diff --git a/.changeset/hip-moose-boil.md b/.changeset/hip-moose-boil.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e14c557c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-moose-boil.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-react': patch
+---
+
+Internal refactor to avoid a null pointer problem
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-react/src/components/CustomResources/DefaultCustomResource.tsx b/plugins/kubernetes-react/src/components/CustomResources/DefaultCustomResource.tsx
index cee3fb9e6c..22629a1d6e 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-react/src/components/CustomResources/DefaultCustomResource.tsx
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-react/src/components/CustomResources/DefaultCustomResource.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const DefaultCustomResourceAccordion = ({
         />
       </AccordionSummary>
       <AccordionDetails>
-        {customResource.hasOwnProperty('status') && (
+        {Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(customResource, 'status') && (
           <StructuredMetadataTable metadata={customResource.status} />
         )}
       </AccordionDetails>