diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 39beb71244..b31b3f74bf 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 base = "docs/"
 publish = "public/"
 command = "hugo -b $DEPLOY_PRIME_URL"
+ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../netlify.toml"
 
 [build.environment]
 # added specifically a docker image, so the versions within makefile and netlify documentation match