diff --git a/dns-controller/pkg/dns/dnscontroller.go b/dns-controller/pkg/dns/dnscontroller.go
index 4bd74808f3..2e904e68c1 100644
--- a/dns-controller/pkg/dns/dnscontroller.go
+++ b/dns-controller/pkg/dns/dnscontroller.go
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ func (c *DNSController) runOnce() error {
 	}
 
 	for key, changeset := range op.changesets {
+		if changeset.IsEmpty() {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		klog.V(2).Infof("applying DNS changeset for zone %s", key)
 		if err := changeset.Apply(); err != nil {
 			klog.Warningf("error applying DNS changeset for zone %s: %v", key, err)
diff --git a/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/google/clouddns/rrchangeset.go b/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/google/clouddns/rrchangeset.go
index 6b6d95e5ad..c4c516abec 100644
--- a/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/google/clouddns/rrchangeset.go
+++ b/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/google/clouddns/rrchangeset.go
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ func (c *ResourceRecordChangeset) Upsert(rrset dnsprovider.ResourceRecordSet) dn
 }
 
 func (c *ResourceRecordChangeset) Apply() error {
+	if c.IsEmpty() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	rrsets := c.rrsets
 
 	service := rrsets.zone.zones.interface_.service.Changes()
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ func (c *ResourceRecordChangeset) Apply() error {
 }
 
 func (c *ResourceRecordChangeset) IsEmpty() bool {
-	return len(c.additions) == 0 && len(c.removals) == 0
+	return len(c.additions) == 0 && len(c.removals) == 0 && len(c.upserts) == 0
 }
 
 // ResourceRecordSets returns the parent ResourceRecordSets