diff --git a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/snapshots.go b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/snapshots.go
index 0e0af4f50..76ad19560 100644
--- a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/snapshots.go
+++ b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/snapshots.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) reconcileVolumeSnapshots(ctx context.Context,
 		r.Recorder.Event(postgrescluster, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "VolumeSnapshotError",
 			*snapshotWithLatestError.Status.Error.Message)
 		for _, snapshot := range snapshots.Items {
-			if snapshot.Status.Error != nil &&
+			if snapshot.Status != nil && snapshot.Status.Error != nil &&
 				snapshot.Status.Error.Time.Before(snapshotWithLatestError.Status.Error.Time) {
 				err = r.deleteControlled(ctx, postgrescluster, &snapshot)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func getSnapshotWithLatestError(snapshots *volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshotList)
 		},
 	}
 	for _, snapshot := range snapshots.Items {
-		if snapshot.Status.Error != nil &&
+		if snapshot.Status != nil && snapshot.Status.Error != nil &&
 			snapshotWithLatestError.Status.Error.Time.Before(snapshot.Status.Error.Time) {
 			snapshotWithLatestError = snapshot
 		}
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func getLatestReadySnapshot(snapshots *volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshotList) *vol
 		},
 	}
 	for _, snapshot := range snapshots.Items {
-		if snapshot.Status.ReadyToUse != nil && *snapshot.Status.ReadyToUse &&
+		if snapshot.Status != nil && snapshot.Status.ReadyToUse != nil && *snapshot.Status.ReadyToUse &&
 			latestReadySnapshot.Status.CreationTime.Before(snapshot.Status.CreationTime) {
 			latestReadySnapshot = snapshot
 		}
diff --git a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/snapshots_test.go b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/snapshots_test.go
index 455b1b158..4c3d987ec 100644
--- a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/snapshots_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/snapshots_test.go
@@ -978,6 +978,17 @@ func TestGetSnapshotWithLatestError(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Check(t, snapshotWithLatestError == nil)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("NoSnapshotsWithStatus", func(t *testing.T) {
+		snapshotList := &volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshotList{
+			Items: []volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshot{
+				{},
+				{},
+			},
+		}
+		snapshotWithLatestError := getSnapshotWithLatestError(snapshotList)
+		assert.Check(t, snapshotWithLatestError == nil)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("NoSnapshotsWithErrors", func(t *testing.T) {
 		snapshotList := &volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshotList{
 			Items: []volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshot{
@@ -1203,6 +1214,17 @@ func TestGetLatestReadySnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Assert(t, latestReadySnapshot == nil)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("NoSnapshotsWithStatus", func(t *testing.T) {
+		snapshotList := &volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshotList{
+			Items: []volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshot{
+				{},
+				{},
+			},
+		}
+		latestReadySnapshot := getLatestReadySnapshot(snapshotList)
+		assert.Assert(t, latestReadySnapshot == nil)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("NoReadySnapshots", func(t *testing.T) {
 		snapshotList := &volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshotList{
 			Items: []volumesnapshotv1.VolumeSnapshot{