diff --git a/internal/provider/kubernetes/status_updater.go b/internal/provider/kubernetes/status_updater.go
index fbb5ada36a1..188c941e4c4 100644
--- a/internal/provider/kubernetes/status_updater.go
+++ b/internal/provider/kubernetes/status_updater.go
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ func NewUpdateHandler(log logr.Logger, client client.Client) *UpdateHandler {
 		sendUpdates:   sendUpdates,
 		updateChannel: updateChannel,
 		writer: &UpdateWriter{
-			log:           log,
-			enabled:       sendUpdates,
-			updateChannel: updateChannel,
-			missedEvents:  make(chan Update, 1000),
+			log:                 log,
+			enabled:             sendUpdates,
+			updateChannel:       updateChannel,
+			eventsBeforeEnabled: make(chan Update, 1000),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (u *UpdateHandler) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	// Enable Updaters to start sending updates to this handler.
 	close(u.sendUpdates)
-	u.writer.start()
+	u.writer.handleEventsReceivedBeforeEnabled()
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -168,10 +168,12 @@ type Updater interface {
 
 // UpdateWriter takes status updates and sends these to the UpdateHandler via a channel.
 type UpdateWriter struct {
-	log           logr.Logger
-	enabled       <-chan struct{}
-	updateChannel chan<- Update
-	missedEvents  chan Update
+	log                 logr.Logger
+	enabled             <-chan struct{}
+	updateChannel       chan<- Update
+	// a temporary buffer to store events received before the Updater is enabled.
+	// These events will be sent to the update channel once the Updater is enabled.
+	eventsBeforeEnabled chan Update
 }
 
 // Send sends the given Update off to the update channel for writing by the UpdateHandler.
@@ -181,23 +183,23 @@ func (u *UpdateWriter) Send(update Update) {
 	case <-u.enabled:
 		u.updateChannel <- update
 	default:
-		if len(u.missedEvents) < cap(u.missedEvents) {
+		if len(u.eventsBeforeEnabled) < cap(u.eventsBeforeEnabled) {
 			u.log.Info("received a status update while disabled, storing for later", "event", update.NamespacedName)
-			u.missedEvents <- update
+			u.eventsBeforeEnabled <- update
 		} else {
 			u.log.Error(errors.New("dropping status update, buffer full"), "event", update.NamespacedName)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-// start runs the goroutine to send the events received before the Updater was enabled to the update channel.
-func (u *UpdateWriter) start() {
+// handleEventsReceivedBeforeEnabled sends the events received before the Updater was enabled to the update channel.
+func (u *UpdateWriter) handleEventsReceivedBeforeEnabled() {
 	go func() {
-		for e := range u.missedEvents {
+		for e := range u.eventsBeforeEnabled {
 			u.log.Info("sending stored status update", "event", e.NamespacedName)
 			u.updateChannel <- e
 		}
-		close(u.missedEvents)
+		close(u.eventsBeforeEnabled)
 	}()
 }