diff --git a/internal/kubernetes/operator/deployment/deployment.go b/internal/kubernetes/operator/deployment/deployment.go
index efcfd849d2..59d67ecb51 100644
--- a/internal/kubernetes/operator/deployment/deployment.go
+++ b/internal/kubernetes/operator/deployment/deployment.go
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func buildReplicationSpec(atlasRepSpec []atlasv2.ReplicationSpec) []*akov2.Advan
 			var analyticsSpecs *akov2.Specs
 			if rc.AnalyticsSpecs != nil {
 				analyticsSpecs = &akov2.Specs{
-					DiskIOPS:      rc.AnalyticsSpecs.DiskIOPS,
+					DiskIOPS:      pointer.IntToInt64(rc.AnalyticsSpecs.DiskIOPS),
 					EbsVolumeType: rc.AnalyticsSpecs.GetEbsVolumeType(),
 					InstanceSize:  rc.AnalyticsSpecs.GetInstanceSize(),
 					NodeCount:     rc.AnalyticsSpecs.NodeCount,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func buildReplicationSpec(atlasRepSpec []atlasv2.ReplicationSpec) []*akov2.Advan
 			var electableSpecs *akov2.Specs
 			if rc.ElectableSpecs != nil {
 				electableSpecs = &akov2.Specs{
-					DiskIOPS:      rc.ElectableSpecs.DiskIOPS,
+					DiskIOPS:      pointer.IntToInt64(rc.ElectableSpecs.DiskIOPS),
 					EbsVolumeType: rc.ElectableSpecs.GetEbsVolumeType(),
 					InstanceSize:  rc.ElectableSpecs.GetInstanceSize(),
 					NodeCount:     rc.ElectableSpecs.NodeCount,
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func buildReplicationSpec(atlasRepSpec []atlasv2.ReplicationSpec) []*akov2.Advan
 			var readOnlySpecs *akov2.Specs
 			if rc.ReadOnlySpecs != nil {
 				readOnlySpecs = &akov2.Specs{
-					DiskIOPS:      rc.ReadOnlySpecs.DiskIOPS,
+					DiskIOPS:      pointer.IntToInt64(rc.ReadOnlySpecs.DiskIOPS),
 					EbsVolumeType: rc.ReadOnlySpecs.GetEbsVolumeType(),
 					InstanceSize:  rc.ReadOnlySpecs.GetInstanceSize(),
 					NodeCount:     rc.ReadOnlySpecs.NodeCount,
diff --git a/internal/pointer/pointer.go b/internal/pointer/pointer.go
index 78599d8e98..227b2704bc 100644
--- a/internal/pointer/pointer.go
+++ b/internal/pointer/pointer.go
@@ -44,3 +44,11 @@ func GetNonZeroValue[T constraints.Integer](val T) *T {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func IntToInt64(source *int) *int64 {
+	if source == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	x := int64(*source)
+	return &x
+}