diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 627b95b87..7923582b5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2926,7 +2926,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.77.0"
+version = "0.77.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d27d6165..6d7ebe9f4 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.77.1] - 2024-09-27
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix always returning an error stating that volumeMounts are colliding. Instead move the error
+  creation to the correct location within an `if` statement ([#879]).
+
+[#879]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/879
+
 ## [0.77.0] - 2024-09-26
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
index 5a19c8ec8..4619582b0 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "stackable-operator"
 description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-version = "0.77.0"
+version = "0.77.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/builder/pod/container.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/builder/pod/container.rs
index 8357493ac..49b847b13 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/builder/pod/container.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/builder/pod/container.rs
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ pub enum Error {
     },
 
     #[snafu(display(
-        "Colliding mountPath {mount_path:?} in volumeMounts with different content. \
+        "Colliding mountPath {colliding_mount_path:?} in volumeMounts with different content. \
             Existing volume name {existing_volume_name:?}, new volume name {new_volume_name:?}"
     ))]
     MountPathCollision {
-        mount_path: String,
+        colliding_mount_path: String,
         existing_volume_name: String,
         new_volume_name: String,
     },
@@ -230,15 +230,16 @@ impl ContainerBuilder {
                 tracing::error!(
                     colliding_mount_path,
                     ?existing_volume_mount,
-                    "Colliding mountPath {colliding_mount_path:?} in volumeMounts with different content"
+                    "Colliding mountPath in volumeMounts with different content"
                 );
+
+                MountPathCollisionSnafu {
+                    colliding_mount_path,
+                    existing_volume_name: &existing_volume_mount.name,
+                    new_volume_name: &volume_mount.name,
+                }
+                .fail()?;
             }
-            MountPathCollisionSnafu {
-                mount_path: &volume_mount.mount_path,
-                existing_volume_name: &existing_volume_mount.name,
-                new_volume_name: &volume_mount.name,
-            }
-            .fail()?;
         } else {
             self.volume_mounts
                 .insert(volume_mount.mount_path.clone(), volume_mount);
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/builder/pod/mod.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/builder/pod/mod.rs
index fb5bda51d..54b34bd3a 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/builder/pod/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/builder/pod/mod.rs
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[snafu(display("object is missing key {key:?}"))]
     MissingObjectKey { key: &'static str },
 
-    #[snafu(display("Colliding volume name {volume_name:?} in volumes with different content"))]
-    VolumeNameCollision { volume_name: String },
+    #[snafu(display(
+        "Colliding volume name {colliding_volume_name:?} in volumes with different content"
+    ))]
+    VolumeNameCollision { colliding_volume_name: String },
 }
 
 /// A builder to build [`Pod`] or [`PodTemplateSpec`] objects.
@@ -292,16 +294,16 @@ impl PodBuilder {
     pub fn add_volume(&mut self, volume: Volume) -> Result<&mut Self> {
         if let Some(existing_volume) = self.volumes.get(&volume.name) {
             if existing_volume != &volume {
-                let colliding_name = &volume.name;
+                let colliding_volume_name = &volume.name;
                 // We don't want to include the details in the error message, but instead trace them
                 tracing::error!(
-                    colliding_name,
+                    colliding_volume_name,
                     ?existing_volume,
-                    "Colliding volume name {colliding_name:?} in volumes with different content"
+                    "Colliding volume name in volumes with different content"
                 );
 
                 VolumeNameCollisionSnafu {
-                    volume_name: &volume.name,
+                    colliding_volume_name,
                 }
                 .fail()?;
             }