diff --git a/apps/webservice/src/app/api/v1/resources/[resourceId]/route.ts b/apps/webservice/src/app/api/v1/resources/[resourceId]/route.ts
index 5768603c9..d485cb343 100644
--- a/apps/webservice/src/app/api/v1/resources/[resourceId]/route.ts
+++ b/apps/webservice/src/app/api/v1/resources/[resourceId]/route.ts
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ export const PATCH = request()
         { status: 404 },
       );
 
-    const { updated } = await upsertResources(db, [_.merge(resource, body)]);
-    const res = updated.at(0);
+    const { all } = await upsertResources(db, [_.merge(resource, body)]);
+    const res = all.at(0);
     if (res == null) throw new Error("Failed to update resource");
     return NextResponse.json(res);
   });
diff --git a/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/dispatch-resource.ts b/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/dispatch-resource.ts
index 19cd50da7..21b26b953 100644
--- a/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/dispatch-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/dispatch-resource.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export async function dispatchJobsForAddedResources(
   resourceIds: string[],
   envId: string,
 ): Promise<void> {
+  if (resourceIds.length === 0) return;
   log.info("Dispatching jobs for added resources", { resourceIds, envId });
 
   const environment = await getEnvironmentWithReleaseChannels(db, envId);
diff --git a/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/insert-resource-variables.ts b/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/insert-resource-variables.ts
index 9743f246b..8b15b50f9 100644
--- a/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/insert-resource-variables.ts
+++ b/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/insert-resource-variables.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type ResourceWithVariables = Resource & {
 export const insertResourceVariables = async (
   tx: Tx,
   resources: ResourceWithVariables[],
-) => {
+): Promise<Set<string>> => {
   const resourceIds = resources.map(({ id }) => id);
   const existingVariables = await tx
     .select()
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export const insertResourceVariables = async (
     })),
   );
 
-  if (resourceVariablesValues.length === 0) return;
+  if (resourceVariablesValues.length === 0) return new Set();
 
   const updatedVariables = await tx
     .insert(schema.resourceVariable)
@@ -66,5 +66,11 @@ export const insertResourceVariables = async (
       (a.value !== b.value || a.sensitive !== b.sensitive),
   );
 
-  return { created, deleted, updated };
+  const updatedResourceIds = [
+    ...created.map((r) => r.resourceId),
+    ...deleted.map((r) => r.resourceId),
+    ...updated.map((r) => r.resourceId),
+  ];
+
+  return new Set(updatedResourceIds);
 };
diff --git a/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/upsert.ts b/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/upsert.ts
index b26de3f63..408362c45 100644
--- a/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/upsert.ts
+++ b/packages/job-dispatch/src/resource/upsert.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const upsertResources = async (
     }));
 
     log.debug("Inserting resource metadata and variables");
-    await Promise.all([
+    const [, updatedVariableResourceIds] = await Promise.all([
       insertResourceMetadata(tx, resourcesWithId),
       insertResourceVariables(tx, resourcesWithId),
     ]);
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ export const upsertResources = async (
         resources: e.resources.map((r) => r.identifier),
       })),
     });
+    const envVariableChangePromises = envsAfterInsert.map((env) =>
+      dispatchJobsForAddedResources(
+        tx,
+        env.resources
+          .filter((r) => updatedVariableResourceIds.has(r.id))
+          .map((r) => r.id),
+        env.id,
+      ),
+    );
+    await Promise.all(envVariableChangePromises);
     const changedEnvs = envsAfterInsert.map((env) => {
       const beforeEnv = envsBeforeInsert.find((e) => e.id === env.id);
       const beforeResources = beforeEnv?.resources ?? [];
@@ -110,7 +120,9 @@ export const upsertResources = async (
         });
         await dispatchJobsForAddedResources(
           tx,
-          env.addedResources.map((r) => r.id),
+          env.addedResources
+            .map((r) => r.id)
+            .filter((r) => !updatedVariableResourceIds.has(r)),
           env.id,
         );
       }