diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8d76f220..23efd28f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9
 	github.com/google/go-github/v50 v50.2.0
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/controllers/terraformlayer/controller.go b/internal/controllers/terraformlayer/controller.go
index 03b3140c..c0e7920c 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/terraformlayer/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/terraformlayer/controller.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/burrito/config"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/lock"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/storage"
@@ -139,8 +140,13 @@ func (r *Reconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 func ignorePredicate() predicate.Predicate {
 	return predicate.Funcs{
 		UpdateFunc: func(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
-			// Ignore updates to CR status in which case metadata.Generation does not change
-			return e.ObjectOld.GetGeneration() != e.ObjectNew.GetGeneration()
+			// Update only if generation or annotations change, filter out anything else.
+			// We only need to check generation or annotations change here, because it is only
+			// updated on spec changes. On the other hand RevisionVersion
+			// changes also on status changes. We want to omit reconciliation
+			// for status updates.
+			return (e.ObjectOld.GetGeneration() != e.ObjectNew.GetGeneration()) ||
+				cmp.Diff(e.ObjectOld.GetAnnotations(), e.ObjectNew.GetAnnotations()) != ""
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(e event.DeleteEvent) bool {
 			// Evaluates to false if the object has been confirmed deleted.
diff --git a/internal/controllers/terraformpullrequest/controller.go b/internal/controllers/terraformpullrequest/controller.go
index 4e76bf5d..a6f34e32 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/terraformpullrequest/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/terraformpullrequest/controller.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/burrito/config"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/controllers/terraformpullrequest/comment"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/controllers/terraformpullrequest/github"
@@ -116,8 +117,13 @@ func (r *Reconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 func ignorePredicate() predicate.Predicate {
 	return predicate.Funcs{
 		UpdateFunc: func(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
-			// Ignore updates to CR status in which case metadata.Generation does not change
-			return e.ObjectOld.GetGeneration() != e.ObjectNew.GetGeneration()
+			// Update only if generation or annotations change, filter out anything else.
+			// We only need to check generation or annotations change here, because it is only
+			// updated on spec changes. On the other hand RevisionVersion
+			// changes also on status changes. We want to omit reconciliation
+			// for status updates.
+			return (e.ObjectOld.GetGeneration() != e.ObjectNew.GetGeneration()) ||
+				cmp.Diff(e.ObjectOld.GetAnnotations(), e.ObjectNew.GetAnnotations()) != ""
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(e event.DeleteEvent) bool {
 			// Evaluates to false if the object has been confirmed deleted.
diff --git a/internal/controllers/terraformrun/controller.go b/internal/controllers/terraformrun/controller.go
index edbeda62..2394b9dd 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/terraformrun/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/terraformrun/controller.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -132,8 +133,13 @@ func getExponentialBackOffTime(DefaultRequeueAfter time.Duration, attempts int)
 func ignorePredicate() predicate.Predicate {
 	return predicate.Funcs{
 		UpdateFunc: func(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
-			// Ignore updates to CR status in which case metadata.Generation does not change
-			return e.ObjectOld.GetGeneration() != e.ObjectNew.GetGeneration()
+			// Update only if generation or annotations change, filter out anything else.
+			// We only need to check generation or annotations change here, because it is only
+			// updated on spec changes. On the other hand RevisionVersion
+			// changes also on status changes. We want to omit reconciliation
+			// for status updates.
+			return (e.ObjectOld.GetGeneration() != e.ObjectNew.GetGeneration()) ||
+				cmp.Diff(e.ObjectOld.GetAnnotations(), e.ObjectNew.GetAnnotations()) != ""
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(e event.DeleteEvent) bool {
 			// Evaluates to false if the object has been confirmed deleted.