diff --git a/source/istio_virtualservice.go b/source/istio_virtualservice.go
index 2e8ecf0ed..e6e87e6f5 100644
--- a/source/istio_virtualservice.go
+++ b/source/istio_virtualservice.go
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ func (sc *virtualServiceSource) getGateway(ctx context.Context, gatewayStr strin
 		log.Debugf("Gateway %s referenced by VirtualService %s/%s not found: %v", gatewayStr, virtualService.Namespace, virtualService.Name, err)
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-
 	return gateway, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/source/istio_virtualservice_test.go b/source/istio_virtualservice_test.go
index 1f4821064..551be6706 100644
--- a/source/istio_virtualservice_test.go
+++ b/source/istio_virtualservice_test.go
@@ -1751,7 +1751,13 @@ func TestVirtualServiceSourceGetGateway(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
-			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, got, "getGateway(%v, %v, %v)", tt.args.ctx, tt.args.gatewayStr, tt.args.virtualService)
+			if tt.want != nil && got != nil {
+				tt.want.Spec.ProtoReflect()
+				tt.want.Status.ProtoReflect()
+				assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, got, "getGateway(%v, %v, %v)", tt.args.ctx, tt.args.gatewayStr, tt.args.virtualService)
+			} else {
+				assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, got, "getGateway(%v, %v, %v)", tt.args.ctx, tt.args.gatewayStr, tt.args.virtualService)
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }