diff --git a/updater/aws.go b/updater/aws.go
index ad31b9d..88b1a37 100644
--- a/updater/aws.go
+++ b/updater/aws.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 type instance struct {
 	instanceID          string
 	containerInstanceID string
+	bottlerocketVersion string
 }
 
 type checkOutput struct {
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ func (u *updater) filterAvailableUpdates(bottlerocketInstances []instance) ([]in
 			log.Printf("failed to parse check command output %s: %v", string(commandOutput), err)
 		}
 		if output.UpdateState == "Available" {
+			inst.bottlerocketVersion = output.ActivePartition.Image.Version
 			candidates = append(candidates, inst)
 		}
 	}
@@ -261,16 +263,17 @@ func (u *updater) verifyUpdate(inst instance) error {
 	}
 	output, err := parseCommandOutput(updateResult)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse check command output %s, manual verification required: %v", string(updateResult), err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse check command output '%s', manual verification required: %v", string(updateResult), err)
 	}
-	if output.UpdateState == "Available" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(" instance did not update, manual update advised")
-	}
-	log.Printf("Instance %#q updated successfully", inst)
-	if output.ActivePartition.Image.Version != "" {
-		log.Printf("Instance %#q running Bottlerocket: %s", inst, output.ActivePartition.Image.Version)
+	updatedVersion := output.ActivePartition.Image.Version
+	if updatedVersion == inst.bottlerocketVersion {
+		log.Printf("Container instance %s did not update, its current "+
+			"version %s and updated version %s are same", inst.containerInstanceID, inst.bottlerocketVersion, updatedVersion)
+	} else if output.UpdateState == "Available" {
+		log.Printf("Update for container instance %s was successful, however another newer version %s was released recently."+
+			" Instance will be updated to newer version in next iteration.", inst.containerInstanceID, updatedVersion)
 	} else {
-		log.Printf("Unable to verify active version. Manual verification of %#q required.", inst)
+		log.Printf("Instance %#q successfully updated to version %s", inst, updatedVersion)
 	}
 	return nil
 }