diff --git a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go
index 6b9336a8..baf8e658 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go
@@ -534,14 +534,13 @@ func (r *ReconcileJenkinsBaseConfiguration) checkForPodRecreation(currentJenkins
 			currentJenkinsMasterPod.Spec.ImagePullSecrets, r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.ImagePullSecrets))
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.NodeSelector, currentJenkinsMasterPod.Spec.NodeSelector) {
+	if !compareMap(r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.NodeSelector, currentJenkinsMasterPod.Spec.NodeSelector) {
 		messages = append(messages, "Jenkins pod node selector has changed")
 		verbose = append(verbose, fmt.Sprintf("Jenkins pod node selector has changed, actual '%+v' required '%+v'",
 			currentJenkinsMasterPod.Spec.NodeSelector, r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.NodeSelector))
 	}
 
-	if len(r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.Annotations) > 0 &&
-		!comparePodAnnotations(r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.Annotations, currentJenkinsMasterPod.ObjectMeta.Annotations) {
+	if !compareMap(r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.Annotations, currentJenkinsMasterPod.ObjectMeta.Annotations) {
 		messages = append(messages, "Jenkins pod annotations have changed")
 		verbose = append(verbose, fmt.Sprintf("Jenkins pod annotations have changed, actual '%+v' required '%+v'",
 			currentJenkinsMasterPod.ObjectMeta.Annotations, r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.Annotations))
@@ -676,7 +675,7 @@ func compareImagePullSecrets(expected, actual []corev1.LocalObjectReference) boo
 	return true
 }
 
-func comparePodAnnotations(expected, actual map[string]string) bool {
+func compareMap(expected, actual map[string]string) bool {
 	for expectedKey, expectedValue := range expected {
 		actualValue, found := actual[expectedKey]
 		if !found {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile_test.go b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile_test.go
index 205f3d36..4ae2040d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile_test.go
@@ -648,12 +648,12 @@ func Test_compareEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestComparePodAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCompareMap(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("empty", func(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedAnnotations := map[string]string{}
 		actualAnnotations := map[string]string{}
 
-		got := comparePodAnnotations(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
+		got := compareMap(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
 
 		assert.True(t, got)
 	})
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ func TestComparePodAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedAnnotations := map[string]string{"one": "two"}
 		actualAnnotations := expectedAnnotations
 
-		got := comparePodAnnotations(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
+		got := compareMap(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
 
 		assert.True(t, got)
 	})
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ func TestComparePodAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedAnnotations := map[string]string{"one": "two"}
 		actualAnnotations := map[string]string{"one": "two", "three": "four"}
 
-		got := comparePodAnnotations(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
+		got := compareMap(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
 
 		assert.True(t, got)
 	})
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ func TestComparePodAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedAnnotations := map[string]string{"one": "two"}
 		actualAnnotations := map[string]string{"three": "four"}
 
-		got := comparePodAnnotations(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
+		got := compareMap(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
 
 		assert.False(t, got)
 	})
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ func TestComparePodAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedAnnotations := map[string]string{"one": "two"}
 		actualAnnotations := map[string]string{"one": "three"}
 
-		got := comparePodAnnotations(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
+		got := compareMap(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
 
 		assert.False(t, got)
 	})
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ func TestComparePodAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedAnnotations := map[string]string{"one": "two", "missing": "something"}
 		actualAnnotations := map[string]string{"one": "three"}
 
-		got := comparePodAnnotations(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
+		got := compareMap(expectedAnnotations, actualAnnotations)
 
 		assert.False(t, got)
 	})