diff --git a/internal/controller/bucket/bucket_validation_webhook.go b/internal/controller/bucket/bucket_validation_webhook.go
index 078877a3..abc2ebcf 100644
--- a/internal/controller/bucket/bucket_validation_webhook.go
+++ b/internal/controller/bucket/bucket_validation_webhook.go
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func (b *BucketValidator) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.Context, oldObj, newObj run
 		return nil, errors.New(errNotBucket)
 	}
 
+	if bucket.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp != nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	return nil, b.validateCreateOrUpdate(bucket)
 }