diff --git a/api/client/kubeclient/async.go b/api/client/kubeclient/async.go
index 61ed3f56d0..2d22345fbf 100644
--- a/api/client/kubeclient/async.go
+++ b/api/client/kubeclient/async.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (aws *asyncWSRoundTripper) WebsocketCallback(ws *websocket.Conn, resp *http
 		if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 			return enrichError(err, resp)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("Can't connect to websocket: %s\n", err.Error())
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't connect to websocket: %w", err)
 	}
 	aws.Connection <- ws
 
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ func asyncSubresourceHelper(
 		}
 
 		if response != nil {
-			defer response.Body.Close()
+			defer func() {
+				_ = response.Body.Close()
+			}()
 			switch response.StatusCode {
 			case http.StatusOK:
 			case http.StatusNotFound:
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ func enrichError(httpErr error, resp *http.Response) error {
 	if resp == nil {
 		return httpErr
 	}
-	httpErr = fmt.Errorf("Can't connect to websocket (%d): %s\n", resp.StatusCode, httpErr.Error())
+	httpErr = fmt.Errorf("can't connect to websocket (%d): %w", resp.StatusCode, httpErr)
 	status := &metav1.Status{}
 
 	if resp.Header.Get("Content-Type") != "application/json" {
@@ -201,7 +203,9 @@ type WebsocketRoundTripper struct {
 func (d *WebsocketRoundTripper) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	conn, resp, err := d.Dialer.Dial(r.URL.String(), r.Header)
 	if err == nil {
-		defer conn.Close()
+		defer func() {
+			_ = conn.Close()
+		}()
 	}
 	return resp, d.Do(conn, resp, err)
 }
diff --git a/api/client/kubeclient/streamer.go b/api/client/kubeclient/streamer.go
index 216bfd2f0e..120929a398 100644
--- a/api/client/kubeclient/streamer.go
+++ b/api/client/kubeclient/streamer.go
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ type wsConn struct {
 }
 
 func (c *wsConn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	if err := c.Conn.SetWriteDeadline(t); err != nil {
+	if err := c.SetWriteDeadline(t); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return c.Conn.SetReadDeadline(t)
+	return c.SetReadDeadline(t)
 }
 
 func NewWebsocketStreamer(conn *websocket.Conn, done chan struct{}) *wsStreamer {
diff --git a/api/client/kubeclient/websocket.go b/api/client/kubeclient/websocket.go
index 94c2018732..2cb4e4ccfb 100644
--- a/api/client/kubeclient/websocket.go
+++ b/api/client/kubeclient/websocket.go
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ func (s *binaryWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, convert(err)
 	}
-	defer w.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = w.Close()
+	}()
 	n, err := w.Write(p)
 	return n, err
 }
diff --git a/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go b/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go
index 62ba4393aa..5633a02610 100644
--- a/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go
+++ b/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const (
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:resource:categories={all,virtualization},scope=Namespaced,shortName={vm},singular=virtualmachine
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Phase",type="string",JSONPath=".status.phase",description="The phase of the virtual machine."
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="PhaseAge",type="date",JSONPath=".status.stats.phasesTransitions[-1].timestamp",description="Time since the virtual machine entered the current phase."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Cores",priority=1,type="string",JSONPath=".spec.cpu.cores",description="The number of cores of the virtual machine."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="CoreFraction",priority=1,type="string",JSONPath=".spec.cpu.coreFraction",description="Virtual machine core fraction. The range of available values is set in the `sizePolicy` parameter of the VirtualMachineClass; if it is not set, use values within the 1–100% range."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Memory",priority=1,type="string",JSONPath=".spec.memory.size",description="The amount of memory of the virtual machine."
diff --git a/crds/virtualmachines.yaml b/crds/virtualmachines.yaml
index da6d232bdc..88162c552b 100644
--- a/crds/virtualmachines.yaml
+++ b/crds/virtualmachines.yaml
@@ -1422,6 +1422,10 @@ spec:
           jsonPath: .status.phase
           name: Phase
           type: string
+        - description: Time since the virtual machine entered the current phase.
+          jsonPath: .status.stats.phasesTransitions[-1].timestamp
+          name: PhaseAge
+          type: date
         - description: Real number of the virtual machine cores.
           jsonPath: .status.resources.cpu.cores
           name: Cores