diff --git a/src/custom_resource.rs b/src/custom_resource.rs
index 8bc3770..917a294 100644
--- a/src/custom_resource.rs
+++ b/src/custom_resource.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ impl Default for Resources {
         }
     }
 }
+impl From<Resources> for ResourceRequirements {
+    fn from(value: Resources) -> Self {
+        ResourceRequirements {
+            requests: Some((&value.requests).into()),
+            limits: Some((&value.limits).into()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(CustomResource, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, Debug, JsonSchema)]
 #[kube(
@@ -252,13 +261,9 @@ impl HydraDoomNode {
                 resources: Some(
                     self.spec
                         .resources
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .map(|resources| ResourceRequirements {
-                            requests: Some((&resources.requests).into()),
-                            limits: Some((&resources.limits).into()),
-                            ..Default::default()
-                        })
-                        .unwrap_or(Default::default()),
+                        .clone()
+                        .unwrap_or(Default::default())
+                        .into(),
                 ),
                 ..Default::default()
             },