diff --git a/pkg/controller/postgresql.go b/pkg/controller/postgresql.go
index e4ebaa4ec..c243f330f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/postgresql.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/postgresql.go
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func (c *Controller) postgresqlUpdate(prev, cur interface{}) {
 	if pgOld != nil && pgNew != nil {
 		// Avoid the inifinite recursion for status updates
 		if reflect.DeepEqual(pgOld.Spec, pgNew.Spec) {
-			if pgNew.Annotations != nil && pgOld.Annotations != nil && !reflect.DeepEqual(pgNew.Annotations, pgOld.Annotations) {
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(pgNew.Annotations, pgOld.Annotations) {
 				return
 			}
 		}