diff --git a/pkg/controller/cluster/cluster_controller.go b/pkg/controller/cluster/cluster_controller.go
index eb5b31aa34303a5da74514dfc7e266466d5a1ddf..c3c179196ccd8fc6676dcd9b766984f190c0712a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/cluster/cluster_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/cluster/cluster_controller.go
@@ -538,7 +538,10 @@ func (c *clusterController) syncCluster(key string) error {
 			LastUpdateTime:     metav1.Now(),
 			LastTransitionTime: metav1.Now(),
 		}
-		c.updateClusterCondition(cluster, initializedCondition)
+
+		if !isConditionTrue(cluster, clusterv1alpha1.ClusterInitialized) {
+			c.updateClusterCondition(cluster, initializedCondition)
+		}
 
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(oldCluster, cluster) {
 			cluster, err = c.clusterClient.Update(cluster)
@@ -546,7 +549,6 @@ func (c *clusterController) syncCluster(key string) error {
 				klog.Errorf("Error updating cluster %s, error %s", cluster.Name, err)
 				return err
 			}
-			return nil
 		}
 	}