diff --git a/roles/taskotron/imagefactory/tasks/main.yml b/roles/taskotron/imagefactory/tasks/main.yml
index 49a04cd572..01ccd49fc5 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/imagefactory/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/taskotron/imagefactory/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
     dest: '/var/lib/fedoraqa/base_images'
     update: yes
     version: '{{imagefactory_tools_branch}}'
+  register: git_result
+  changed_when: "git_result.after|default('after') != git_result.before|default('before')"
 
 - name: create directory for configuration
   file: path=/etc/taskotron_base_images state=directory owner=root group=root mode=0755