diff --git a/pkg/modifycontroller/modify_status.go b/pkg/modifycontroller/modify_status.go
index 4a12d034a..eb7c70320 100644
--- a/pkg/modifycontroller/modify_status.go
+++ b/pkg/modifycontroller/modify_status.go
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ package modifycontroller
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-resizer/pkg/util"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 // markControllerModifyVolumeStatus will mark ModifyVolumeStatus other than completed in the PVC
@@ -31,10 +33,10 @@ func (ctrl *modifyController) markControllerModifyVolumeStatus(
 	err error) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
 
 	newPVC := pvc.DeepCopy()
-	if newPVC.Status.ModifyVolumeStatus == nil {
-		newPVC.Status.ModifyVolumeStatus = &v1.ModifyVolumeStatus{}
+	newPVC.Status.ModifyVolumeStatus = &v1.ModifyVolumeStatus{
+		Status:                          modifyVolumeStatus,
+		TargetVolumeAttributesClassName: ptr.Deref(pvc.Spec.VolumeAttributesClassName, ""),
 	}
-	newPVC.Status.ModifyVolumeStatus.Status = modifyVolumeStatus
 	// Update PVC's Condition to indicate modification
 	pvcCondition := v1.PersistentVolumeClaimCondition{
 		Type:               v1.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeModifyingVolume,
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ func (ctrl *modifyController) markControllerModifyVolumeStatus(
 	switch modifyVolumeStatus {
 	case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimModifyVolumeInProgress:
 		conditionMessage = "ModifyVolume operation in progress."
-		newPVC.Status.ModifyVolumeStatus.TargetVolumeAttributesClassName = *pvc.Spec.VolumeAttributesClassName
 	case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimModifyVolumeInfeasible:
 		conditionMessage = "ModifyVolume failed with error" + err.Error() + ". Waiting for retry."
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/modifycontroller/modify_volume_test.go b/pkg/modifycontroller/modify_volume_test.go
index 25a8abbe8..f652c8fb0 100644
--- a/pkg/modifycontroller/modify_volume_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modifycontroller/modify_volume_test.go
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ func TestModify(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:             "vac does not exist, no modification and set ModifyVolumeStatus to pending",
-			pvc:              createTestPVC(pvcName, targetVac /*vacName*/, testVac /*curVacName*/, testVac /*targetVacName*/),
+			pvc:              createTestPVC(pvcName, targetVac /*vacName*/, testVac /*curVacName*/, "" /*targetVacName*/),
 			pv:               basePV,
 			expectModifyCall: false,
 			expectedModifyVolumeStatus: &v1.ModifyVolumeStatus{
-				TargetVolumeAttributesClassName: testVac,
+				TargetVolumeAttributesClassName: targetVac,
 				Status:                          v1.PersistentVolumeClaimModifyVolumePending,
 			},
 			expectedCurrentVolumeAttributesClassName: &testVac,