diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 19d883ca094..b23a8e15c76 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -135,9 +135,11 @@ def enrich_data_later
   end
 
   def update_with_sync!(attributes)
+    should_update_balance = attributes[:balance] && attributes[:balance].to_d != balance
+
     transaction do
       update!(attributes)
-      update_balance!(attributes[:balance]) if attributes[:balance]
+      update_balance!(attributes[:balance]) if should_update_balance
     end
 
     sync_later
diff --git a/test/interfaces/accountable_resource_interface_test.rb b/test/interfaces/accountable_resource_interface_test.rb
index d44baf7e581..913854a3a8b 100644
--- a/test/interfaces/accountable_resource_interface_test.rb
+++ b/test/interfaces/accountable_resource_interface_test.rb
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ module AccountableResourceInterfaceTest
     assert_equal "#{@account.accountable_name.humanize} account created", flash[:notice]
   end
 
-  test "updates account balance by creating new valuation" do
+  test "updates account balance by creating new valuation if balance has changed" do
     assert_difference [ "Account::Entry.count", "Account::Valuation.count" ], 1 do
       patch account_url(@account), params: {
         account: {
-          balance: 10000
+          balance: 12000
         }
       }
     end
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ module AccountableResourceInterfaceTest
     assert_no_difference [ "Account::Entry.count", "Account::Valuation.count" ] do
       patch account_url(@account), params: {
         account: {
-          balance: 10000
+          balance: 12000
         }
       }
     end