diff --git a/src/main/cluster-manager.ts b/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
index 1991ce8ea1..a489a64566 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import "../common/ipc/cluster";
 import type http from "http";
-import { action, makeObservable, observable, observe, reaction, toJS } from "mobx";
+import { action, makeObservable, observable, observe, reaction, runInAction, toJS } from "mobx";
 import type { Cluster } from "../common/cluster/cluster";
 import logger from "./logger";
 import { apiKubePrefix } from "../common/vars";
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ export class ClusterManager extends Singleton {
 
     observe(this.deleting, change => {
       if (change.type === "add") {
-        this.updateEntityStatus(catalogEntityRegistry.getById(change.newValue));
+        runInAction(() => {
+          const entity = catalogEntityRegistry.getById(change.newValue);
+
+          entity.status.phase = LensKubernetesClusterStatus.DELETING;
+          entity.status.enabled = false;
+        });
       }
     });
 
@@ -137,34 +142,39 @@ export class ClusterManager extends Singleton {
   }
 
   @action
-  protected updateEntityStatus(entity: KubernetesCluster, cluster?: Cluster) {
-    if (this.deleting.has(entity.getId())) {
-      entity.status.phase = LensKubernetesClusterStatus.DELETING;
-      entity.status.enabled = false;
-    } else {
-      entity.status.phase = (() => {
-        if (!cluster) {
-          return LensKubernetesClusterStatus.DISCONNECTED;
-        }
-
-        if (cluster.accessible) {
-          return LensKubernetesClusterStatus.CONNECTED;
-        }
-
-        if (!cluster.disconnected) {
-          return LensKubernetesClusterStatus.CONNECTING;
-        }
-
-        // Extensions are not allowed to use the Lens specific status phases
-        if (!lensSpecificClusterStatuses.has(entity?.status?.phase)) {
-          return entity.status.phase;
-        }
+  protected updateEntityStatus(entity: KubernetesCluster, cluster: Cluster) {
+    entity.status.phase = (() => {
+      if (!cluster) {
+        logger.debug(`${logPrefix} setting entity ${entity.getName()} to DISCONNECTED, reason="no cluster"`);
 
         return LensKubernetesClusterStatus.DISCONNECTED;
-      })();
+      }
 
-      entity.status.enabled = true;
-    }
+      if (cluster.accessible) {
+        logger.debug(`${logPrefix} setting entity ${entity.getName()} to CONNECTED, reason="cluster is accessible"`);
+
+        return LensKubernetesClusterStatus.CONNECTED;
+      }
+
+      if (!cluster.disconnected) {
+        logger.debug(`${logPrefix} setting entity ${entity.getName()} to CONNECTING, reason="cluster is not disconnected"`);
+
+        return LensKubernetesClusterStatus.CONNECTING;
+      }
+
+      // Extensions are not allowed to use the Lens specific status phases
+      if (!lensSpecificClusterStatuses.has(entity?.status?.phase)) {
+        logger.debug(`${logPrefix} not clearing entity ${entity.getName()} status, reason="custom string"`);
+
+        return entity.status.phase;
+      }
+
+      logger.debug(`${logPrefix} not clearing entity ${entity.getName()} DISCONNECTED, reason=""`);
+
+      return LensKubernetesClusterStatus.DISCONNECTED;
+    })();
+
+    entity.status.enabled = true;
   }
 
   @action