diff --git a/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller_test.go b/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller_test.go
index ffef04c34..c925324b9 100644
--- a/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller_test.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Operator", func() {
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
-		PIt("should be able to update the node selector of sriov-network-config-daemon", func() {
+		It("should be able to update the node selector of sriov-network-config-daemon", func() {
 			By("specify the configDaemonNodeSelector")
 			config := &sriovnetworkv1.SriovOperatorConfig{}
 			err := util.WaitForNamespacedObject(config, k8sClient, testNamespace, "default", interval, timeout)
@@ -171,5 +171,27 @@ var _ = Describe("Operator", func() {
 			}, timeout*10, interval).Should(Equal(config.Spec.ConfigDaemonNodeSelector))
 		})
 
+		It("should be able to do multiple updates to the node selector of sriov-network-config-daemon", func() {
+			By("changing the configDaemonNodeSelector")
+			config := &sriovnetworkv1.SriovOperatorConfig{}
+			err := util.WaitForNamespacedObject(config, k8sClient, testNamespace, "default", interval, timeout)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			config.Spec.ConfigDaemonNodeSelector = map[string]string{"labelA": "", "labelB": "", "labelC": ""}
+			err = k8sClient.Update(goctx.TODO(), config)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			config.Spec.ConfigDaemonNodeSelector = map[string]string{"labelA": "", "labelB": ""}
+			err = k8sClient.Update(goctx.TODO(), config)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			daemonSet := &appsv1.DaemonSet{}
+			Eventually(func() map[string]string {
+				err := k8sClient.Get(goctx.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: "sriov-network-config-daemon", Namespace: testNamespace}, daemonSet)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil
+				}
+				return daemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec.NodeSelector
+			}, timeout*10, interval).Should(Equal(config.Spec.ConfigDaemonNodeSelector))
+		})
+
 	})
 })
diff --git a/pkg/apply/apply.go b/pkg/apply/apply.go
index afebdf405..f5560e993 100644
--- a/pkg/apply/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/apply/apply.go
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ func ApplyObject(ctx context.Context, client k8sclient.Client, obj *uns.Unstruct
 	if err := MergeObjectForUpdate(existing, obj); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not merge object %s with existing", objDesc)
 	}
-	if !equality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(obj, existing) {
+	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(existing, obj) {
 		if err := client.Update(ctx, obj); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not update object %s", objDesc)
 		} else {
-			log.Printf("update was successful")
+			log.Printf("update was successful %s", objDesc)
 		}
 	}