diff --git a/client/api/omni/specs/infra.pb.go b/client/api/omni/specs/infra.pb.go
index 8bf1c50e..fa539cf6 100644
--- a/client/api/omni/specs/infra.pb.go
+++ b/client/api/omni/specs/infra.pb.go
@@ -477,11 +477,12 @@ func (x *InfraMachineStateSpec) GetInstalled() bool {
 }
 
 type InfraMachineStatusSpec struct {
-	state               protoimpl.MessageState                   `protogen:"open.v1"`
-	PowerState          InfraMachineStatusSpec_MachinePowerState `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=power_state,json=powerState,proto3,enum=specs.InfraMachineStatusSpec_MachinePowerState" json:"power_state,omitempty"`
-	ReadyToUse          bool                                     `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=ready_to_use,json=readyToUse,proto3" json:"ready_to_use,omitempty"`
-	LastRebootId        string                                   `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=last_reboot_id,json=lastRebootId,proto3" json:"last_reboot_id,omitempty"`
-	LastRebootTimestamp *timestamppb.Timestamp                   `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=last_reboot_timestamp,json=lastRebootTimestamp,proto3" json:"last_reboot_timestamp,omitempty"`
+	state      protoimpl.MessageState                   `protogen:"open.v1"`
+	PowerState InfraMachineStatusSpec_MachinePowerState `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=power_state,json=powerState,proto3,enum=specs.InfraMachineStatusSpec_MachinePowerState" json:"power_state,omitempty"`
+	// ReadyToUse is set to true when the machine is not dirty, i.e., there is no pending wipe operation.
+	ReadyToUse          bool                   `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=ready_to_use,json=readyToUse,proto3" json:"ready_to_use,omitempty"`
+	LastRebootId        string                 `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=last_reboot_id,json=lastRebootId,proto3" json:"last_reboot_id,omitempty"`
+	LastRebootTimestamp *timestamppb.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=last_reboot_timestamp,json=lastRebootTimestamp,proto3" json:"last_reboot_timestamp,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields       protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache           protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
diff --git a/client/api/omni/specs/infra.proto b/client/api/omni/specs/infra.proto
index 6e88e52d..bc6112ee 100644
--- a/client/api/omni/specs/infra.proto
+++ b/client/api/omni/specs/infra.proto
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ message InfraMachineStatusSpec {
   }
 
   MachinePowerState power_state = 1;
+
+  // ReadyToUse is set to true when the machine is not dirty, i.e., there is no pending wipe operation.
   bool ready_to_use = 2;
   string last_reboot_id = 3;
   google.protobuf.Timestamp last_reboot_timestamp = 4;
diff --git a/cmd/integration-test/pkg/tests/infra.go b/cmd/integration-test/pkg/tests/infra.go
index 69ef0dc9..ab57be6e 100644
--- a/cmd/integration-test/pkg/tests/infra.go
+++ b/cmd/integration-test/pkg/tests/infra.go
@@ -299,10 +299,10 @@ func AssertInfraMachinesAreAllocated(testCtx context.Context, omniState state.St
 				assertion.Equal(extensions, res.TypedSpec().Value.Extensions)
 			})
 
-			// The machine is allocated, so the ReadyToUse field is set to false
+			// The machine is allocated, so it will be powered on and be ready to use
 			rtestutils.AssertResource[*infra.MachineStatus](ctx, t, omniState, id, func(res *infra.MachineStatus, assertion *assert.Assertions) {
 				assertion.Equal(specs.InfraMachineStatusSpec_POWER_STATE_ON, res.TypedSpec().Value.PowerState)
-				assertion.False(res.TypedSpec().Value.ReadyToUse)
+				assertion.True(res.TypedSpec().Value.ReadyToUse)
 			})
 
 			// Omni receives a SequenceEvent from the SideroLink event sink and sets the Installed field to true
@@ -338,15 +338,15 @@ func AssertAllInfraMachinesAreUnallocated(testCtx context.Context, omniState sta
 				}
 			})
 
-			// machine is unallocated, so the ReadyToUse field will be set to true
-			rtestutils.AssertResource[*infra.MachineStatus](ctx, t, omniState, id, func(res *infra.MachineStatus, assertion *assert.Assertions) {
-				assertion.True(res.TypedSpec().Value.ReadyToUse)
-			})
-
 			// provider wipes the machine and sets the Installed field to false
 			rtestutils.AssertResource[*infra.MachineState](ctx, t, omniState, id, func(res *infra.MachineState, assertion *assert.Assertions) {
 				assertion.False(res.TypedSpec().Value.Installed)
 			})
+
+			// after the machine is wiped, ReadyToUse field will be set to true
+			rtestutils.AssertResource[*infra.MachineStatus](ctx, t, omniState, id, func(res *infra.MachineStatus, assertion *assert.Assertions) {
+				assertion.True(res.TypedSpec().Value.ReadyToUse)
+			})
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/version/data/tag b/internal/version/data/tag
index dc010256..5a863301 100644
--- a/internal/version/data/tag
+++ b/internal/version/data/tag
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.46.0-beta.0
+v0.46.0-beta.0
\ No newline at end of file