);
     resource.getStatus()
-        .withReady(reconcileResult.allDependentResourcesReady())
+        .withReady(reconcileResult.orElseThrow().allDependentResourcesReady())
         .withMsgFromCondition(msgFromCondition);
     return UpdateControl.patchStatus(resource);
   }
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/workflowsilentexceptionhandling/HandleWorkflowExceptionsInReconcilerReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/workflowsilentexceptionhandling/HandleWorkflowExceptionsInReconcilerReconciler.java
index d0a80d0be4..304c0d73ec 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/workflowsilentexceptionhandling/HandleWorkflowExceptionsInReconcilerReconciler.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/workflow/workflowsilentexceptionhandling/HandleWorkflowExceptionsInReconcilerReconciler.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public UpdateControl<HandleWorkflowExceptionsInReconcilerCustomResource> reconci
       Context<HandleWorkflowExceptionsInReconcilerCustomResource> context) {
 
     errorsFoundInReconcilerResult = context.managedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext()
-        .getWorkflowReconcileResult().erroredDependentsExist();
+        .getWorkflowReconcileResult().orElseThrow().erroredDependentsExist();
 
 
     return UpdateControl.noUpdate();
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public DeleteControl cleanup(HandleWorkflowExceptionsInReconcilerCustomResource
       Context<HandleWorkflowExceptionsInReconcilerCustomResource> context) {
 
     errorsFoundInCleanupResult = context.managedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext()
-        .getWorkflowCleanupResult().erroredDependentsExist();
+        .getWorkflowCleanupResult().orElseThrow().erroredDependentsExist();
     return DeleteControl.defaultDelete();
   }