diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/196-pawanpraka1 b/changelogs/unreleased/196-pawanpraka1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ce361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/196-pawanpraka1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Reverting back to old way of checking the volume status
diff --git a/pkg/zfs/mount.go b/pkg/zfs/mount.go
index aa911b1..5899cd3 100644
--- a/pkg/zfs/mount.go
+++ b/pkg/zfs/mount.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func verifyMountRequest(vol *apis.ZFSVolume, mountpath string) error {
 		vol.Spec.OwnerNodeID != NodeID {
 		return status.Error(codes.Internal, "verifyMount: volume is owned by different node")
 	}
-	if vol.Status.State != ZFSStatusReady {
+	if vol.Finalizers == nil {
 		return status.Error(codes.Internal, "verifyMount: volume is not ready to be mounted")
 	}