diff --git a/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 33c8cec5f7..24f1087878 100644
--- a/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -143,6 +143,21 @@ func (in *HeadGroupSpec) DeepCopy() *HeadGroupSpec {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *HeadInfo) DeepCopyInto(out *HeadInfo) {
+	*out = *in
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new HeadInfo.
+func (in *HeadInfo) DeepCopy() *HeadInfo {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(HeadInfo)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *RayActorOptionSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *RayActorOptionSpec) {
 	*out = *in
@@ -284,6 +299,7 @@ func (in *RayClusterStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *RayClusterStatus) {
 			(*out)[key] = val
 		}
 	}
+	out.Head = in.Head
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new RayClusterStatus.
diff --git a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod_test.go b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod_test.go
index c61db52ffe..94f8a7c95d 100644
--- a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod_test.go
+++ b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod_test.go
@@ -658,6 +658,10 @@ func TestDefaultWorkerPodTemplateWithName(t *testing.T) {
 	worker := cluster.Spec.WorkerGroupSpecs[0]
 	worker.Template.ObjectMeta.Name = "ray-worker-test"
 	podName := cluster.Name + DashSymbol + string(rayiov1alpha1.WorkerNode) + DashSymbol + worker.GroupName + DashSymbol + utils.FormatInt32(0)
-	podTemplateSpec := DefaultWorkerPodTemplate(*cluster, worker, podName, svcName, "6379")
+	expectedWorker := *worker.DeepCopy()
+
+	// Pass a deep copy of worker (*worker.DeepCopy()) to prevent "worker" from updating.
+	podTemplateSpec := DefaultWorkerPodTemplate(*cluster, *worker.DeepCopy(), podName, svcName, "6379")
 	assert.Equal(t, podTemplateSpec.ObjectMeta.Name, "")
+	assert.Equal(t, worker, expectedWorker)
 }
diff --git a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/raycluster_controller.go b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/raycluster_controller.go
index 1306467697..0399591632 100644
--- a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/raycluster_controller.go
+++ b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/raycluster_controller.go
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func (r *RayClusterReconciler) reconcilePods(instance *rayiov1alpha1.RayCluster)
 			var i int32
 			for i = 0; i < diff; i++ {
 				r.Log.Info("reconcilePods", "creating worker for group", worker.GroupName, fmt.Sprintf("index %d", i), fmt.Sprintf("in total %d", diff))
-				if err := r.createWorkerPod(*instance, worker); err != nil {
+				if err := r.createWorkerPod(*instance, *worker.DeepCopy()); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 			}