diff --git a/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/observatorium.go b/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/observatorium.go
index e9b2ae577..f1ab4c09c 100644
--- a/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/observatorium.go
+++ b/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/observatorium.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func GenerateObservatoriumCR(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(oldSpec, newSpec) &&
+	if equality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(newSpec, oldSpec) &&
 		labels[obsCRConfigHashLabelName] == observatoriumCRFound.Labels[obsCRConfigHashLabelName] {
 		return nil, nil
 	}