diff --git a/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_pipeline.go b/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_pipeline.go
index 759e320e203..a83fb733e0a 100644
--- a/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_pipeline.go
+++ b/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_pipeline.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func (p *pipeline) doMergeImpl(parameters appsv1alpha1.ConfigurationItem) error
 	}
 	filter := validate.WithKeySelector(configSpec.Keys)
 	for _, key := range parameters.Keys {
+		// patch parameters
 		if configSpec.ConfigConstraintRef != "" && filter(key.Key) {
 			if key.FileContent != "" {
 				return cfgcore.MakeError("not allowed to update file content: %s", key.Key)
@@ -145,10 +146,12 @@ func (p *pipeline) doMergeImpl(parameters appsv1alpha1.ConfigurationItem) error
 			})
 			continue
 		}
+		// update file content
 		if len(key.Parameters) != 0 {
 			return cfgcore.MakeError("not allowed to patch parameters: %s", key.Key)
 		}
 		updateFileContent(item, key.Key, key.FileContent)
+		p.isFileUpdated = true
 	}
 	p.updatedObject = newConfigObj
 	return p.createUpdatePatch(item, configSpec)
diff --git a/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_pipeline_test.go b/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_pipeline_test.go
index 5640602cdd3..96a1010275c 100644
--- a/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_pipeline_test.go
+++ b/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_pipeline_test.go
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ mysqld.innodb_autoinc_lock_mode: conflicting values 2 and 100:
 				// r := updateConfigConfigmapResource(updatedCfg, tpl, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cmObj), ctx, k8sMockClient.Client(), "test", mockUpdate)
 				r := testUpdateConfigConfigmapResource(reqCtx, k8sMockClient.Client(), opsRes, updatedCfg, clusterName, componentName)
 				Expect(r.err).Should(Succeed())
+				Expect(r.noFormatFilesUpdated).Should(BeFalse())
+				Expect(r.configPatch).ShouldNot(BeNil())
 				diff := r.configPatch
 				Expect(diff.IsModify).Should(BeTrue())
 				Expect(diff.UpdateConfig["my.cnf"]).Should(BeEquivalentTo(diffCfg))
@@ -265,6 +267,8 @@ z2=y2
 				// r := updateConfigConfigmapResource(updatedFiles, tpl, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cmObj), ctx, k8sMockClient.Client(), "test", mockUpdate)
 				r := testUpdateConfigConfigmapResource(reqCtx, k8sMockClient.Client(), opsRes, updatedFiles, clusterName, componentName)
 				Expect(r.err).Should(Succeed())
+				Expect(r.configPatch).Should(BeNil())
+				Expect(r.noFormatFilesUpdated).Should(BeTrue())
 			}
 
 			By("normal file update without configSpec keys")
diff --git a/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_util.go b/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_util.go
index 6647b70714f..dafdc876b70 100644
--- a/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_util.go
+++ b/controllers/apps/operations/reconfigure_util.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func makeReconfiguringResult(err error, ops ...func(*reconfiguringResult)) recon
 }
 
 func constructReconfiguringConditions(result reconfiguringResult, resource *OpsResource, configSpec *appsv1alpha1.ComponentConfigSpec) *metav1.Condition {
-	if result.noFormatFilesUpdated || result.configPatch.IsModify {
+	if result.noFormatFilesUpdated || (result.configPatch != nil && result.configPatch.IsModify) {
 		return appsv1alpha1.NewReconfigureRunningCondition(
 			resource.OpsRequest,
 			appsv1alpha1.ReasonReconfigurePersisted,
diff --git a/pkg/controllerutil/util.go b/pkg/controllerutil/util.go
index 83931704470..839eab01425 100644
--- a/pkg/controllerutil/util.go
+++ b/pkg/controllerutil/util.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func GetUncachedObjects() []client.Object {
 		&corev1.ConfigMap{},
 		&corev1.Secret{},
 		&appsv1alpha1.Cluster{},
+		&appsv1alpha1.Configuration{},
 	}
 }