diff --git a/controllers/dashboard_controller.go b/controllers/dashboard_controller.go
index 2bca69091..18e1f2f3d 100644
--- a/controllers/dashboard_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/dashboard_controller.go
@@ -256,8 +256,10 @@ func (r *GrafanaDashboardReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Req
 
 	// if the dashboard was successfully synced in all instances, wait for its re-sync period
 	if success {
+		if cr.ResyncPeriodHasElapsed() {
+			cr.Status.LastResync = metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}
+		}
 		cr.Status.Hash = hash
-		cr.Status.LastResync = metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}
 		cr.Status.UID = uid
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: cr.GetResyncPeriod()}, r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, cr)
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/datasource_controller.go b/controllers/datasource_controller.go
index 9f27206b5..e4ad23bf3 100644
--- a/controllers/datasource_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/datasource_controller.go
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ func (r *GrafanaDatasourceReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Re
 	if success {
 		cr.Status.LastMessage = ""
 		cr.Status.Hash = hash
-		cr.Status.LastResync = metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}
+		if cr.ResyncPeriodHasElapsed() {
+			cr.Status.LastResync = metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}
+		}
 		cr.Status.UID = datasource.UID
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: cr.GetResyncPeriod()}, r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, cr)
 	} else {