diff --git a/controllers/state_of_the_world.go b/controllers/state_of_the_world.go
index 8ddc30c85..be04407ea 100644
--- a/controllers/state_of_the_world.go
+++ b/controllers/state_of_the_world.go
@@ -355,13 +355,7 @@ func (b *BootOptionsBuilder) getLimitadorOperatorOptions() []controller.Controll
 func (b *BootOptionsBuilder) getAuthorinoOperatorOptions() []controller.ControllerOption {
 	var opts []controller.ControllerOption
 	var err error
-	b.isAuthorinoOperatorInstalled, err = utils.IsCRDInstalled(b.manager.GetRESTMapper(), kuadrantv1beta1.AuthorinoGroupKind.Group, kuadrantv1beta1.AuthorinoGroupKind.Kind, authorinooperatorv1beta1.GroupVersion.Version)
-	if err != nil || !b.isAuthorinoOperatorInstalled {
-		b.logger.Info("authorino operator is not installed, skipping related watches and reconcilers", "err", err)
-		return opts
-	}
-
-	b.isAuthorinoOperatorInstalled, err = utils.IsCRDInstalled(b.manager.GetRESTMapper(), authorino.AuthConfigGroupKind.Group, authorino.AuthConfigGroupKind.Kind, authorinov1beta3.GroupVersion.Version)
+	b.isAuthorinoOperatorInstalled, err = authorino.IsAuthorinoOperatorInstalled(b.manager.GetRESTMapper(), b.logger)
 	if err != nil || !b.isAuthorinoOperatorInstalled {
 		b.logger.Info("authorino operator is not installed, skipping related watches and reconcilers", "err", err)
 		return opts
@@ -522,8 +516,6 @@ func finalStepsWorkflow(client *dynamic.DynamicClient, isGatewayAPIInstalled, is
 	return workflow
 }
 
-var ErrMissingKuadrant = fmt.Errorf("missing kuadrant object in topology")
-
 func GetKuadrantFromTopology(topology *machinery.Topology) *kuadrantv1beta1.Kuadrant {
 	kuadrants := lo.FilterMap(topology.Objects().Roots(), func(root machinery.Object, _ int) (controller.Object, bool) {
 		o, isSortable := root.(controller.Object)
diff --git a/pkg/authorino/conditions.go b/pkg/authorino/conditions.go
index 49010b476..fd8a2ca5c 100644
--- a/pkg/authorino/conditions.go
+++ b/pkg/authorino/conditions.go
@@ -1,15 +1,36 @@
 package authorino
 
 import (
-	authorinov1beta1 "github.com/kuadrant/authorino-operator/api/v1beta1"
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	authorinooperatorv1beta1 "github.com/kuadrant/authorino-operator/api/v1beta1"
+	authorinov1beta3 "github.com/kuadrant/authorino/api/v1beta3"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+
+	"github.com/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator/pkg/utils"
+
+	kuadrantv1beta1 "github.com/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator/api/v1beta1"
 )
 
-func FindAuthorinoStatusCondition(conditions []authorinov1beta1.Condition, conditionType string) *authorinov1beta1.Condition {
+func FindAuthorinoStatusCondition(conditions []authorinooperatorv1beta1.Condition, conditionType string) *authorinooperatorv1beta1.Condition {
 	for i := range conditions {
-		if conditions[i].Type == authorinov1beta1.ConditionType(conditionType) {
+		if conditions[i].Type == authorinooperatorv1beta1.ConditionType(conditionType) {
 			return &conditions[i]
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func IsAuthorinoOperatorInstalled(restMapper meta.RESTMapper, logger logr.Logger) (bool, error) {
+	if ok, err := utils.IsCRDInstalled(restMapper, kuadrantv1beta1.AuthorinoGroupKind.Group, kuadrantv1beta1.AuthorinoGroupKind.Kind, authorinooperatorv1beta1.GroupVersion.Version); !ok || err != nil {
+		logger.V(1).Error(err, "Authorino Operator CRD was not installed", "group", kuadrantv1beta1.AuthorinoGroupKind.Group, "kind", kuadrantv1beta1.AuthorinoGroupKind.Kind, "version", authorinooperatorv1beta1.GroupVersion.Version)
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if ok, err := utils.IsCRDInstalled(restMapper, AuthConfigGroupKind.Group, AuthConfigGroupKind.Kind, authorinov1beta3.GroupVersion.Version); !ok || err != nil {
+		logger.V(1).Error(err, "Authorino Operator CRD was not installed", "group", AuthConfigGroupKind.Group, "kind", AuthConfigGroupKind.Kind, "version", authorinov1beta3.GroupVersion.Version)
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}