diff --git a/pkg/controller/service/reconciler_status.go b/pkg/controller/service/reconciler_status.go
index 4207fdee..b01516e0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/service/reconciler_status.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/service/reconciler_status.go
@@ -91,11 +91,24 @@ func (s *ServiceReconciler) UpdateApplyStatus(
 			statusCollector.updateApplyStatus(e.ApplyEvent.Identifier, e.ApplyEvent)
 			gk := e.ApplyEvent.Identifier.GroupKind
 			name := e.ApplyEvent.Identifier.Name
+			namespace := e.ApplyEvent.Identifier.Namespace
 			if e.ApplyEvent.Status == event.ApplySuccessful {
 				cache.SaveResourceSHA(e.ApplyEvent.Resource, cache.ApplySHA)
 			}
 
 			if e.ApplyEvent.Error != nil {
+				// e.ApplyEvent.Resource == nil, create the key to get cache entry
+				key := cache.ResourceKey{
+					Namespace: namespace,
+					Name:      name,
+					GroupKind: gk,
+				}
+				sha, exists := cache.GetResourceCache().GetCacheEntry(key.ObjectIdentifier())
+				if exists {
+					// clear SHA when error occurs
+					sha.Expire()
+					cache.GetResourceCache().SetCacheEntry(key.ObjectIdentifier(), sha)
+				}
 				if e.ApplyEvent.Status == event.ApplyFailed {
 					err = fmt.Errorf("%s apply %s: %s\n", resourceIDToString(gk, name),
 						strings.ToLower(e.ApplyEvent.Status.String()), e.ApplyEvent.Error.Error())