diff --git a/controllers/solrcloud_controller.go b/controllers/solrcloud_controller.go
index b18dbd14..355d378a 100644
--- a/controllers/solrcloud_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/solrcloud_controller.go
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ func (r *SolrCloudReconciler) cleanupUnconfiguredServices(ctx context.Context, s
 		return
 	}
 	for _, pod := range podList {
-		if pod.Annotations == nil && pod.Annotations[util.ServiceTypeAnnotation] != "" {
+		if pod.Annotations != nil && pod.Annotations[util.ServiceTypeAnnotation] != "" {
 			if onlyServiceTypeInUse != pod.Annotations[util.ServiceTypeAnnotation] {
 				// Only remove services if all pods are using the same, and configured, type of service.
 				// Otherwise, we are in transition between service types and need to wait to delete anything.
diff --git a/controllers/util/solr_scale_util.go b/controllers/util/solr_scale_util.go
index 3f556af6..e10c6da4 100644
--- a/controllers/util/solr_scale_util.go
+++ b/controllers/util/solr_scale_util.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 func BalanceReplicasForCluster(ctx context.Context, solrCloud *solr.SolrCloud, statefulSet *appsv1.StatefulSet, balanceReason string, balanceCmdUniqueId string, logger logr.Logger) (balanceComplete bool, requestInProgress bool, retryLaterDuration time.Duration, err error) {
 	logger = logger.WithValues("balanceReason", balanceReason)
 	// If the Cloud has 1 or zero pods, there is no reason to balance replicas.
-	if statefulSet.Spec.Replicas == nil || *statefulSet.Spec.Replicas < 1 {
+	if statefulSet.Spec.Replicas == nil || *statefulSet.Spec.Replicas <= 1 {
 		balanceComplete = true
 	} else {
 		requestId := "balance-replicas-" + balanceCmdUniqueId