diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go
index 82a6524304..fbaa0419f1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (s *DaemonSetStatusViewer) Status(namespace, name string, revision int64) (
 		return "", false, err
 	}
 	if daemon.Spec.UpdateStrategy.Type != appsv1.RollingUpdateDaemonSetStrategyType {
-		return "", true, fmt.Errorf("Status is available only for RollingUpdate strategy type")
+		return "", true, fmt.Errorf("rollout status is only available for %s strategy type", appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType)
 	}
 	if daemon.Generation <= daemon.Status.ObservedGeneration {
 		if daemon.Status.UpdatedNumberScheduled < daemon.Status.DesiredNumberScheduled {
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ func (s *StatefulSetStatusViewer) Status(namespace, name string, revision int64)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", false, err
 	}
-	if sts.Spec.UpdateStrategy.Type == apps.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType {
-		return "", true, fmt.Errorf("%s updateStrategy does not have a Status", apps.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType)
+	if sts.Spec.UpdateStrategy.Type != appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType {
+		return "", true, fmt.Errorf("rollout status is only available for %s strategy type", appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType)
 	}
 	if sts.Status.ObservedGeneration == 0 || sts.Generation > sts.Status.ObservedGeneration {
 		return "Waiting for statefulset spec update to be observed...\n", false, nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go
index f223ff4981..2f7951326b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func TestDaemonSetStatusViewerStatusWithWrongUpdateStrategyType(t *testing.T) {
 	client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(d).Apps()
 	dsv := &DaemonSetStatusViewer{c: client}
 	msg, done, err := dsv.Status("bar", "foo", 0)
-	errMsg := "Status is available only for RollingUpdate strategy type"
+	errMsg := "rollout status is only available for RollingUpdate strategy type"
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != errMsg {
 		t.Errorf("Status for daemon sets with UpdateStrategy type different than RollingUpdate should return error. Instead got: msg: %s\ndone: %t\n err: %v", msg, done, err)
 	}