diff --git a/docs/content/en/docs/documentation/reconciler.md b/docs/content/en/docs/documentation/reconciler.md
index b9ede8aa95..362de38a03 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/docs/documentation/reconciler.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/docs/documentation/reconciler.md
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public UpdateControl<StatusPatchCacheCustomResource> reconcile(
     var freshCopy = createFreshCopy(primary);
     freshCopy.getStatus().setValue(statusWithState());
     
-    var updatedResource = PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(resource, freshCopy, context);
+    var updatedResource = PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.ssaPatchStatusAndCacheResource(resource, freshCopy, context);
     
     return UpdateControl.noUpdate();
   }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ needs to be set to `false` you can use an explicit caching approach:
     freshCopy.getStatus().setValue(statusWithState());
 
     var updated =
-            PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(primary, freshCopy, context, cache);
+            PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.ssaPatchStatusAndCacheResource(primary, freshCopy, context, cache);
       
     return UpdateControl.noUpdate();
   }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.java
index 174f7667f6..d1c210dd1a 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.java
@@ -25,53 +25,56 @@ private PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils() {}
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.class);
 
   /**
-   * Makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource will be present during the next reconciliation.
-   * Using update (PUT) method.
+   * Updates status and makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource will be present during the
+   * next reconciliation. Using update (PUT) method.
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param context of reconciliation
    * @return updated resource
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P updateAndCacheStatus(P primary, Context<P> context) {
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P updateStatusAndCacheResource(
+      P primary, Context<P> context) {
     logWarnIfResourceVersionPresent(primary);
-    return patchAndCacheStatus(
+    return patchStatusAndCacheResource(
         primary, context, () -> context.getClient().resource(primary).updateStatus());
   }
 
   /**
-   * Makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource will be present during the next reconciliation.
-   * Using JSON Merge patch.
+   * Patches status with and makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource will be present during
+   * the next reconciliation. Using JSON Merge patch.
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param context of reconciliation
    * @return updated resource
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchAndCacheStatus(P primary, Context<P> context) {
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchStatusAndCacheResource(
+      P primary, Context<P> context) {
     logWarnIfResourceVersionPresent(primary);
-    return patchAndCacheStatus(
+    return patchStatusAndCacheResource(
         primary, context, () -> context.getClient().resource(primary).patchStatus());
   }
 
   /**
-   * Makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource will be present during the next reconciliation.
-   * Using JSON Patch.
+   * Patches status and makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource will be present during the
+   * next reconciliation. Using JSON Patch.
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param context of reconciliation
    * @return updated resource
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P editAndCacheStatus(
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P editStatusAndCacheResource(
       P primary, Context<P> context, UnaryOperator<P> operation) {
     logWarnIfResourceVersionPresent(primary);
-    return patchAndCacheStatus(
+    return patchStatusAndCacheResource(
         primary, context, () -> context.getClient().resource(primary).editStatus(operation));
   }
 
   /**
-   * Makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource will be present during the next reconciliation.
+   * Patches the resource with supplied method and makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource
+   * will be present during the next reconciliation.
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param context of reconciliation
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P editAndCacheStatus(
    * @return the updated resource.
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchAndCacheStatus(
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchStatusAndCacheResource(
       P primary, Context<P> context, Supplier<P> patch) {
     var updatedResource = patch.get();
     context
@@ -90,8 +93,8 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchAndCacheStatus(
   }
 
   /**
-   * Makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource will be present during the next reconciliation.
-   * Using Server Side Apply.
+   * Patches status and makes sure that the up-to-date primary resource will be present during the
+   * next reconciliation. Using Server Side Apply.
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param freshResourceWithStatus - fresh resource with target state
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchAndCacheStatus(
    * @return the updated resource.
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P ssaPatchStatusAndCacheResource(
       P primary, P freshResourceWithStatus, Context<P> context) {
     logWarnIfResourceVersionPresent(freshResourceWithStatus);
     var res =
@@ -122,7 +125,8 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(
   }
 
   /**
-   * Patches the resource and adds it to the {@link PrimaryResourceCache}.
+   * Patches the resource status and caches the response in provided {@link PrimaryResourceCache}.
+   * Uses Server Side Apply.
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param freshResourceWithStatus - fresh resource with target state
@@ -131,10 +135,10 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(
    * @return the updated resource.
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P ssaPatchStatusAndCacheResource(
       P primary, P freshResourceWithStatus, Context<P> context, PrimaryResourceCache<P> cache) {
     logWarnIfResourceVersionPresent(freshResourceWithStatus);
-    return patchAndCacheStatus(
+    return patchStatusAndCacheResource(
         primary,
         cache,
         () ->
@@ -151,7 +155,8 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(
   }
 
   /**
-   * Patches the resource with JSON Patch and adds it to the {@link PrimaryResourceCache}.
+   * Patches the resource with JSON Patch and caches the response in provided {@link
+   * PrimaryResourceCache}.
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param context of reconciliation
@@ -159,16 +164,16 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(
    * @return the updated resource.
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P editAndCacheStatus(
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P editStatusAndCacheResource(
       P primary, Context<P> context, PrimaryResourceCache<P> cache, UnaryOperator<P> operation) {
     logWarnIfResourceVersionPresent(primary);
-    return patchAndCacheStatus(
+    return patchStatusAndCacheResource(
         primary, cache, () -> context.getClient().resource(primary).editStatus(operation));
   }
 
   /**
-   * Patches the resource with JSON Merge patch and adds it to the {@link PrimaryResourceCache}
-   * provided.
+   * Patches the resource status with JSON Merge patch and caches the response in provided {@link
+   * PrimaryResourceCache}
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param context of reconciliation
@@ -176,15 +181,15 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P editAndCacheStatus(
    * @return the updated resource.
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchAndCacheStatus(
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchStatusAndCacheResource(
       P primary, Context<P> context, PrimaryResourceCache<P> cache) {
     logWarnIfResourceVersionPresent(primary);
-    return patchAndCacheStatus(
+    return patchStatusAndCacheResource(
         primary, cache, () -> context.getClient().resource(primary).patchStatus());
   }
 
   /**
-   * Updates the resource and adds it to the {@link PrimaryResourceCache}.
+   * Updates the resource status and caches the response in provided {@link PrimaryResourceCache}.
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param context of reconciliation
@@ -192,15 +197,16 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchAndCacheStatus(
    * @return the updated resource.
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P updateAndCacheStatus(
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P updateStatusAndCacheResource(
       P primary, Context<P> context, PrimaryResourceCache<P> cache) {
     logWarnIfResourceVersionPresent(primary);
-    return patchAndCacheStatus(
+    return patchStatusAndCacheResource(
         primary, cache, () -> context.getClient().resource(primary).updateStatus());
   }
 
   /**
-   * Updates the resource using the user provided implementation anc caches the result.
+   * Updates the resource using the user provided implementation and caches the response in provided
+   * {@link PrimaryResourceCache}.
    *
    * @param primary resource
    * @param cache resource cache managed by user
@@ -208,7 +214,7 @@ public static <P extends HasMetadata> P updateAndCacheStatus(
    * @return the updated resource.
    * @param <P> primary resource type
    */
-  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchAndCacheStatus(
+  public static <P extends HasMetadata> P patchStatusAndCacheResource(
       P primary, PrimaryResourceCache<P> cache, Supplier<P> patch) {
     var updatedResource = patch.get();
     cache.cacheResource(primary, updatedResource);
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/statuscache/internal/StatusPatchCacheReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/statuscache/internal/StatusPatchCacheReconciler.java
index 8a3a72a901..a62d0c5b18 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/statuscache/internal/StatusPatchCacheReconciler.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/statuscache/internal/StatusPatchCacheReconciler.java
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public UpdateControl<StatusPatchCacheCustomResource> reconcile(
         .getStatus()
         .setValue(resource.getStatus() == null ? 1 : resource.getStatus().getValue() + 1);
 
-    var updated = PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(resource, freshCopy, context);
+    var updated =
+        PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.ssaPatchStatusAndCacheResource(resource, freshCopy, context);
     latestValue = updated.getStatus().getValue();
 
     return UpdateControl.noUpdate();
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/statuscache/primarycache/StatusPatchPrimaryCacheReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/statuscache/primarycache/StatusPatchPrimaryCacheReconciler.java
index c25fcddfec..b03424441f 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/statuscache/primarycache/StatusPatchPrimaryCacheReconciler.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/statuscache/primarycache/StatusPatchPrimaryCacheReconciler.java
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ public UpdateControl<StatusPatchPrimaryCacheCustomResource> reconcile(
         .setValue(primary.getStatus() == null ? 1 : primary.getStatus().getValue() + 1);
 
     var updated =
-        PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.ssaPatchAndCacheStatus(primary, freshCopy, context, cache);
+        PrimaryUpdateAndCacheUtils.ssaPatchStatusAndCacheResource(
+            primary, freshCopy, context, cache);
     latestValue = updated.getStatus().getValue();
 
     return UpdateControl.noUpdate();