diff --git a/pkg/apply/processor/install.go b/pkg/apply/processor/install.go
index 82590235693..13f2d6d46cc 100644
--- a/pkg/apply/processor/install.go
+++ b/pkg/apply/processor/install.go
@@ -140,9 +140,20 @@ func (c *InstallProcessor) PreProcess(cluster *v2.Cluster) error {
 			imageTypes.Insert(string(v2.AppImage))
 		}
 	}
+	syncMounts := make([]v2.MountImage, 0)
+	imageIndices := make(map[string]int)
+	for _, mot := range cluster.Status.Mounts {
+		if idx, exists := imageIndices[mot.ImageName]; exists {
+			syncMounts[idx] = *mot.DeepCopy()
+		} else {
+			imageIndices[mot.ImageName] = len(syncMounts)
+			syncMounts = append(syncMounts, mot)
+		}
+	}
+	cluster.Status.Mounts = syncMounts
 	for _, img := range c.NewImages {
+		index, mount := cluster.FindImage(img)
 		var ctrName string
-		mount := cluster.FindImage(img)
 		if mount != nil {
 			if !ForceOverride {
 				continue
@@ -168,8 +179,10 @@ func (c *InstallProcessor) PreProcess(cluster *v2.Cluster) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		mount.Env = maps.Merge(mount.Env, c.ExtraEnvs)
-
-		cluster.SetMountImage(mount)
+		if index >= 0 {
+			cluster.Status.Mounts = append(cluster.Status.Mounts[:index], cluster.Status.Mounts[index+1:]...)
+		}
+		cluster.Status.Mounts = append(cluster.Status.Mounts, *mount)
 		c.NewMounts = append(c.NewMounts, *mount)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/types/v1beta1/utils.go b/pkg/types/v1beta1/utils.go
index ab6086ef88c..a27a40ef456 100644
--- a/pkg/types/v1beta1/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/types/v1beta1/utils.go
@@ -117,29 +117,13 @@ func (c *Cluster) GetRootfsImage() *MountImage {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Cluster) FindImage(name string) *MountImage {
-	for _, img := range c.Status.Mounts {
+func (c *Cluster) FindImage(name string) (int, *MountImage) {
+	for i, img := range c.Status.Mounts {
 		if img.ImageName == name {
-			return &img
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (c *Cluster) SetMountImage(mount *MountImage) {
-	if mount == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if c.Status.Mounts != nil {
-		for i, img := range c.Status.Mounts {
-			if img.Name == mount.Name && img.Type == mount.Type {
-				c.Status.Mounts[i] = *mount.DeepCopy()
-				return
-			}
+			return i, &img
 		}
-		c.Status.Mounts = append(c.Status.Mounts, *mount)
 	}
+	return -1, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) ReplaceRootfsImage() {