diff --git a/openfeature/client.py b/openfeature/client.py
index 90d219eb..384f37b5 100644
--- a/openfeature/client.py
+++ b/openfeature/client.py
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ def provider(self) -> FeatureProvider:
         return api._provider_registry.get_provider(self.domain)
 
     def get_provider_status(self) -> ProviderStatus:
-        provider = api._provider_registry.get_provider(self.domain)
-        return api._provider_registry.get_provider_status(provider)
+        return api._provider_registry.get_provider_status(self.provider)
 
     def get_metadata(self) -> ClientMetadata:
         return ClientMetadata(domain=self.domain)