diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/bundledeployment_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/bundledeployment_types.go
index d5e918a5..b742f329 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/bundledeployment_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/bundledeployment_types.go
@@ -32,23 +32,24 @@ const (
 	TypeInstalled      = "Installed"
 	TypeAvailable      = "Available"
 
-	ReasonBundleLoadFailed           = "BundleLoadFailed"
-	ReasonCreateDynamicWatchFailed   = "CreateDynamicWatchFailed"
-	ReasonErrorGettingClient         = "ErrorGettingClient"
-	ReasonErrorGettingReleaseState   = "ErrorGettingReleaseState"
-	ReasonHealthy                    = "Healthy"
-	ReasonInstallationStatusFalse    = "InstallationStatusFalse"
-	ReasonInstallationStatusUnknown  = "InstallationStatusUnknown"
-	ReasonInstallationSucceeded      = "InstallationSucceeded"
-	ReasonInstallFailed              = "InstallFailed"
-	ReasonObjectLookupFailure        = "ObjectLookupFailure"
-	ReasonReadingContentFailed       = "ReadingContentFailed"
-	ReasonReconcileFailed            = "ReconcileFailed"
-	ReasonUnhealthy                  = "Unhealthy"
-	ReasonUpgradeFailed              = "UpgradeFailed"
-	ReasonInvalidProbeSyntax         = "InvalidAvailabilityProbeSyntax"
-	ReasonAvailabilityProbeFailed    = "AvailabilityProbeFailed"
-	ReasonAvailabilityProbeSucceeded = "AvailabilityProbeSucceeded"
+	ReasonBundleLoadFailed               = "BundleLoadFailed"
+	ReasonCreateDynamicWatchFailed       = "CreateDynamicWatchFailed"
+	ReasonErrorGettingClient             = "ErrorGettingClient"
+	ReasonErrorGettingReleaseState       = "ErrorGettingReleaseState"
+	ReasonHealthy                        = "Healthy"
+	ReasonInstallationStatusFalse        = "InstallationStatusFalse"
+	ReasonInstallationStatusUnknown      = "InstallationStatusUnknown"
+	ReasonInstallationSucceeded          = "InstallationSucceeded"
+	ReasonInstallFailed                  = "InstallFailed"
+	ReasonObjectLookupFailure            = "ObjectLookupFailure"
+	ReasonReadingContentFailed           = "ReadingContentFailed"
+	ReasonReconcileFailed                = "ReconcileFailed"
+	ReasonUnhealthy                      = "Unhealthy"
+	ReasonUpgradeFailed                  = "UpgradeFailed"
+	ReasonInvalidProbeSyntax             = "InvalidAvailabilityProbeSyntax"
+	ReasonAvailabilityProbeFailed        = "AvailabilityProbeFailed"
+	ReasonAvailabilityProbeSucceeded     = "Available"
+	ReasonAvailabilityNoProbesConfigured = "NoProbesConfigured"
 )
 
 // BundleDeploymentSpec defines the desired state of BundleDeployment
diff --git a/internal/controllers/bundledeployment/bundledeployment.go b/internal/controllers/bundledeployment/bundledeployment.go
index 341c4eba..5b74e85e 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/bundledeployment/bundledeployment.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/bundledeployment/bundledeployment.go
@@ -390,8 +390,7 @@ func (c *controller) reconcile(ctx context.Context, bd *rukpakv1alpha1.BundleDep
 		})
 	}
 
-	// todo: unknown condition if there are no probes? or just no condition?
-	if features.RukpakFeatureGate.Enabled(features.BundleDeploymentCustomAvailabilityProbes) && len(bd.Spec.AvailabilityProbes) > 0 {
+	if features.RukpakFeatureGate.Enabled(features.BundleDeploymentCustomAvailabilityProbes) {
 		probe, err := probing.Parse(ctx, bd.Spec.AvailabilityProbes)
 		if err != nil {
 			meta.SetStatusCondition(&bd.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
@@ -415,10 +414,15 @@ func (c *controller) reconcile(ctx context.Context, bd *rukpakv1alpha1.BundleDep
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}
 
+		successReason := rukpakv1alpha1.ReasonAvailabilityProbeSucceeded
+		if len(bd.Spec.AvailabilityProbes) == 0 {
+			successReason = rukpakv1alpha1.ReasonAvailabilityNoProbesConfigured
+		}
+
 		meta.SetStatusCondition(&bd.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
 			Type:    rukpakv1alpha1.TypeAvailable,
 			Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
-			Reason:  rukpakv1alpha1.ReasonAvailabilityProbeSucceeded,
+			Reason:  successReason,
 			Message: "BundleDeployment is available",
 		})
 	}