diff --git a/cli/policies.go b/cli/policies.go
index 67ad89cce3..a5d20b57ca 100644
--- a/cli/policies.go
+++ b/cli/policies.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func checkPoliciesMatchManifest(policies map[string]deployment, policyHashes map
 func getCoordinatorPolicyHash(policies map[string]deployment, log *slog.Logger) string {
 	var hash string
 	for _, deployment := range policies {
-		if deployment.role == "coordinator" {
+		if deployment.role == "coordinator" && deployment.policy.Hash().String() != DefaultCoordinatorPolicyHash {
 			log.Warn("Found unexpected coordinator policy", "name", deployment.name, "hash", deployment.policy.Hash())
 			hash = deployment.policy.Hash().String()
 		}