diff --git a/api/v1beta2/appwrapper_types.go b/api/v1beta2/appwrapper_types.go
index c25c772..4f4c402 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/appwrapper_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/appwrapper_types.go
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ type AppWrapperStatus struct {
 	// - DeletingResources: The contained resources are in the process of being deleted from the cluster
 	//
 	//+optional
-	Conditions []metav1.Condition `json:"conditions,omitempty"`
+	//+patchMergeKey=type
+	//+patchStrategy=merge
+	//+listType=map
+	//+listMapKey=type
+	Conditions []metav1.Condition `json:"conditions,omitempty" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"type"`
 }
 
 // AppWrapperPhase is the phase of the appwrapper
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/workload.codeflare.dev_appwrappers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/workload.codeflare.dev_appwrappers.yaml
index cc1484f..ca331c8 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/workload.codeflare.dev_appwrappers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/workload.codeflare.dev_appwrappers.yaml
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ spec:
                   - type
                   type: object
                 type: array
+                x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
+                - type
+                x-kubernetes-list-type: map
               phase:
                 description: Phase of the AppWrapper object
                 type: string