diff --git a/roles/matrix-ma1sd/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/matrix-ma1sd/tasks/setup_install.yml
index 6fc6902a9..b8cc64d65 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-ma1sd/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-ma1sd/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
       shell: "DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 ./gradlew dockerBuild"
       args:
         chdir: "{{ matrix_ma1sd_docker_src_files_path }}"
+      when: matrix_ma1sd_git_pull_results.changed
 
     - name: Ensure ma1sd Docker image is tagged correctly
       docker_image: