diff --git a/pkg/cloud/aws/actuators/machine_scope.go b/pkg/cloud/aws/actuators/machine_scope.go
index aa9956356d..d0a51a87ce 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/aws/actuators/machine_scope.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/aws/actuators/machine_scope.go
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ func (m *MachineScope) Close() {
 		m.V(6).Info("Machine status before update", "machine-status", m.Machine.Status)
 		latest, err := m.MachineClient.Update(m.Machine)
 		if err != nil {
-			m.Error(err, "error updating machine")
+			m.V(3).Info("Machine resource version is out of date")
+			// Fetch and update the latest resource version
 			newestMachine, err2 := m.MachineClient.Get(m.Machine.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 			if err2 != nil {
 				m.Error(err2, "failed to fetch latest Machine")
 				return err2
 			}
-			// Error if anything but the machine resource version changes
 			m.Machine.ResourceVersion = newestMachine.ResourceVersion
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/aws/actuators/scope.go b/pkg/cloud/aws/actuators/scope.go
index 667d83efda..e17f0ccf03 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/aws/actuators/scope.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/aws/actuators/scope.go
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ func (s *Scope) Close() {
 		s.V(6).Info("Cluster status before update", "cluster-status", s.Cluster.Status)
 		latest, err := s.ClusterClient.Update(s.Cluster)
 		if err != nil {
-			s.Error(err, "error updating cluster")
+			s.V(3).Info("Cluster resource version is out of date")
+			// Fetch and update the latest resource version
 			newestCluster, err2 := s.ClusterClient.Get(s.Cluster.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 			if err2 != nil {
 				s.Error(err2, "failed to fetch latest cluster")
 				return err2
 			}
-			// Error if anything but the cluster resource version changes
 			s.Cluster.ResourceVersion = newestCluster.ResourceVersion
 			return err
 		}