diff --git a/apinetlet/controllers/network_controller_test.go b/apinetlet/controllers/network_controller_test.go
index 6fc8d99..90743b8 100644
--- a/apinetlet/controllers/network_controller_test.go
+++ b/apinetlet/controllers/network_controller_test.go
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ var _ = Describe("NetworkController", func() {
 		By("patching apinet network peering status")
 		apiNetNetwork2ID, _ := strconv.Atoi(apiNetNetwork2.Spec.ID)
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(apiNetNetwork1, func() {
+			apiNetNetwork1.Status.Peerings = make(map[string][]apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus)
 			apiNetNetwork1.Status.Peerings["partition1"] = []apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus{{
 				ID:    int32(apiNetNetwork2ID),
 				State: apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStateReady,
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ var _ = Describe("NetworkController", func() {
 
 		apiNetNetwork1ID, _ := strconv.Atoi(apiNetNetwork1.Spec.ID)
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(apiNetNetwork2, func() {
+			apiNetNetwork2.Status.Peerings = make(map[string][]apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus)
 			apiNetNetwork2.Status.Peerings["partition1"] = []apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus{{
 				ID:    int32(apiNetNetwork1ID),
 				State: apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStateReady,
@@ -377,6 +379,7 @@ var _ = Describe("NetworkController", func() {
 		By("patching apinet network peering status")
 		apiNetNetwork2ID, _ := strconv.Atoi(apiNetNetwork2.Spec.ID)
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(apiNetNetwork1, func() {
+			apiNetNetwork1.Status.Peerings = make(map[string][]apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus)
 			apiNetNetwork1.Status.Peerings["partition1"] = []apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus{{
 				ID:    int32(apiNetNetwork2ID),
 				State: apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStateReady,
@@ -385,6 +388,7 @@ var _ = Describe("NetworkController", func() {
 
 		apiNetNetwork1ID, _ := strconv.Atoi(apiNetNetwork1.Spec.ID)
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(apiNetNetwork2, func() {
+			apiNetNetwork2.Status.Peerings = make(map[string][]apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus)
 			apiNetNetwork2.Status.Peerings["partition1"] = []apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus{{
 				ID:    int32(apiNetNetwork1ID),
 				State: apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStateReady,
diff --git a/metalnetlet/controllers/network_controller.go b/metalnetlet/controllers/network_controller.go
index 42dc78c..afe2865 100644
--- a/metalnetlet/controllers/network_controller.go
+++ b/metalnetlet/controllers/network_controller.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (r *NetworkReconciler) updateApinetNetworkStatus(ctx context.Context, log l
 		log.V(1).Info("Patching apinet network status", "status", apinetStatusPeerings)
 		networkBase := network.DeepCopy()
 		if network.Status.Peerings == nil {
-			network.Status.Peerings = make(map[string][]apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus, 0)
+			network.Status.Peerings = make(map[string][]apinetv1alpha1.NetworkPeeringStatus)
 		}
 		network.Status.Peerings[r.PartitionName] = apinetStatusPeerings
 		if err := r.Status().Patch(ctx, network, client.MergeFrom(networkBase)); err != nil {