diff --git a/app/src/main/java/run/halo/aifoundation/provider/AiProviderReconciler.java b/app/src/main/java/run/halo/aifoundation/provider/AiProviderReconciler.java
index f3c00210..9ffad013 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/run/halo/aifoundation/provider/AiProviderReconciler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/run/halo/aifoundation/provider/AiProviderReconciler.java
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ public Result reconcile(Request request) {
                 }
                 return;
             }
-            addFinalizers(provider.getMetadata(), Set.of(FINALIZER_NAME));
-            client.update(provider);
+            if (addFinalizers(provider.getMetadata(), Set.of(FINALIZER_NAME))) {
+                client.update(provider);
+            }
         });
         return Result.doNotRetry();
     }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/run/halo/aifoundation/provider/AiProviderReconcilerTest.java b/app/src/test/java/run/halo/aifoundation/provider/AiProviderReconcilerTest.java
index e0d49db6..878c19be 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/run/halo/aifoundation/provider/AiProviderReconcilerTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/run/halo/aifoundation/provider/AiProviderReconcilerTest.java
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ void reconcile_existingProvider_addsFinalizer() {
             .contains(AiProviderReconciler.FINALIZER_NAME);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void reconcile_existingProviderWithFinalizer_doesNotUpdate() {
+        var provider = provider("openai-prod");
+        provider.getMetadata().setFinalizers(Set.of(AiProviderReconciler.FINALIZER_NAME));
+
+        when(client.fetch(AiProvider.class, "openai-prod")).thenReturn(Optional.of(provider));
+
+        var result = reconciler.reconcile(new Reconciler.Request("openai-prod"));
+
+        assertThat(result.reEnqueue()).isFalse();
+        verify(client, never()).delete(any(AiModel.class));
+        verify(client, never()).update(any());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void reconcile_providerNotFound_returnsDoNotRetry() {
         when(client.fetch(AiProvider.class, "missing")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());