diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/additional-configuration/00-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/additional-configuration/00-assert.yaml
index 2a839e619d3e..4c0b28ae285c 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/additional-configuration/00-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/additional-configuration/00-assert.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/additional-configuration/02-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/additional-configuration/02-assert.yaml
index fd9998e6a6a2..85f68219f5ae 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/additional-configuration/02-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/additional-configuration/02-assert.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-bootstrap/00-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-bootstrap/00-assert.yaml
index 17fea81f6286..4e436bda4cfe 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-bootstrap/00-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-bootstrap/00-assert.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-bootstrap
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
   - type: ClusterConfigured
     status: "False"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-bootstrap/01-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-bootstrap/01-assert.yaml
index ee3306a97736..00fa7d2038a4 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-bootstrap/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-bootstrap/01-assert.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-bootstrap
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/00-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/00-assert.yaml
index 2c76124128b0..2d2bf570d440 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/00-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/00-assert.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-drift
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
   - type: ClusterConfigured
     status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/02-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/02-assert.yaml
index 5c45e937a1a0..2f516ee71834 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/02-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/02-assert.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-drift
 status:
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/03-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/03-assert.yaml
index 1f13b9d7d2f1..5f81cf1f504b 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/03-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-drift/03-assert.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-drift
 status:
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/00-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/00-assert.yaml
index 40f9829aadb7..07401def9495 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/00-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/00-assert.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-tls
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
   - type: ClusterConfigured
     status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/01-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/01-assert.yaml
index 99a2fa56a0a5..a971699848e4 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/01-assert.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-tls
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/03-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/03-assert.yaml
index 99a2fa56a0a5..a971699848e4 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/03-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/03-assert.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-tls
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/04-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/04-assert.yaml
index 99a2fa56a0a5..a971699848e4 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/04-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-tls/04-assert.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-tls
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/02-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/02-assert.yaml
index e61703863d08..c9becd625c62 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/02-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/02-assert.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-upgrade
 status:
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
   - type: ClusterConfigured
     status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/00-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/00-assert.yaml
index 538fd8d27f1c..ebbe259c5dc8 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/00-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/00-assert.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
   - type: ClusterConfigured
     status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/01-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/01-assert.yaml
index b713297cbc4e..4f8948661a68 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/01-assert.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration
 status:
   replicas: 1
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/03-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/03-assert.yaml
index 006af8eb4d7c..0990441a6a56 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/03-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/03-assert.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration
 status:
-  upgrading: true
+  restarting: true
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "False"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/04-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/04-assert.yaml
index 6722ac0d77ce..a6bde1996026 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/04-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/04-assert.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration
 status:
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "True"
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/05-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/05-assert.yaml
index 6c0c6e3c36d3..18b3fcbb42be 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/05-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration/05-assert.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration
 status:
-  upgrading: false
+  restarting: false
   conditions:
     - type: ClusterConfigured
       status: "True"