diff --git a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
index 8ab0a1479..5bde71458 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPooler(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql, Look
 	// as per spec, hence do not skip syncing in that case, even though there
 	// is no diff in specs
 	if (!needSync && len(masterChanges) <= 0 && len(replicaChanges) <= 0) &&
-		((c.ConnectionPooler == nil && !needConnectionPooler(&newSpec.Spec)) ||
+		((!needConnectionPooler(&newSpec.Spec) && (c.ConnectionPooler == nil || !needConnectionPooler(&oldSpec.Spec))) ||
 			(c.ConnectionPooler != nil && needConnectionPooler(&newSpec.Spec) &&
 				(c.ConnectionPooler[Master].LookupFunction || c.ConnectionPooler[Replica].LookupFunction))) {
 		c.logger.Debugln("syncing pooler is not required")