diff --git a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
index 447a0632f..b8a03a7a9 100644
--- a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
+++ b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package flagdproxy
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/common/types"
@@ -186,14 +187,23 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) doesFlagdProxyExist(ctx context.Context) (bool, erro
 		// does not exist, is not ready, is in error
 		return false, err
 	}
-	if !f.isFlagdProxyUpToDate(d) {
-		ownerReferences, err := f.getOwnerReference(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, err
-		}
-		d = f.newFlagdProxyManifest([]metav1.OwnerReference{ownerReferences})
+	// generate new Deployment struct
+	ownerReferences, err := f.getOwnerReference(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	newDeployment := f.newFlagdProxyManifest([]metav1.OwnerReference{ownerReferences})
+
+	if !f.isFlagdProxyUpToDate(d, newDeployment) {
+		f.Log.Info("flagd-proxy Deployment changed, updating")
+		// copy new content
+		d.Spec = newDeployment.Spec
+		d.Labels = newDeployment.Labels
+		d.OwnerReferences = newDeployment.OwnerReferences
+		// update
 		err = f.Client.Update(ctx, d)
 		if err != nil {
+			f.Log.Error(err, "Could not update flagd-proxy Deployment")
 			return false, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -201,9 +211,8 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) doesFlagdProxyExist(ctx context.Context) (bool, erro
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) isFlagdProxyUpToDate(d *appsV1.Deployment) bool {
-	img := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", f.config.Image, f.config.Tag)
-	return img == d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image
+func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) isFlagdProxyUpToDate(old, new *appsV1.Deployment) bool {
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(old.Spec, new.Spec)
 }
 
 func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) getOwnerReference(ctx context.Context) (metav1.OwnerReference, error) {