diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/JobWatcher.java b/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/JobWatcher.java
index f3c32342f87..31626ec91ab 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/JobWatcher.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/JobWatcher.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 package oracle.kubernetes.operator;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.ApiException;
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Job;
@@ -137,16 +139,38 @@ static boolean isFailed(V1Job job) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    V1JobStatus status = job.getStatus();
-    if (status != null) {
-      if (status.getFailed() != null && status.getFailed() > 0) {
-        LOGGER.severe(MessageKeys.JOB_IS_FAILED, job.getMetadata().getName());
-        return true;
-      }
+    if (isStatusFailed(job) || isConditionFailed(job)) {
+      LOGGER.severe(MessageKeys.JOB_IS_FAILED, job.getMetadata().getName());
+      return true;
     }
     return false;
   }
 
+  private static boolean isStatusFailed(V1Job job) {
+    return Optional.ofNullable(job.getStatus()).map(V1JobStatus::getFailed).map(failed -> (failed > 0)).orElse(false);
+  }
+
+  private static boolean isConditionFailed(V1Job job) {
+    return getJobConditions(job).stream().anyMatch(JobWatcher::isJobConditionFailed);
+  }
+
+  private static List<V1JobCondition> getJobConditions(@Nonnull V1Job job) {
+    return Optional.ofNullable(job.getStatus()).map(V1JobStatus::getConditions).orElse(Collections.emptyList());
+  }
+
+  private static boolean isJobConditionFailed(V1JobCondition jobCondition) {
+    return getType(jobCondition).equals("Failed") && getStatus(jobCondition).equals("True");
+  }
+
+  private static String getType(V1JobCondition jobCondition) {
+    return Optional.ofNullable(jobCondition).map(V1JobCondition::getType).orElse("");
+  }
+
+  private static String getStatus(V1JobCondition jobCondition) {
+    return Optional.ofNullable(jobCondition).map(V1JobCondition::getStatus).orElse("");
+  }
+
+
   static String getFailedReason(V1Job job) {
     V1JobStatus status = job.getStatus();
     if (status != null && status.getConditions() != null) {
@@ -305,4 +329,4 @@ private long getJobStartedSeconds() {
       return -1;
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/operator/src/test/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/JobWatcherTest.java b/operator/src/test/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/JobWatcherTest.java
index 3a197d4f23b..90c18c17aac 100644
--- a/operator/src/test/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/JobWatcherTest.java
+++ b/operator/src/test/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/JobWatcherTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package oracle.kubernetes.operator;
 
 import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -128,6 +130,28 @@ public void whenJobConditionStatusFalse_reportNotComplete() {
     assertThat(JobWatcher.isComplete(cachedJob), is(false));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void whenJobConditionTypeFailedWithTrueStatus_reportFailed() {
+    markJobConditionFailed(cachedJob);
+
+    assertThat(JobWatcher.isFailed(cachedJob), is(true));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void whenJobConditionTypeFailedWithNoStatus_reportNotFailed() {
+    cachedJob.status(new V1JobStatus().addConditionsItem(new V1JobCondition().type("Failed").status("")));
+
+    assertThat(JobWatcher.isFailed(cachedJob), is(false));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void whenJobHasStatusWithNoConditionsAndNotFailed_reportNotFailed() {
+    cachedJob.status(new V1JobStatus().conditions(Collections.emptyList()));
+
+    assertThat(JobWatcher.isFailed(cachedJob), is(false));
+  }
+
+
   @Test
   public void whenJobRunningAndReadyConditionIsTrue_reportComplete() {
     markJobCompleted(cachedJob);
@@ -151,6 +175,10 @@ private V1Job markJobFailed(V1Job job) {
     return setFailedWithReason(job, null);
   }
 
+  private V1Job markJobConditionFailed(V1Job job) {
+    return setFailedConditionWithReason(job, null);
+  }
+
   private V1Job markJobTimedOut(V1Job job) {
     return markJobTimedOut(job, "DeadlineExceeded");
   }
@@ -163,6 +191,11 @@ private V1Job setFailedWithReason(V1Job job, String reason) {
     return job.status(new V1JobStatus().failed(1).addConditionsItem(createCondition("Failed").reason(reason)));
   }
 
+  private V1Job setFailedConditionWithReason(V1Job job, String reason) {
+    return job.status(new V1JobStatus().conditions(
+            new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(new V1JobCondition().type("Failed").status("True").reason(reason)))));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void whenJobHasNoStatus_reportNotFailed() {
     assertThat(JobWatcher.isFailed(cachedJob), is(false));
@@ -248,6 +281,13 @@ public void whenWaitForReadyAppliedToFailedJob_performNextStep() {
     assertThat(terminalStep.wasRun(), is(true));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void whenWaitForReadyAppliedToJobWithFailedCondition_performNextStep() {
+    startWaitForReady(this::markJobConditionFailed);
+
+    assertThat(terminalStep.wasRun(), is(true));
+  }
+
   // Starts the waitForReady step with job modified as needed
   private void startWaitForReady(Function<V1Job,V1Job> jobFunction) {
     AtomicBoolean stopping = new AtomicBoolean(false);