Update status before returning err

pkg/controller/namespace/deletion/namespaced_resources_deleter.go

@@ -553,6 +553,11 @@ func (d *namespacedResourcesDeleter) deleteAllContent(ctx context.Context, ns *v
 		// Check if any pods remain before proceeding to delete other resources
 		if numRemainingTotals.gvrToNumRemaining[podsGVR] > 0 {
 			logger.V(5).Info("Namespace controller - pods still remain, delaying deletion of other resources", "namespace", namespace)
+			if hasChanged := conditionUpdater.Update(ns); hasChanged {
+				if _, err = d.nsClient.UpdateStatus(ctx, ns, metav1.UpdateOptions{}); err != nil {
+					utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("couldn't update status condition for namespace %q: %w", namespace, err))
+				}
+			}
 			return estimate, utilerrors.NewAggregate(errs)
 		}
 	}