diff --git a/reactive/ovn_chassis_charm_handlers.py b/reactive/ovn_chassis_charm_handlers.py
index 129d34e..c25441e 100644
--- a/reactive/ovn_chassis_charm_handlers.py
+++ b/reactive/ovn_chassis_charm_handlers.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def pause_unit_from_config():
 
 
 # Note that RabbitMQ is only used for the Neutron SR-IOV agent
-@reactive.when_none('charm.paused')
+@reactive.when_none('charm.paused', 'is-update-status-hook')
 @reactive.when(OVN_CHASSIS_ENABLE_HANDLERS_FLAG, 'amqp.connected')
 def amqp_connection():
     amqp = reactive.endpoint_from_flag('amqp.connected')
@@ -55,13 +55,14 @@ def amqp_connection():
         instance.assess_status()
 
 
-@reactive.when_none('charm.paused', 'nova-compute.connected')
+@reactive.when_none('charm.paused', 'is-update-status-hook',
+                    'nova-compute.connected')
 @reactive.when(OVN_CHASSIS_ENABLE_HANDLERS_FLAG)
 def disable_openstack():
     reactive.clear_flag('charm.ovn-chassis.enable-openstack')
 
 
-@reactive.when_none('charm.paused')
+@reactive.when_none('charm.paused', 'is-update-status-hook')
 @reactive.when(OVN_CHASSIS_ENABLE_HANDLERS_FLAG, 'nova-compute.connected')
 def enable_openstack():
     reactive.set_flag('charm.ovn-chassis.enable-openstack')
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ def enable_openstack():
         charm_instance.assess_status()
 
 
-@reactive.when_none('charm.paused')
+@reactive.when_none('charm.paused', 'is-update-status-hook')
 @reactive.when(OVN_CHASSIS_ENABLE_HANDLERS_FLAG, 'config.rendered')
 def configure_bridges():
     with charm.provide_charm_instance() as charm_instance:
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ def configure_bridges():
         charm_instance.assess_status()
 
 
-@reactive.when_none('charm.paused')
+@reactive.when_none('charm.paused', 'is-update-status-hook')
 @reactive.when(OVN_CHASSIS_ENABLE_HANDLERS_FLAG,
                'ovsdb.available',
                'certificates.available')
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_reactive_ovn_chassis_charm_handlers.py b/unit_tests/test_reactive_ovn_chassis_charm_handlers.py
index bf3868c..6b1ba51 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_reactive_ovn_chassis_charm_handlers.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_reactive_ovn_chassis_charm_handlers.py
@@ -58,13 +58,16 @@ def test_hooks(self):
                     'config.rendered',),
             },
             'when_none': {
-                'amqp_connection': ('charm.paused',),
+                'amqp_connection': ('charm.paused', 'is-update-status-hook'),
                 'disable_openstack': (
                     'charm.paused',
+                    'is-update-status-hook',
                     'nova-compute.connected',),
-                'enable_openstack': ('charm.paused',),
-                'configure_bridges': ('charm.paused',),
-                'configure_ovs': ('charm.paused',),
+                'enable_openstack': ('charm.paused', 'is-update-status-hook'),
+                'configure_bridges': (
+                    'charm.paused',
+                    'is-update-status-hook'),
+                'configure_ovs': ('charm.paused', 'is-update-status-hook'),
                 'pause_unit_from_config': ('charm.installed', 'charm.paused'),
                 'configure_nrpe': (
                     'charm.paused',