diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/secret/secret_controller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/secret/secret_controller.go
index 805f7674571..72cfe7f04c2 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/secret/secret_controller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/secret/secret_controller.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func NewSecretController(client federation_release_1_4.Interface) *SecretControl
 				controller.NoResyncPeriodFunc(),
 				// Trigger reconcilation whenever something in federated cluster is changed. In most cases it
 				// would be just confirmation that some secret opration suceeded.
-				util.NewTriggerOnChanges(
+				util.NewTriggerOnAllChanges(
 					func(obj pkg_runtime.Object) {
 						secretcontroller.deliverSecretObj(obj, secretcontroller.secretReviewDelay, false)
 					},
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/handlers.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/handlers.go
index 17977d116ce..ff61146f7a3 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/handlers.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/handlers.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 
+	api_v1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	pkg_runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
@@ -67,39 +68,12 @@ func NewTriggerOnMetaAndSpecChanges(triggerFunc func(pkg_runtime.Object)) *frame
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
 			curObj := cur.(pkg_runtime.Object)
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(getFieldOrPanic(old, "ObjectMeta"), getFieldOrPanic(cur, "ObjectMeta")) ||
+			oldMeta := getFieldOrPanic(old, "ObjectMeta").(api_v1.ObjectMeta)
+			curMeta := getFieldOrPanic(cur, "ObjectMeta").(api_v1.ObjectMeta)
+			if !ObjectMetaEquivalent(oldMeta, curMeta) ||
 				!reflect.DeepEqual(getFieldOrPanic(old, "Spec"), getFieldOrPanic(cur, "Spec")) {
 				triggerFunc(curObj)
 			}
 		},
 	}
 }
-
-// Returns framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs that trigger the given function
-// on object add and delete.
-func NewTriggerOnChanges(triggerFunc func(pkg_runtime.Object)) *framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs {
-	getFieldOrPanic := func(obj interface{}, fieldName string) interface{} {
-		val := reflect.ValueOf(obj).Elem().FieldByName(fieldName)
-		if val.IsValid() {
-			return val.Interface()
-		} else {
-			panic(fmt.Errorf("field not found: %s", fieldName))
-		}
-	}
-	return &framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-		DeleteFunc: func(old interface{}) {
-			oldObj := old.(pkg_runtime.Object)
-			triggerFunc(oldObj)
-		},
-		AddFunc: func(cur interface{}) {
-			curObj := cur.(pkg_runtime.Object)
-			triggerFunc(curObj)
-		},
-		UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
-			curObj := cur.(pkg_runtime.Object)
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(getFieldOrPanic(old, "ObjectMeta"), getFieldOrPanic(cur, "ObjectMeta")) {
-				triggerFunc(curObj)
-			}
-		},
-	}
-}