objToUpdate, patchErr = p.mechanism.applyPatchToCurrentObject(ctx, currentObject)
	}

	if patchErr != nil {
		return nil, patchErr
	}

	objToUpdateHasUID, err := hasUID(objToUpdate)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if objToUpdateHasUID && !currentObjectHasUID {
		accessor, err := meta.Accessor(objToUpdate)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}