diff --git a/ddclient.in b/ddclient.in
index 728558d..c630cf5 100755
--- a/ddclient.in
+++ b/ddclient.in
@@ -5984,7 +5984,7 @@ sub nic_hetzner_update {
             $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'),
                             url => $url,
                             headers => $headers
-                           );
+                            );
             unless ($reply && header_ok($domain, $reply)) {
                 failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $domain, $config{$domain}{'server'});
                 next;
@@ -5997,42 +5997,49 @@ sub nic_hetzner_update {
                 next;
             }
             # Pull the ID out of the json, messy
-            my ($dns_rec_id) = map { ($_->{name} eq $hostname && $_->{type} eq $type) ? $_->{id} : ()} @{$response->{records}};
+            my ($dns_rec_id, $current_ip) = map { ($_->{name} eq $hostname && $_->{type} eq $type) ? ($_->{id}, $_ ->{value}) : ()} @{$response->{records}};
 
-            # Set domain
             my $http_method="";
-            if ($dns_rec_id)
-            {
-                debug("updating %s: DNS '$type' record ID: $dns_rec_id", $domain);
-                $url = "https://$config{$domain}{'server'}/records/$dns_rec_id";
-                $http_method = "PUT";
-            } else {
-                debug("creating %s: DNS '$type'", $domain);
-                $url = "https://$config{$domain}{'server'}/records";
-                $http_method = "POST";
-            }
-            my $data = "{\"zone_id\":\"$zone_id\", \"name\": \"$hostname\", \"value\": \"$ip\", \"type\": \"$type\", \"ttl\": $config{$domain}{'ttl'}}";
-
-            $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'),
-                            url => $url,
-                            headers => $headers,
-                            method => $http_method,
-                            data => $data
-                           );
-            unless ($reply && header_ok($domain, $reply)) {
-                failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $domain, $config{$domain}{'server'});
-                next;
-            }
-            # Strip header
-            $reply =~ qr/{(?:[^{}]*|(?R))*}/mp;
-            $response = eval {decode_json(${^MATCH})};
-            if ($response && $response->{record}) {
-                success("updating %s: IPv$ipv address set to %s", $domain, $ip);
+            if ($current_ip && $current_ip eq $ip) {
+                info("updating %s %s: IP is already %s, no update needed.", $hostname, $ipv, $ip);
                 $config{$domain}{"ipv$ipv"} = $ip;
                 $config{$domain}{'mtime'} = $now;
                 $config{$domain}{"status-ipv$ipv"} = 'good';
             } else {
-                failed("updating %s: invalid json or result.", $domain);
+                # Set domain
+                if ($dns_rec_id)
+                {
+                    debug("updating %s: DNS '$type' record ID: $dns_rec_id", $domain);
+                    $url   = "https://$config{$domain}{'server'}/records/$dns_rec_id";
+                    $http_method = "PUT";
+                } else {
+                    debug("creating %s: DNS '$type'", $domain);
+                    $url   = "https://$config{$domain}{'server'}/records";
+                    $http_method = "POST";
+                }
+                my $data = "{\"zone_id\":\"$zone_id\", \"name\": \"$hostname\", \"value\": \"$ip\", \"type\": \"$type\", \"ttl\": $config{$domain}{'ttl'}}";
+
+                $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'),
+                                url => $url,
+                                headers => $headers,
+                                method => $http_method,
+                                data => $data
+                            );
+                unless ($reply && header_ok($domain, $reply)) {
+                    failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $domain, $config{$domain}{'server'});
+                    next;
+                }
+                # Strip header
+                $reply =~ qr/{(?:[^{}]*|(?R))*}/mp;
+                $response = eval {decode_json(${^MATCH})};
+                if ($response && $response->{record}) {
+                    success("updating %s: IPv$ipv address set to %s", $domain, $ip);
+                    $config{$domain}{"ipv$ipv"} = $ip;
+                    $config{$domain}{'mtime'} = $now;
+                    $config{$domain}{"status-ipv$ipv"} = 'good';
+                } else {
+                    failed("updating %s: invalid json or result.", $domain);
+                }
             }
         }
     }