diff --git a/clouddriver-kubernetes/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/kubernetes/v2/op/handler/KubernetesDaemonSetHandler.java b/clouddriver-kubernetes/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/kubernetes/v2/op/handler/KubernetesDaemonSetHandler.java
index 910d8613b99..5bffedae271 100644
--- a/clouddriver-kubernetes/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/kubernetes/v2/op/handler/KubernetesDaemonSetHandler.java
+++ b/clouddriver-kubernetes/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/kubernetes/v2/op/handler/KubernetesDaemonSetHandler.java
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ private Status status(V1beta2DaemonSet daemonSet) {
       return result;
     }
 
+    Long observedGeneration = status.getObservedGeneration();
+    if (observedGeneration != null
+        && !observedGeneration.equals(daemonSet.getMetadata().getGeneration())) {
+      return result.unstable("Waiting for daemonset spec update to be observed");
+    }
+
     int desiredReplicas = status.getDesiredNumberScheduled();
     Integer existing = status.getCurrentNumberScheduled();
     if (existing == null || desiredReplicas > existing) {
diff --git a/clouddriver-kubernetes/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/kubernetes/v2/op/handler/KubernetesReplicaSetHandler.java b/clouddriver-kubernetes/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/kubernetes/v2/op/handler/KubernetesReplicaSetHandler.java
index e6bd5572aea..d11867a674e 100644
--- a/clouddriver-kubernetes/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/kubernetes/v2/op/handler/KubernetesReplicaSetHandler.java
+++ b/clouddriver-kubernetes/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/kubernetes/v2/op/handler/KubernetesReplicaSetHandler.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private Status status(V1beta2ReplicaSet replicaSet) {
 
     Long observedGeneration = status.getObservedGeneration();
     if (observedGeneration != null
-        && observedGeneration != replicaSet.getMetadata().getGeneration()) {
+        && !observedGeneration.equals(replicaSet.getMetadata().getGeneration())) {
       result.unstable("Waiting for replicaset spec update to be observed");
     }