diff --git a/pkg/resourcekeeper/cache.go b/pkg/resourcekeeper/cache.go
index 84ad5b209..121af1bb1 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcekeeper/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcekeeper/cache.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (cache *resourceCache) exists(manifest *unstructured.Unstructured) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 	appKey, controlledBy := apply.GetAppKey(cache.app), apply.GetControlledBy(manifest)
-	if appKey == controlledBy {
+	if appKey == controlledBy || manifest.GetResourceVersion() == "" {
 		return true
 	}
 	annotations := manifest.GetAnnotations()
diff --git a/pkg/resourcekeeper/cache_test.go b/pkg/resourcekeeper/cache_test.go
index be798eebe..1a736ddfd 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcekeeper/cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcekeeper/cache_test.go
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ func TestResourceCacheExistenceCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	createResource := func(appName, appNs, sharedBy string) *unstructured.Unstructured {
 		return &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]interface{}{
 			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
-				"labels":      map[string]interface{}{oam.LabelAppName: appName, oam.LabelAppNamespace: appNs},
-				"annotations": map[string]interface{}{oam.AnnotationAppSharedBy: sharedBy},
+				"labels":          map[string]interface{}{oam.LabelAppName: appName, oam.LabelAppNamespace: appNs},
+				"annotations":     map[string]interface{}{oam.AnnotationAppSharedBy: sharedBy},
+				"resourceVersion": "-",
 			},
 		}}
 	}