diff --git a/controllers/oauth2client_controller.go b/controllers/oauth2client_controller.go
index 06e2e7d..6c519f2 100644
--- a/controllers/oauth2client_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/oauth2client_controller.go
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@ func (r *OAuth2ClientReconciler) registerOAuth2Client(ctx context.Context, c *hy
 
 	oauth2client, err := c.ToOAuth2ClientJSON()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		if updateErr := r.updateReconciliationStatusError(ctx, c, hydrav1alpha1.StatusRegistrationFailed, err); updateErr != nil {
+			return updateErr
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if credentials != nil {
@@ -264,7 +267,10 @@ func (r *OAuth2ClientReconciler) updateRegisteredOAuth2Client(ctx context.Contex
 
 	oauth2client, err := c.ToOAuth2ClientJSON()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		if updateErr := r.updateReconciliationStatusError(ctx, c, hydrav1alpha1.StatusRegistrationFailed, err); updateErr != nil {
+			return updateErr
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if _, err := hydra.PutOAuth2Client(oauth2client.WithCredentials(credentials)); err != nil {