diff --git a/operator/internal/controller/backuprestore_controller.go b/operator/internal/controller/backuprestore_controller.go
index f81da118f..514cebeb5 100644
--- a/operator/internal/controller/backuprestore_controller.go
+++ b/operator/internal/controller/backuprestore_controller.go
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ func (r *BackupRestoreReconciler) ensurePV(
 	}
 	existing := &corev1.PersistentVolume{}
 	if err := r.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Name: pvName}, existing); err == nil {
-		wantHandle := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", clusterUUID, restoreCR.Status.PoolName, restoreCR.Status.RestoredLvolID)
+		wantHandle := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", clusterUUID, restoreCR.Status.PoolUUID, restoreCR.Status.RestoredLvolID)
 		var mismatch string
 		switch {
 		case existing.Spec.StorageClassName != wantStorageClass:
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ func (r *BackupRestoreReconciler) ensurePV(
 
 	volumeHandle := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s",
 		clusterUUID,
-		restoreCR.Status.PoolName,
+		restoreCR.Status.PoolUUID,
 		restoreCR.Status.RestoredLvolID,
 	)
 	volumeAttributes, err := r.restoreVolumeAttributes(
diff --git a/operator/internal/controller/backuprestore_controller_test.go b/operator/internal/controller/backuprestore_controller_test.go
index a1738b8bd..884fc51e8 100644
--- a/operator/internal/controller/backuprestore_controller_test.go
+++ b/operator/internal/controller/backuprestore_controller_test.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestBackupRestoreEnsurePVIncludesCSIAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("storageClassName = %q, want %q", pv.Spec.StorageClassName, wantStorageClass)
 	}
 
-	wantVolumeHandle := "cluster-uuid:pool-a:lvol-uuid"
+	wantVolumeHandle := "cluster-uuid:pool-uuid:lvol-uuid"
 	if pv.Spec.CSI.VolumeHandle != wantVolumeHandle {
 		t.Fatalf("volumeHandle = %q, want %q", pv.Spec.CSI.VolumeHandle, wantVolumeHandle)
 	}