diff --git a/src/common/meta/src/ddl/activate_flow.rs b/src/common/meta/src/ddl/activate_flow.rs
index 120f8474bf..25498bdfbd 100644
--- a/src/common/meta/src/ddl/activate_flow.rs
+++ b/src/common/meta/src/ddl/activate_flow.rs
@@ -316,6 +316,14 @@ async fn update_pending_flow_metadata(
     unresolved_source_table_names: Vec<TableName>,
     last_activation_error: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    let current_flow_info_value = current_flow_info.get_inner_ref();
+    if current_flow_info_value.source_table_ids == resolved_table_ids
+        && current_flow_info_value.unresolved_source_table_names == unresolved_source_table_names
+        && current_flow_info_value.last_activation_error == last_activation_error
+    {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     let mut new_flow_info = current_flow_info.get_inner_ref().clone();
     new_flow_info.source_table_ids = resolved_table_ids;
     new_flow_info.unresolved_source_table_names = unresolved_source_table_names;
diff --git a/src/common/meta/src/ddl/tests/activate_flow.rs b/src/common/meta/src/ddl/tests/activate_flow.rs
index fa9a4848b5..4b30936ede 100644
--- a/src/common/meta/src/ddl/tests/activate_flow.rs
+++ b/src/common/meta/src/ddl/tests/activate_flow.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,23 @@ async fn test_activate_pending_flow_require_streaming_keeps_pending() {
             .unwrap()
             .contains("requires streaming activation")
     );
+    let first_updated_time = *pending_flow.updated_time();
+
+    let mut procedure = ActivatePendingFlowProcedure::new(
+        flow_id,
+        DEFAULT_CATALOG_NAME.to_string(),
+        ddl_context.clone(),
+    );
+    assert!(execute_procedure_until_done(&mut procedure).await.is_none());
+
+    let pending_flow = ddl_context
+        .flow_metadata_manager
+        .flow_info_manager()
+        .get(flow_id)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pending_flow.updated_time(), &first_updated_time);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]